EcoSpex ,Product Research Verifier Jobs in Canada

Position: Product Research Verifier
Organization: EcoSpex http://www.ecospex.com
Location: Toronto, Ontario

This is not an ordinary job posting!

Well, it is but… it’s for an extraordinary person. We’re looking for
someone who can see things differently; find

s possibilities and
solutions that few others do. If that sounds like you, learn more
about our Technical Researcher Verifier position below.

Backgrounder:

EcoSpex is a NEW online procurement tool that provides the built
industry with a single, trusted source for selecting and specifying
green building products. EcoSpex CONNECTS architects, designers and
procurement professionals to manufacturers and suppliers of green
building products in over 100 MasterSpec® categories. Information on
the environmental, health and sustainable attributes of building
products is published into EcoSpex and independently VERIFIED by
EcoSpex’s expert team.

EcoSpex has been a pioneer at the development of our Third-party
verification process providing the industry with the transparency and
assurance sought by procurement and industry professionals when
specifying and purchasing green building products. Building and design
professionals can TRUST claims and credentials as they search the
easy-to-use online portal to compare and identify suppliers for their
green building projects. EcoSpex is in year 2 of its operations and is
continuing to grow and pioneer green construction materials and
innovation. It’s a great time to join a winning team.

This is a new and exciting opportunity at EcoSpex based at our Toronto
or Sudbury office. Reporting to the Technical Director, this position
is responsible for verification services (like auditing) construction
product manufactures technical, sustainability and utility
requirements. EcoSpex understands that establishing common criteria
for third-party verification and quality assurance is critical to the
advancement to the green building industry. To facilitate a
comprehensive and consistent review of the verification process,
EcoSpex has developed a Quality Assurance Process, which consists of a
Verification Process Manual describing the process, procedures and
policies to be carried out. You will utilize our 3rd party
verification quality assurance process. You will ensure appropriate
reporting is completed internally and to external to our extended
verification team. The successful candidate is familiar with LEED,
passion for green buildings, and understanding a product ma
 nufactures requirements for this market.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Works directly with the Technical Director, liaising with
Manufacturers in the preparation for new product listings, undertaking
product research assessment, website listings and maintenance.
• Refining internal verification processes
• Provide administrative and reporting support for OPA when necessary
• Provide verification services
• Track verification time and communication
• Report on client issues and verification status
• Identify bottlenecks, missing information in verification process or
questionnaire

Reporting to:
• Direct Reporting to Verification Manager and Founder
• Indirect Reporting to Project Manager
• Direct responsibility for Junior Product researcher and volunteer (s)
• Support OPA partner website downloading /updates

Tasks:
• Conducting Verification Process
• Administering questionnaire
• Liaising with clients to ensure questionnaire is completed correctly
• Providing verification services
• Track verification progress
• Tracking progress of verification process
• Maintaining logs of duration and effort time
• Maintaining logs of communication
• Identifying bottlenecks, missing information in verification process
or questionnaire and reporting these to Andrew
• Report client issues/ strategic issue to Julie
• Contribute in refining internal verification processes
• Managing and training volunteers and junior researchers
• Provide training to junior researchers
• Sign-off on volunteer and junior researchers work
• Provide administrative and reporting support for OPA when necessary
• Helping to manage data collection
• Provide insight into the data collection and verification process
• Develop the QA manual based upon international best practices

Qualifications:
• MASc, Building Science or Environmental/Civil Engineer and or
Graduate Architect.
• Familiar with CSC/CSI (Masterformat/Uniformat)
• Eco-materials research for numerous projects
• Detail oriented/can work on your own/not always with the team
• Deep knowledge in the green building product sector, compliance to
green product standards, process & assessment standards
• Knowledge in LEED (as well as other rating programs)
• Excellent organization
• Project management, able to handle multiple on-going tasks
• Excellent communication
• Research abilities are outstanding
• Ability to manage and work with interns/volunteers
• Can work efficient and under tight timelines

To Apply:

To apply, please e-mail your resume and a brief covering letter to
Julie Scarcella as soon as possible and not later than April 19th,
2015.
Email: julie@ecospex.com
Subject line: Verification Contract Work.

No telephone calls, follow-up emails or agencies please. Applicants
must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

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