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Form of workHGA is a full-service planning and design firm of over 1100 professionals offering planning, engineering, architecture, and interior design services in 13 offices. Our nationally recognized, integrated team of experts brings a highly collaborative and transparent approach that ensures the success of clients' projects.
We are committed to meeting our clients' sustainability goals as well as challenging our industry. We aim to develop the expertise and research to push beyond net zero energy to net positive energy: from a neutral effect on health, safety, and resources to a positive one. As the need and desire for sustainable environments grows, so does the focus on designing successful high-performance buildings. Collecting sound data from these buildings informs how to elevate our overall design practice with practical strategies we can share back with our clients and our design teams.
We have excellent summer opportunities for students who wish to gain hands-on experience in an interdisciplinary design firm. Paid summer internships will be 10 - 12 weeks beginning on or before May 27, 2024 (some flexibility is available). This position is an opportunity to work with our third-party certifications team to develop credit guidance documents and templates to help project teams achieve credits within the LEED rating system.
In this role you will:- Gather LEED Online forms and resources
- Interview certifications and design team members to gather best practices and example deliverables for credit completion
- Develop guides for how to complete prerequisites and credits with guidance and collaboration from certifications team
- Undergraduate or graduate student standing in an architecture, planning, engineering, sustainability, landscape architecture, construction administration, or other related program with a sustainability focus
- Certification as LEED Green Associate or LEED AP with Specialty
- Familiarity with LEED Online and USGBC's LEED resources
- Class or work experience applying LEED certification criteria to a project
- Knowledge of the AEC industry and project delivery processes
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Excellent graphic design / diagram and related software skills (i.e., Adobe Suite)
- Strong organizational skills
- Self-directed and able to work independently
The pay range listed aligns to the geography of the office for which this position is posted. Actual compensation will be based upon work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Individuals in this role working more than 24 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in HGA's robust benefit programs which include an annual bonus and success sharing bonus program, 401(k) guaranteed contribution, paid parental leave, medical, dental and life insurance plans as well as PTO and short- and long-term disability programs. Salary Range: $21 - $24/hour
Additional Information:To apply, please submit:
- Resume indicating degree program, anticipated degree completion date, relevant course work and work experience
- Cover letter indicating experience with and knowledge of LEED certification
- Work sample illustrating writing and graphic layout capabilities (ex: reports, paper, how-to guide, project portfolio)
