Area Manager - Vertical Transportation

Area Manager - Vertical Transportation

Bothell, WA 98011 End Date 12/31/2026

Salary Range $ - $ Salary/year

Lerch Bates is seeking an experienced Area Manager to lead our Vertical Transportation consulting practice within an assigned region. This role combines technical consulting, business development, operational leadership, and people management to drive exceptional client service and business growth.

As the Area Manager, you will oversee consulting services, support project delivery, develop new business opportunities, and lead a team of consultants and technical professionals. You'll work closely with clients, building owners, architects, contractors, and internal teams to deliver high-quality vertical transportation consulting services while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence.

If you are a relationship-driven leader with expertise in elevators, escalators, modernization projects, and consulting services, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact while growing both your team and your region.

Become an Employee-Owner

One of the biggest advantages of working at Lerch Bates is that we are 100% employee-owned through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Unlike many companies that offer only a salary and retirement plan, eligible employees receive company-funded ESOP shares at no cost to them as part of their long-term retirement benefits.

As Lerch Bates grows, employee-owners share in the company's success. For many employees, the ESOP becomes one of the most valuable financial benefits of their career by helping build meaningful long-term wealth in addition to their salary and traditional 401(k).

When you join Lerch Bates, you are not just building better buildings. You also have the opportunity to build your financial future alongside the company's success.

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 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.

• Develop and execute regional business development strategies to grow consulting services across all Lerch Bates service lines
• Build and maintain strong relationships with building owners, architects, developers, contractors, property managers, and industry partners
• Generate new business through networking, client meetings, industry conferences, presentations, lunch-and-learns, and thought leadership
• Identify opportunities to expand services within existing client relationships
• Support proposal development, contract negotiations, and project planning

• Participate in vertical transportation consulting projects including equipment assessments, modernization projects, maintenance audits, design consulting, construction administration, and technical reviews
• Support project teams to ensure quality, client satisfaction, timely delivery, and effective project execution
• Assist with project planning, scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, and resource coordination
• Review project performance and provide operational support to consultants throughout project life cycles
• Prepare…