Architectural Building Surveyor

Architectural Building Surveyor

Lawrence Group is a place for dreamers.

That’s a quality we look for in our clients – and in our employees. These dreams – these ideas – inspire us. They move us forward. From the very beginning, we’ve built our culture to encourage this kind of thinking. We’ve never been about ego or hierarchy. And our approach is not about raw beauty or creativity. It’s about finding new ways to bring people together.

Helping our clients make what they do more relevant, more impactful, and above all, more meaningful, for all.

Lawrence Group is a building design, development, and project delivery firm headquartered in St. Louis with offices in Austin, Florida and New York. With 170+ employees, Lawrence Group offers architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, furniture procurement, and graphic design services to a wide variety of clients, including housing, hospitality, healthcare, academic, and retail.

This position will adhere to Lawrence Group’s core values:

• Legendary: We strive to be legendary, from the service we provide to our impact on the community.
• Innovation: We’re driven by ideas and creativity. We take calculated risks and embrace opportunities.
• Growth: We seek sustainable growth for our clients, our organization, and our employees.
• Heart: We lead with heart. We celebrate, appreciate and care for each other.
• Trust: We rely on trust to pursue excellence. We speak honestly, act transparently and honor our commitments.

Lawrence Group is seeking a dynamic and experienced Site Surveyor to join our team. The Site Surveyor will visit sites and buildings across the United States and document existing conditions. Applicants can expect to travel from coast to coast frequently and must be capable of inputting field sheet measurements accurately into AutoCAD or Revit with a deliverable of Revit floor Plans, RCP, Building Elevations, relevant Structural, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical information.

The key responsibilities include:

Coast to Coast travel to conduct thorough on-site building and interior tenant surveys to gather essential data related to a property’s as-built, existing conditions. Lawrence Group provides these services for an extensive list of national client accounts.

Surveys are generally interior in nature and will range between 1,500 SF and 4,500 SF.

The focus of these site surveys is on the architectural elements of the interior of the building with inspection of the exterior elements such as parking, utility (gas meter, electrical meter/riser and phone service) locations.

Particular attention to the accessibility of restrooms, plumbing fixtures, parking stall, curb ramps and general path of travel is necessary. Knowledge of standard accessibility codes such as ADA and ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities is required.

Utilizing Matterport camera technology to accurately can document the interior site features and 360 exterior views is a significant part of this position.

Limited (but adequate) Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) elements shall be surveyed.

Electrical panel locations & sizes, power & voice/data outlets, lighting, fire alarm and sprinkler system components shall be thoroughly documented in the form of a reflected ceiling plan (RCP).

Mechanical (HVAC) system type shall be determined and surveyed with sufficient information returned for a mechanical engineer to recommend system changes or replacement. This includes documenting locations, model numbers, mechanical air device locations and ductwork sizes for all types of HVAC systems including Fan Coil Unit (FCU), Heat Pump (HP), Variable Air Volume (VAV) Roof Top Unit (RTU) package units and Split Systems.

Detailed reports and documentation are prepared outlining survey findings, including a key plan, project information form / checklist, AutoCAD or Revit as-built files, Matterport scan links and digital photos.

Identifying potential structural challenges related to site conditions such as existing column and load bearing walls locations

Identifying potential environmental challenges related to site conditions such as suspected water intrusion, asbestos and lead presence.

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