Elevator Consultant

Department: Vertical Transportation

Lerch Bates is seeking an Elevator Consultant to join our Vertical Transportation team. This role supports a broad range of projects involving elevators, escalators, moving walkways, modernization programs, equipment assessments, maintenance audits, design consulting, and construction administration services.

The Elevator Consultant serves as a trusted advisor to building owners, architects, contractors, and project teams by delivering technical expertise and practical solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

This position is ideal for professionals with experience in the elevator industry, elevator modernization, vertical transportation systems, elevator inspections, or consulting services who enjoy solving complex challenges, managing projects, and building strong client relationships.

Please Note: The internal title for this position is Consultant within our Vertical Transportation department

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 retirement 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.

I made one additional change to the last sentence. Rather than saying "alongside them," which could be interpreted as referring to the buildings, "alongside the company's success" makes the connection to the ESOP much clearer and more impactful.

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.

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.

• Manage vertical transportation projects from planning through completion, including modernization projects, equipment assessments, maintenance audits, inspections, and construction administration activities.
• Coordinate project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and client communication to ensure quality execution and client satisfaction.
• Provide technical recommendations and guidance related to elevators, escalators, moving walks, and other vertical transportation systems.
• Prepare and communicate project updates, findings, and recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends, equipment technologies, codes, and best practices.

• Develop and strengthen relationships with existing and prospective clients
• Identify opportunities to expand services within current client relationships
• Participate in industry events, client meetings, presentations, and networking activities
• Support business…