Senior Envelope Rehabilitation Consultant

Department:
Existing Building Lerch Bates is seeking a Senior Envelope Rehabilitation Consultant to lead complex structural evaluation, rehabilitation, and repair projects for existing buildings. This role serves as a technical authority responsible for assessing structural deficiencies, developing repair and rehabilitation strategies, and overseeing the execution of structural restoration projects from concept through  this role, you will act as an Engineer of Record, providing final technical decisions and signing/sealing structural repair documents and reports.

You will manage multidisciplinary project teams, oversee design development, and ensure structural rehabilitation solutions meet engineering standards, code requirements, and client objectives.

This position is ideal for a senior-level structural engineer with deep experience in forensic engineering, structural condition assessment, and building rehabilitation who is ready to lead both projects and people while serving as a trusted advisor to clients.

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, which fosters an ownership mindset and accountability in everything we do. At Lerch Bates, your expertise matters, your voice carries weight, and your work directly contributes to our shared success as OneLB.

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.

Structural Evaluation & Forensic Assessment Lead structural condition assessments of existing buildings, including commercial, institutional, and complex facilities

Investigate structural deficiencies such as deterioration, cracking, corrosion, settlement, and system failures

Evaluate load paths, structural performance, and building stability concerns

Review existing construction documents and field conditions to identify structural risks and repair needs

Rehabilitation Design & Engineering Develop structural rehabilitation and repair strategies for existing building systems

Perform and oversee structural calculations for repair, retrofit, and code upgrade conditions

Prepare and seal structural repair drawings, reports, and engineering deliverables as the Engineer of Record Conduct peer review of structural reports and design documents prepared by internal staff

Project Leadership & Oversight Assume full responsibility for project scope, schedule, budget, design quality, and execution

Manage multidisciplinary teams including engineers, designers, and technicians

Oversee construction administration for structural repair and rehabilitation projects

Conduct site visits to evaluate construction progress and ensure compliance with design intent

Client Leadership & Communication Serve as a senior technical advisor and primary client contact for structural rehabilitation projects

Lead client meetings to present findings, repair strategies, and engineering recommendations

Collaborate with business development teams on proposals, scopes, and project planning

Build long-term client relationships and support growth of existing accounts

Mentorship & Technical Development Lead and mentor up to three direct reports, including engineers and technical staff

Provide technical direction, performance feedback, and professional development support

Establish best practices for structural evaluation and rehabilitation methodologies

What You’ll Bring :

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or…