Architecture​/Engineering Studio Coordinator

Director Of Operations, Building Enclosure & Architecture

The Colony, TX (hybrid)

Lerch Bates is seeking an entrepreneurial, technically accomplished licensed architect to lead and grow our Building Enclosure Rehabilitation & Restoration practice.

This is a unique opportunity for a hands‑on leader who enjoys solving complex building challenges, mentoring technical professionals, and helping clients extend the life, performance, and value of their buildings.

As Director of Operations, you will provide both the business leadership and technical direction for a growing team focused on existing building enclosure systems. You will oversee project delivery, team development, client relationships, operational performance, and strategic growth while remaining actively engaged in investigations, condition assessments, rehabilitation design, repair strategies, and modernization projects.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with leadership capability, client relationship skills, and a passion for developing both people and business opportunities.

This role focuses on existing building rehabilitation, restoration, and modernization projects, not new construction design.

About Lerch Bates:

Lerch Bates (LB) is a global technical consulting firm focused on improving how buildings perform for owners, designers, and the people who use them every day. For more than 75 years we've partnered on some of the world's most complex and high-profile projects. Today we provide Total Building Performance expertise that integrates Building Science and Building Flow into a unified delivery model.

Our work spans design, construction, investigation, repair, rehabilitation, management, and modernization with one consistent goal: helping clients make confident, well‑informed decisions in an increasingly complex built environment.

We are 100% employee-owned through our ESOP. That means when the company succeeds, our employee‑owners share in that success. It's more than a retirement benefitit's an ownership mindset backed by the opportunity to build long‑term financial value while helping shape the future of the company.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed in this position. They are not intended to prescribe or restrict the assignments that management may make.

Technical Leadership & Consulting

• Lead investigations involving building enclosure failures, water intrusion, facade deterioration, roofing issues, waterproofing deficiencies, air leakage, and other performance-related concerns.
• Direct building condition assessments and building enclosure evaluations for existing structures.
• Develop rehabilitation, restoration, and modernization strategies for roofing, waterproofing, facade, fenestration, wall systems, and related enclosure components.
• Review investigation findings, technical reports, repair recommendations, drawings, and specifications to ensure technical accuracy and quality.
• Serve as a senior technical advisor on complex or high-profile projects.
• Remain actively engaged in project execution, providing guidance and expertise throughout the project lifecycle.

Operations & Project Delivery

• Lead and actively contribute to projects ranging from focused building assessments to large, complex rehabilitation and modernization programs.
• Oversee project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, resource allocation, and overall project performance.
• Coordinate team workloads to achieve utilization, revenue, and client service objectives.
• Maintain quality standards across all project deliverables.
• Review Consultant and Specialist work products to ensure consistency, technical accuracy, and client satisfaction.
• Support proposal development…