The success of the Residential Green Building Movement is highly dependent on increasing the construction workforce. With many young adults choosing degrees and office work, jobs in the skilled trades are in demand! The economic downturn and COVID wiped out many trades, and now, with the shortage, we can’t keep up with ensuring housing needs are met, and green building is the standard. As one recent podcast put it, if you want to save the planet, quit your desk job and become an electrician! 

In Michigan, we are proud to highlight the DTE Energy BPI workforce development in Detroit and on that note, all sustainability jobs must consider equity so we can gain diverse voices and diverse ideas to ensure all benefit from green housing and jobs.

Open Positions:

Sustainability – Energy Assessor, GHI Member, the City of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI

Sustainability Field Consultant with Jordan & Skala Engineers, Plano TX

Beneficial Electrification Analyst with Beneficial Electricaition Leauge, DC & Remote

Pubic-Private Partnerships Coordinator with Pearl Certification, Milwaukee WI

Territory Sales Manager at Knauf Insulation North America, Minneapolis MN

Chief Development and Investment Officer – Affordable Housing for the City of Detroit, Detroit MI

Associate, Water Programs with Elevate, Chicago IL

Executive Director, State Land Bank Authority for the State of Michigan, Lansing MI or remote

Resilience Programs Manager for the City of Miami, Miami FL

Regional Coordinators for clean energy projects, across MN

Architectural and Engineering Tool Manager for Building Transparency, United States

Project Manager at Just Air, Detroit or Grand Rapids MI

Chief Financial Officer for Pearl Certification, Denver CO or remote

Operations & Marketing Assistant with Cradle to Cradle Institute

Executive Director of Good Samaritan Ministries, Holland MI

Green Building Specialist – Multifamily with Steven Winter Associates, Washington DC

Vice President of Programs at Community Action House, Holland MI

Territory Sales Manager – Northern California for Rockwool, Sacramento CA

Many positions at new buildings institute, Portland OR

Resilience Policy Consultant at FUSE Corps, Jacksonville FL

Community Engagement & Climate Justice Manager for the City of Alexandria, Alexandria VA

Energy Code Specialist with Performance System Development of New York, remote

Building Technology Analyst for cove.tool, Atlanta GA

Sustainable Building Scientist at Home Innovation Research Labs, Upper Marlboro MD

Chief Resiliency officer – Miami Dade County.

Director of design innovation with Cove tools, Atlanta