Careers at CAGBC

Make a difference with a career in green building

Explore careers in green building. CAGBC is a team of passionate and committed professionals helping make Canada better through greener, healthier and more sustainable buildings. CAGBC is a progressive employer offering competitive salaries and benefits. We value work-life balance and foster an positive work atmosphere. CAGBC is an Equal by 30 signatory and is taking concrete action to close the gender gap in our industry. 

If you are looking for an exciting and satisfying career where you can contribute to the growth of sustainability in Canada or able to provide services as part of an open request for proposals – we want to hear from you!

Explore careers in green building.

Jobs at CAGBC

We are seeking applications from green building professionals for the following positions. New opportunities for a career in green building come up all the time, so please check back often.

Green Building Team Positions

The Green Building team plays a significant role in shaping Canada’s building sector; there’s no better place to learn from the industry’s leading projects and contribute to the evolution of green building.

CAGBC Corporate Offices

Join CAGBC’s team and help shape our work and impact across the country.

For questions at any time or to submit your résumé for future consideration, email CAGBC Recruitment. CAGBC welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part the selection process.

Accounting and Payroll Specialist

Reporting to the Accounting Manager (“Supervisor”), the Accounting and Payroll Specialist collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless financial operations. You will be responsible for meticulous financial record-keeping, financial analysis, timely monthly financial reports, and compliance with accounting principles while managing payroll processing, group benefits administration, and pension plan. This role also supports budget preparation, year-end audit, and process documentation.

Business Development Advisor

Reporting to the Director, Market Engagement (the “Supervisor”), the Business Development Advisor is responsible for driving the growth of CAGBC’s certification, verification, private learning and other client-based products and services (“CAGBC Products and Services”). This dynamic role engages with existing and potential clients, as well as other building sector stakeholders, to articulate the value of CAGBC Products and Services for their businesses.

We are seeking an energetic, customer-focused and multi-faceted individual who can leverage their existing skills and green building knowledge to develop results-driven strategies and who can build trusted connections to ensure sustainable growth for CAGBC Products and Services.

Business Development Specialist – Quebec (Bilingual)

As a key member of the Market Engagement Team, the Business Development Specialist contributes to the growth of CAGBC’s programs and our green building community in the Quebec market. This diverse and dynamic role engages with members, new business prospects and industry stakeholders to expand the uptake of CAGBC certification programs and standards, membership offerings and other CAGBC products and services in the province.

We are seeking an energetic, customer-focused and multi-faceted individual who can leverage their existing skills and green building knowledge to contribute to the growth of CAGBC in Quebec, while supporting the delivery of nation-wide initiatives in the province. This role works collaboratively with other Market Engagement team members and interacts with all departments and levels of the organization across Canada.

Certification Reviewer II, Energy/HVAC

Reporting to the Director, Certification Services, the Certification Reviewer II, Energy HVAC is a member of a technical team that conducts reviews for the LEED Rating Systems, Zero Carbon Building Standards and IREE certification, ensuring quality, consistency, and timeliness. This individual draws on cross-cutting knowledge and direct experience with the programs to serve as a qualified assessor, technical resource, and problem-solver.

Requests for Proposals

From time to time, CAGBC issues requests for proposals or requests for qualifications looking for service providers to help us advance green building in Canada. New opportunities open periodically, so please check back often. For any questions relating to CAGBC RFPs or RFQs, please contact our procurement specialists.

RFP for Financial audit services

CAGBC is seeking proposals from qualified service providers to provide Financial Audit services to CAGBC. Deadline for questions concerning this RFP is Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 2PM Toronto time. Addenda will be issued on or before Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The Submission Deadline is Thursday, May 2, 2024. Please refer to the timetable provided in Section 1.3 of the RFP for all significant dates.

Equal by 30

The Equal by 30 Campaign is part of the Clean Energy, Education and Empowerment Initiative (C3E), which works to advance the participation of women in the clean energy transition and close the gender gap. Co-led by Canada and Sweden, Equal by 30 asks companies and governments to endorse principles of equal pay, equal leadership and equal opportunities, and to take concrete action to close the gender gap in the clean energy sector.

While CAGBC is focused on the green building sector, as a signatory, CAGBC demonstrates commitment to the Equal by 30 principles: To lead by example in integrating equality principles into recruitment and development; to promote gender diversity activities in our training and development; to provide leadership and share our experiences on gender diversity programming and initiatives; and, to report on progress towards these Equal by 30 goals.

To ensure we meet the reporting requirement, CAGBC has committed to the following organizational goals:

Avoid discrimination in recruitment practices, including taking non-traditional career trajectories and non-standard work experience into account in recruitment decisions.

Aim for 50% representation of women in all junior, midlevel and senior positions in which currently underrepresented by the year 2030.

Aim for a 50% target for women’s representation as board members and executive officers.

Modernize  policies to support flexible work hours, telecommuting, working part-time, and extended maternity and paternity leave.

Promote Equal by 30 and its principles, including to facilitate the exchange of best practices and knowledge-sharing where possible.

Our progress toward these goals is already significant. We observe equality principles in our recruitment, selection, and compensation policies and practices and are progressing against our gender parity targets. 

External positions – green building jobs

Explore more careers in green building. CAGBC member companies and organizations may submit their job postings to this forum. Email your listings including the closing date and links to job descriptions. Job postings MUST be submitted via hyperlink to your own website – the CAGBC doesn’t house PDF or Word files on cagbc.org.

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