The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) seeks a seasoned professional to develop, implement and lead a strategic and long term vision for the high-performance building hub (“the Hub”) for the District of Columbia. The Director will create an innovative new platform from the ground up aimed at working with the local building community to identify and overcome barriers that are holding back high performing buildings in the District. The ideal candidate will have worked in the local real estate or building design, construction, service or management community, been constrained by these barriers in their own work, gained hard-won insight into these barriers, formed ideas for overcoming the barriers and be passionate about this exceptional opportunity to catalyze solutions to benefit the whole community.
The Director will be responsible for building and sustaining the Hub as a collaborative platform that will accelerate market transformation across the District’s building industry to enable the District to meet its green building and climate commitments and contribute to the success of DC policies including new building codes and the Building Energy Performance Standard. At its core, the goal of the Hub is to help the building industry in the District to advance high-performance buildings. The Hub has the opportunity to be a neutral convener of parties in a changing regulatory environment, which is essential when considering the multitude of disciplines and public and private stakeholders that operate in the local building industry.
The Director will have insight into how construction, retrofits, real estate, and/or building operations in DC function, what drives decision making and what levers can be pulled to advance market transformation. The Director must be an excellent communicator with the ability to understand, persuade and translate among a wide range of professionals including policy makers, architects, engineers, building owners, developers, lenders, building operators, brokers, trades, inspectors and the public. The Director must be able to quickly develop sufficient familiarity with those fields to tailor the Hub’s messages to those audiences and constructively receive their feedback. The Director must have the capacity to be an inspiring and visionary leader, effective public speaker, efficient manager and talented fundraiser.
The Director will be responsible for hiring and leading a small staff for the Hub, which may grow significantly over time depending on fundraising, which the Director will help to lead.
IMT staff will provide administrative, fundraising, communications, outreach, and policy expertise in support of the Hub as well as coaching as needed to help the Director develop needed expertise and staff capacity.
The Director of the DC Hub will report to IMT’s Director of Market Transformation.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all day-to-day management, financial, and operational aspects of the Hub
- Develop and manage Hub projects and budgets
- Serve as a principal fundraiser for the Hub and lead in reporting to funders
- Form, recruit, convene, staff and manage the Hub Advisory Board
- Further develop the short- and long-term strategies and vision for the Hub
- Solicit input from public and private stakeholders, including analyzing results in hand from the Hub’s industry survey
- Develop familiarity regarding DC policies to drive building performance, including building codes, CPACE, benchmarking and the Building Energy Performance Standard
- Coordinate potential offerings and services with related organizations and agencies such as the Department of Energy & Environment, DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU), the DC Green Bank, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)
- Engage with local real estate professional organizations, companies, individuals and attend industry events to promote the Hub
- Build a recognizable brand for the Hub and serve as a leading public face of the Hub, speaking at events and to reporters
- Serve as a principal author and editor of Hub publications, newsletters, resources, tools, and web site
- Develop and/or review solicitations for contracting support to the Hub, select contractors and oversee contracts
- Build Hub staff capacity by hiring and managing staff
- Hold a non-voting, ex-officio seat on the IMT Board of Directors, attend board meetings, and represent the budget, programs, and activities of the Hub
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in design, operations, ownership, development, or improvement of buildings or in energy efficiency, green building, real estate, or finance
- Results-driven and solutions-oriented
- Proven record of accomplishment in establishing and maintaining partnerships and collaborative relationships and forums
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to synthesize and clearly articulate complex issues
- Solid organizational abilities, including planning, delegating, program development, and task facilitation
- Strong financial management skills, including budget preparation, analysis, decision making and reporting
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Experience managing staff, consultants and/or projects
- Strongly preferred
- Strong ties and a positive relationship with the District’s real estate community and an understanding of its priorities and concerns
- Demonstrated ability to inspire innovation by building industry professionals
- Start-up, organization building, or non-profit executive leadership experience
How to Apply
This is a full-time position based in IMT’s Washington, DC office. The salary range for this position is $120,000 – $130,000, commensurate with experience. IMT also offers a competitive benefits package.
To apply, please email resume and cover letter to jobs
imt.org. Please write “Director of DC Hub” in the subject line. Interviews anticipated to begin in December, with a proposed start date in January 2020.
About the Institute for Market Transformation
The Institute for Market Transformation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with a mission to catalyze demand for high-performing buildings. Achieving this vision requires market transformation through strategic interventions that remove barriers and to provide an easier path to an energy-efficient built environment. We work in partnership with businesses, policymakers, and environmental groups that are leading the future of energy efficiency. With over 20 years of experience, IMT has supported large-scale outcomes as a driver of important new practices and policies that benefit cities, businesses, the economy and the environment.
Headquartered in downtown Washington, DC, we provide a vibrant, collaborative and flexible workplace that brings together diverse expertise. We empower our staff to constantly learn while achieving big goals, and have a great deal of fun along the way.
IMT values all types of diversity-including racial, ethnic, and gender–and is committed to promoting and fostering a diverse organization. IMT is an equal opportunity employer.
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