Certification Inspector

Location: New York

Department:
Vertical Transportation Lerch Bates is seeking a Certification Inspector to join our NYC Vertical Transportation team. In this role, you will perform inspections of elevators, escalators, and related conveyance systems to verify compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and safety standards. Your expertise will play a critical role in helping building owners, contractors, property managers, and regulatory agencies ensure the safe operation of vertical transportation equipment.

As a Certification Inspector, you will conduct inspections of new and existing equipment, evaluate compliance with applicable codes and standards, investigate deficiencies, and prepare detailed inspection reports. You will serve as a trusted technical resource while working closely with building owners, contractors, architects, code officials, and other stakeholders throughout the inspection process.

Become an Employee-Owner One of the biggest advantages of working at Lerch Bates is that we are 100% employee-owned through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).Unlike many companies that offer only a salary and retirement plan, eligible employees receive company-funded ESOP shares at no cost to them as part of their long-term retirement benefits.

As Lerch Bates grows, employee-owners share in the company's success. For many employees, the ESOP becomes one of the most valuable financial benefits of their career by helping build meaningful long-term wealth in addition to their salary and traditional 401(k).When you join Lerch Bates, you are not just building better buildings. You also have the opportunity to build your financial future alongside the company's success.

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. 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.

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.

Inspections & Compliance Perform inspections of new and existing elevators, escalators, moving walks, and other lifting equipment in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.

Evaluate equipment and installations for compliance with applicable building codes, elevator safety codes, and regulatory requirements.

Determine compliance or non-compliance with applicable standards and document findings accordingly.

Verify that inspections are performed in accordance with Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements and applicable certification standards.

Conduct follow-up inspections to verify corrective actions and code compliance.

Technical Evaluation & Reporting Investigate potential code violations, safety concerns, and equipment deficiencies.

Prepare complete, accurate, and timely inspection reports for clients, building owners, and regulatory agencies.

Document inspection findings, observations, deficiencies, and recommendations in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.

Maintain inspection records and submit required documentation by established deadlines.

Ensure all reports meet Lerch Bates quality standards and regulatory expectations.

Client & Stakeholder Support Interpret and explain applicable codes, regulations, standards, and inspection requirements to clients,…