Director, North America Greenprint Programs

URBAN LAND INSTITUTE•Washington, DC

1d•$108,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is seeking a Director, North America Greenprint Programs to lead the North America community for Greenprint, a worldwide alliance focused on decarbonization and resilience in real estate. This role involves managing member relationships, facilitating knowledge sharing, and developing program strategy to meet member needs. The Director will act as the primary point of contact for North American members, identifying emerging industry needs and translating them into actionable agendas for market transformation. This position requires a strong understanding of commercial real estate and sustainability, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders. The role is based at ULI's Washington, D.C. headquarters with an expectation of four days per week in the office.

Requirements

7–8 years of relevant professional experience in program management or client-facing roles, ideally at the intersection of commercial real estate and sustainability, inclusive of decarbonization and resilience.
Demonstrated ability to build credibility and maintain relationships with sustainability leaders, investors, developers, owners, and industry partners.
Excellent professional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, with comfort engaging members and partners at every level of an organization.
Experience managing contractors to produce high-quality deliverables within budget.
Comfort facilitating live conversations among senior professionals, including the judgment to know when to take on a member's idea, when to redirect it, and when to bring in an outside partner.
Bachelor's degree required.
Willingness to travel periodically; a reasonable expectation is about four trips a year.

Nice To Haves

A well-networked profile in the real estate sustainability space, spanning private companies as well as the industry organizations and policy environment around them.
Strategic thinker with strong project management, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Comfort working across multiple internal teams, such as Resilience, Research, and Communications, to connect member needs to the Impact Lab's broader work.
LEED AP, LEED GA, WELL AP, Fitwel, ENV SP, or a similar credential.
Advanced degree in sustainability, business, real estate, engineering, urban planning, public policy, environmental science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Set and refine program strategy and goals for North America in coordination with the Vice President and regional Greenprint leads; curate and evolve the program's offerings and focus to meet member needs.
Serve as the face of Greenprint in North America, building trusted relationships with members, prospective recruits, industry organizations, and partners.
Listen closely to member needs to identify shared barriers, emerging opportunities, and areas where ULI can uniquely add value.
Represent the program at major industry events and ULI conferences, and host member events as appropriate.
Lead recurring member discussions on decarbonization and resilience topics ranging from renewable energy to building sector regulations to market-scale resilience.
Plan and manage members-only webinars, including opportunities for members to provide direct input into voluntary frameworks and standards.
Own business development for the region: identifying and recruiting new members, onboarding and invoicing them, and integrating them into the community.
Coordinate with other parts of the organization, including Corporate Partners and Finance, to ensure a smooth process.
Identify opportunities for program expansion, new service offerings, and strategic growth.
Position Greenprint as the Impact Lab's real estate “field interface,” creating spaces for sustainability leaders to inform, pilot, and scale ULI's research and tools within the operational and financial realities of a real estate portfolio.
Surface emerging industry needs from the member community and propose ways the Impact Lab might address them, whether that’s through member programming, research, pilots, tools, technical assistance, industry engagement, or something else.
Work with the Vice President and regional Greenprint leads to evolve Greenprint's storytelling across ULI's communications channels.
Provide input and review for the monthly newsletter and external communications, including Urban Land articles.
Contribute to the annual “State of Green” benchmarking exercise: responding to member inquiries, coordinating with ULI's contractor, and reviewing the global report.
Manage Greenprint's Innovation Partners Program, including recruiting new partners and proposing ways to evolve it alongside the Impact Lab's strategic direction.
Help set the annual Greenprint budget, monitor and manage expenses with Finance, and refine and improve the program's systems and processes.