Senior Structural Forensics Consultant; Licensed SE

Position: Senior Structural Forensics Consultant (Licensed SE)
Department: Forensics

Job Summary:

Are you a strong leader who enjoys providing technical expertise and recommendations to clients? Lerch Bates is seeking a Forensics Consultant to identify, plan, direct, and oversee building enclosure and rehabilitation projects. This role is responsible for managing multiple projects while investigating building performance issues and developing solutions for repair and restoration. The Consultant serves as a technical advisor and client partner, leading assessments, preparing technical reports, and coordinating design and construction activities.

In addition, the Consultant provides technical review, mentorship, and guidance to specialists, engineers, and other team members while acting as a liaison on matters related to building science, structural performance, and enclosure systems. If you enjoy solving complex building challenges, working collaboratively with industry professionals, and providing trusted expertise to clients, we encourage you to apply.

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 pairs Building Science and Building Flow with one integrated team delivery.

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

We are each 100% equal owners in the LB ESOP, which drives our ownership mindset and shapes everything we do. At Lerch Bates, your expertise matters, your voice carries weight and your work directly contributes to our shared success as OneLB. We invest in professional growth, collaboration, and technical excellence, supporting challenging and meaningful work alongside people who care about getting it right.

If you're motivated by solving real problems, working on impactful projects, and being part of a team that truly owns both the work and the outcome, you're ready to be more than an employee. You're ready to be an employee-owner.

What You'll Do:

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.

Assessment

• Conduct on-site investigations and field reviews of existing buildings to evaluate structural systems, building enclosures, roofing systems, waterproofing assemblies, and exterior facades, including masonry.
• Review background documentation and original construction details to identify areas of risk such as water penetration, air leakage, condensation, or other building enclosure failures.
• Evaluate building performance and identify potential defects, deterioration, or construction-related deficiencies.

Evaluation

• Prepare technical reports and presentations documenting investigation findings, existing conditions, and recommended repair strategies.
• Analyze building conditions and extend observed defects to determine root causes and long-term repair solutions.
• Conduct peer reviews of reports and findings prepared by team members to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Design & Technical Review

• Participate in or lead meetings with owners, developers, architects, adjusters, and other consultants to review findings and coordinate project objectives.
• Coordinate with internal designers, engineers, and consultants to prepare construction drawings, specifications, and bid documents.
• Review drawings, details, shop drawings, and submittals to ensure compliance with project intent, engineering principles, and industry best practices.

Project Oversight

• Conduct on-site quality assurance observations during construction to confirm work is performed in accordance with contract documents, manufacturer requirements, and industry standards.
• Prepare site visit reports and documentation of construction progress.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance to technicians and specialists performing field reviews, including review of site visit reports for consistency and technical accuracy.
• Manage all aspects of assigned projects, including scope, schedule, design coordination, budgets, quality control, staffing, and execution.

Client Communication

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by providing expert recommendations and guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while identifying opportunities to expand services on existing projects.
• Proactively communicate project status, findings, and recommendations to clients and project stakeholders.

Performance & Project Management

• Monitor project performance through regular reviews of scope, schedule, and budget against project plans.
• Facilitate internal and client-facing project status meetings and…