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In LEED Online, the Project Administrator (PA) is the “traffic controller” for the certification effort. The PA sets up the project profile, invites users, assigns roles and credit responsibilities, locks forms for submittal, and ultimately clicks “submit” for reviews and appeals. While content can be prepared by many contributors (architect, MEP, contractor, commissioning authority), the PA ensures version control, aligns the team to milestones, and verifies that prerequisites/credits are complete, signed, and cross-consistent (e.g., energy model values matching mechanical schedules; water calculations aligning with plumbing submittals). The PA also manages review cycles—preliminary and final—tracking reviewer comments and coordinating responses. Consultants, engineers, or local community leaders can advise, but they do not inherently have administrative authority unless the PA grants it. Placing responsibility with a single accountable role prevents “everyone and no one” from owning submittal quality, reduces rework, and keeps the certification pathway efficient and auditable from registration through award.