Program Manager

Company Description

By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

Why join Harvard University Central Administration?

Harvard University's Central Administration (CADM) is a 5,000+ employee organization that supports the university's overall excellence by understanding and serving the needs of its schools, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and surrounding communities. Through dynamic and collaborative partnerships, CADM provides high-quality and efficient services to the schools to help them achieve their goals.

Job Description

The Program Manager, Sustainable Buildings will focus on managing and supporting implementation of the University’s Sustainable Building Standards (SBS) and advancing building decarbonization as part of Harvard’s climate goals. Working collaboratively with staff from Harvard’s Schools and Units, the position will directly support capital projects of all sizes and develop resources and tools to achieve Harvard’s Sustainable Building Standards (which take a holistic approach to sustainability), Harvard’s Healthier Building Academy requirements, and building decarbonization. 

This position requires strong knowledge of building certification systems, especially Living Building Challenge (LBC) and LEED, holistic sustainable design, decarbonization strategies and building systems, and collaboration skills to work with many stakeholders toward building sustainability and decarbonization goals.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

Sustainable Building Standards Program Management

• Work with Dir and MD to programmatically manage the Sustainable Building Standards (SBS), including Harvard’s Healthier Building Academy (HHBA) Program, and Living Building Challenge Core volume certification. 
• Manage the OFS Sustainable Built Environment Resource Sharepoint site and continue to develop tools and resources to support capital project teams on implementing the SBS and advancing building decarbonization, both operational and embodied carbon and HHBA. 
• Work with Dir to identify opportunities to pilot new sustainability strategies, processes, products and/or systems, support the implementation of the pilot and document outcomes.

Project Sustainability Support and Stakeholder Engagement 

• Support Harvard’s Schools and Units and project teams on capital projects to achieve the SBS and project support for decarbonization goals.