Senior Consultant - Forensics

Job Summary

Lerch Bates 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 Forensic Engineering projects. The role is primarily responsible for overseeing multiple projects and providing solutions and recommendations to clients while providing technical review, mentorship, and training to specialists, engineers, and technicians.

The role also fosters relationships with existing and prospective clients.

Lerch Bates is a global multidisciplinary technical consultancy, saving time and money for those designing, modernizing, investigating, or 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. We simplify the path to the best technical expertise for the built environment anywhere in the world.

Lerch Bates offers integrated specialties, including vertical transportation, logistics, enclosures & structures, forensics, and multidisciplinary building lifecycle services that optimize performance from design, construction, and management to forensic investigation, repair, and modernization.

• 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/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 defects and provide a rough magnitude of repair and recommended repairs.
• Collaborate with clients to determine appropriate next steps following evaluations.
• Work with the business development team to develop proposals, scope of services, and budgets.
• Review necessary permits and codes.
• Provide peer review reports of findings for direct reports/peers.

• Communicate complicated design ideas through multiple formats, including hand sketching, to better coordinate team efforts and client outcomes.
• 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, performance with respect to building science and engineering principles, and for any scheduling of work issues.
• Perform cursory calculations of repair and/or code upgrades.

• Provide oversight of technicians and specialists performing field reviews, including 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/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/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 vs. planned, facilitating project status and design review meetings internally and with the client.
• Manage time and resources effectively and maintain and communicate schedule internally and externally.
• Ensure personal utilization and direct reports consistently meet established goals.

• Provide guidance and supervision for up to 5 direct reports.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Discipline (Civil, Structural,…