Structural Restoration Engineer

Lerch Bates is seeking a Structural
Restoration Engineer to evaluate, investigate, and develop repair solutions for existing buildings and structures.

In this role, you’ll help clients solve complex building challenges involving structural deterioration, façade distress, waterproofing failures, parking structure deficiencies, and other building performance concerns
. Working across a diverse portfolio of existing buildings, you’ll conduct investigations, identify root causes, develop rehabilitation strategies, and oversee restoration projects that improve the long-term safety, durability, and performance of the built environment.

You’ll manage projects from initial assessment through construction administration, serving as a trusted technical advisor to building owners, architects, property managers, contractors, and project stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

This position provides opportunities to lead technically challenging projects, mentor junior engineers, build lasting client relationships, and contribute directly to the growth of Lerch Bates’ Restoration & Rehabilitation practice.

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 benefit—it’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.

• Conduct condition assessments of existing buildings, structures, and building envelope systems
• Investigate deterioration, distress, water intrusion, material failures, and performance deficiencies
• Review construction documents, historical records, field conditions to identify root causes and develop repair strategies
• Evaluate structural systems, façades, waterproofing assemblies, parking structures, and related building components

• Prepare technical reports documenting findings, conclusions, and repair recommendations
• Develop restoration, rehabilitation, modernization, and preservation-sensitive repair solutions for existing buildings and structures.
• Perform engineering calculations and analyses to support repair designs and code compliance
• Review reports, calculations, and technical deliverables prepared by project team members

• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and deliverables
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, contractors, and specialty consultants throughout project delivery
• Prepare or oversee repair drawings, specifications, bid documents, and construction administration activities
• Conduct site visits and quality assurance observations during construction
• Review shop drawings, submittals, and contractor requests for information

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to building owners, property managers, architects, and contractors
• Present findings and recommendations to clients and project stakeholders
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships
• Support proposal development, scope definition, fee development, and project pursuits
• Identify opportunities to expand services and support business growth initiatives

• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and…