2025 Building Performance Summer Intern

Official Title: 2025 Building Performance Summer Intern
Duration: 3-4 months
Start Date: May 2025
Location: Pittsburgh Office
Salary Range: $20/hr to $26/hr commensurate with experience

Situated at the intersection of sustainability and the built environment, evolveEA is an award-winning firm committed to advancing low-impact, healthy and durable triple bottom line solutions. We are problem seekers who use facilitation and sustainability frameworks to determine and implement appropriate sustainability solutions to buildings, campuses and organizations. We work in collaboration with clients and stakeholders to find innovative approaches and solutions. 

Established in 2004, evolveEA  is an award-winning carbon-neutral, triple bottom line focused WBE firm located in the East End of Pittsburgh, PA. We pride ourselves on a supportive and inviting office culture where all of our team members contribute in meaningful ways. We are a B Corp, Just Certified, and. carbon-neutral company committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in our work. For more information about our firm, people, projects, culture and impact, refer to evolveEA.com.

Building Performance Studio

Our nationally recognized building performance studio is the Pittsburgh Region’s foremost green building and sustainability consultancy. We have managed the successful certifications of over one hundred LEED projects, including a diversity of clients with increasing geographic diversity. 

For more information on our work, please visit https://evolveea.com/work/building-green/.

Position Description

evolveEA is seeking a summer intern who can join our multidisciplinary team to support our Building Performance team on LEED and Green Building certifications projects.  We are looking for a motivated problem solver with strong organizational skills who will work on projects at the macro, meso, and micro scales.  This 3-4 month position is an opportunity to participate in projects that reshape the places where we live, work, and play to be socially equitable, resilient, and environmentally sustainable.

The building performance intern will collaborate with the building performance team to establish an internship theme that will guide up to 15% of the intern’s efforts at evolveEA. Themes should reflect the intern’s interests or desired area of future study, as well as firm needs. Themes could include materials, health and wellness, energy performance, or other considerations.

Tasks may include

As an intern you will support the Building Performance project team by completing discrete tasks under the guidance of the Building Performance Director or Senior Project Manager. Interns are typically exposed to a variety of efforts and support on multiple projects. The applicant should be able to support or lead the following tasks with minimal assistance or supervision, as listed below:

• Support the execution of building performance projects including  LEED and Green Building certification projects
• Support project documentation. Perform calculations. Draft narratives and review submittals. Review project shop drawings.
• Additional project support dependent on skills and experience of successful candidate, which may include
  • Residential map making and analysis
  • LEED Materials Intake Form coordination, confirmation, quality control
  • Building Product Disclosure and Optimization (BPDO)/Low-Emitting Materials (LEM) credit documentation
  • Daylight analysis
  • Performing Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) 
• Additional tasks to support project delivery as required

Necessary qualifications

• Education: Pursuing a degree in a quantitative or sustainability related field including but not limited to Architecture, Building Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Sustainable Business (or commensurate experience)
• Strong communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to effectively multi task
• A desire to promote and encourage sustainability and ability to collaborate in a flexible work environment; 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with sustainability frameworks such as LEED, WELL, Living Building Challenge, Passive House, etc.
• Experience with  residential density map making and analysis
• Experience with BPDO / LEM documentation
• Experience performing life cycle assessments
• Experience with the following programs: 
  • AutoCAD and Revit (BIM), Autodesk Insight
  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
  • LEED Online
  • OneClick LCA
  • Daylight Simulation
  • Cove.Tool
  • Athena
  • Green Badger
  • Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel
  • Google Suite, including gDocs, gSheets, and gSlides
  • Zoom video conferencing
• Experience with projects similar to those in the evolveEA portfolio

How to Apply

Our Process:  

• Application submissions will be accepted through February 28, 2025
• Applicants of interest will be notified by email of an opportunity to proceed to an interview, or potentially be asked to clarify or confirm their current status or qualifications before being invited to interview 
• First Interview 
• Second Interview if requested
• Final response 

This position has an anticipated start date of May 19, 2025. The position will be filled once a suitable candidate is selected.
An interview will be required.
evolveEA reserves the right to remove or modify this position in order to reflect our strategic needs and personnel strengths. 

Salary commensurate with experience. Intern positions are not benefits eligible. We are seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Commitment to Equitable Hiring

evolve provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or genetics.
In addition to federal law requirements, evolve complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company operates.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.