National Practice Leader - Building Enclosure Engineering, Design & Consulting

Job Details

Job Location:

Golden, CO 80401

Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year Department:
New Building Engineering, Design & Consulting

Location:

Golden, CO

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.

• Serve as the national subject matter expert for building enclosure engineering, design, consulting, commissioning, and rehabilitation services.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and oversight to consultants, engineers, architects, and project teams throughout the organization.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve technical standards, design methodologies, quality procedures, and best practices.
• Identify areas of technical inconsistency or improvement and develop solutions, training programs, and implementation strategies.
• Conduct technical quality control reviews of projects, reports, and deliverables across the practice.
• Champion technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

• Partner with executive leadership to develop and execute short-term and long-term growth strategies for the Building Enclosure practice.
• Support strategic planning activities related to staffing, resource allocation, market expansion, service offerings, and operational performance.
• Monitor practice performance related to quality, productivity, utilization, and financial results.
• Identify emerging industry trends, technologies, and market opportunities that support future growth.
• Participate in complex, multidisciplinary pursuits and strategic business development initiatives.
• Support revenue growth through client relationships, technical leadership, thought leadership, and market visibility.

• Develop and implement technical training programs, continuing education opportunities, and career development pathways.
• Partner with Learning & Development teams to cultivate a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
• Facilitate technical workshops, training sessions, seminars, and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
• Mentor consultants, project managers, engineers, architects, and future technical leaders.
• Foster a growth‑minded culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, and technical development.

• Develop and maintain technical standards, work instructions, design guides, templates, and quality assurance procedures.
• Ensure technical staff have access to current industry standards, codes, technologies, and best practices.
• Maintain and manage technical intellectual property, including technical resources, design content, and proprietary methodologies.
• Support standardization efforts across regions to promote consistency and quality throughout project delivery.
• Monitor industry developments and implement updates to technical…