Senior Consultant - Repair & Modernization

Senior Consultant

Department: BECS - Repair & Modernization

BECS, a Lerch Bates company, is seeking a Senior Consultant with expertise in building envelope consultancy. The Senior Consultant plans, directs, and coordinates activities of designated projects to ensure that goals or objectives of the project are accomplished within the designated time frame and proposed cost. They are responsible for identifying, planning, directing, and overseeing all aspects of rehabilitation projects. This role will be primarily responsible for overseeing multiple projects providing solutions and recommendations to clients while providing technical review, mentorship, and training to specialists, engineers, and technicians.

This role is also responsible for fostering relationships with existing and prospective clients.

Lerch Bates is a global multidisciplinary technical consultancy that saves time and money for those designing, modernizing, investigating, and managing buildings. From risk to ROI, schedule to sustainability, Lerch Bates’ suite of services helps you plan the future of your building at every phase of the building lifecycle. As your partner in finding the best technical outcomes for your project, we ensure functionality, safety, and value work together.

• Conduct or direct Engineers, Specialists, and Technicians in site investigations and field reviews of existing buildings.
• Review background documentation to determine original construction detailing and identify the cause of damage or defect.
• Focus on critical aspects of structural engineering, building enclosures, commercial roof systems, waterproofing systems, and exterior facades, including masonry.
• Prepare and present reports and presentations of findings that document the existing conditions and extend defects and provide a rough magnitude of repair to recommend repairs for damage or defect.
• Collaborate with clients to determine appropriate next steps following evaluations.
• Work with the business development team to develop proposals, the scope of services, and budgets.
• Review necessary permits and codes.
• Provide peer review reports of findings for direct reports or peers.
• Communicate complicated design ideas through multiple formats, including hand sketching.
• Coordinate with internal designers, drafters, engineers, and consultants for the preparation of construction drawings, specifications, and bid documents.
• Conduct drawing, detail, and specification reviews throughout the design process.
• Review shop drawings and submittals for conformance with the design intent.
• Perform cursory calculations of repair and/or code upgrades.
• Provide oversight of technicians and specialists performing field reviews, providing technical and directional advice.
• Assume full managerial responsibility for all aspects of the project: scope, schedule, design, quality, staff, and execution.
• Act as the Engineer of record to sign and seal reports of findings.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and prospective clients; own and develop the client relationship.
• Explore opportunities to enhance service with or upsell existing clients or projects.
• Proactively keep clients and stakeholders informed of project status and changes.
• Establish industry reputation and market to new clients.
• Perform project tracking and quality control, including regular project status reviews of actual versus planned.
• Manage time and resources effectively; maintain and communicate schedule internally and externally.
• Ensure personal utilization and direct reports consistently meet established goals.
• Provide guidance and supervision for up to five direct reports.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Discipline (Civil, Structural, Construction) or Architecture.
• 8–10 years of experience in forensics, rehabilitation, or building envelope consulting.
• Previous experience managing, mentoring, and leading teams.
• Technical competency and an ability to effectively communicate and build rapport with clients, colleagues, architects, engineers, general and subcontractors.
• A technical and practical understanding of building enclosure systems, specifically roofing, waterproofing,…