Key Responsibilities

● Serve as the main point-of-contact and primary representative for Wood Advisor Services;
● Manage an ongoing portfolio of fee-for-service and grant-funded Wood Advisor projects, including project management and contract administration;
● Advance program sustainability, scale and impact through ongoing development of project leads, strategic partnerships, and grants;
● Design and deliver outreach, communications and education surrounding intentional sourcing practices, impacts, partners and project successes, including workshops, forest-to-frame tours, lunch and learns, webinars, conferences, informational guides, case studies, digital media, etc.
● Engage the AEC community, 3rd party certifying agencies, manufacturing partners and others to advance transparency between and across the wood products supply chain and built environment;
● Support market development for wood and wood products linked to restorative forestry practices and community health;
● Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

● Minimum three (3) years of work experience in architecture, construction management, wood products manufacturing, sustainable business with an emphasis on material procurement/supply chain management, or other of relevance.
Note: relevant graduate work may qualify for required years of this experience.
● Excellent social and communication skills. Must demonstrate ability to engage with a diverse set of partners, create trust, communicate complex problems clearly, and build common ground for moving forward through uncertainty;
● Experience in project management including task planning, successful implementation, budgeting, and grant management.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

● 5+ years architectural, construction or mass timber work experience specific to building project management and material procurement;
● Knowledge of wood products and wood product supply chain dynamics;
● Knowledge of mass timber, particularly design-build and pre-construction processes and team dynamics;
● Experience working with Tribal communities, forest landowners, wood product suppliers, industry associations, local, state, and federal agencies, etc.;
● Basic knowledge of forest management practices, certification systems, etc.;
● Basic knowledge of green building practices, certification systems, etc.;
● Business / economic / market development experience;
● Experience in team management and staff supervision;
● Graduate degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, wood science, business administration, natural resources, business, or other relevant subjects.