Building Enclosure Designer

Lerch Bates is seeking a Building Enclosure Designer to join our Design & Performance Studio.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented design professional who enjoys solving complex building challenges, developing technical construction documents, and collaborating with architects, engineers, and consultants to improve building performance.

As a Building Enclosure Designer, you'll support the design and documentation of building enclosure systems for new construction, restoration, rehabilitation, and modernization projects. Working alongside experienced architects, engineers, and building enclosure consultants, you'll help develop constructable, code-compliant solutions involving facades, roofing, waterproofing, glazing, curtain walls, air barriers, and other critical enclosure systems.

This position offers a unique opportunity to develop expertise in building science, building enclosure design, and building performance while contributing to projects that improve the durability, resilience, energy performance, and long-term success of buildings.

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.

• Prepare accurate construction documents, technical drawings, details, and specifications using AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and related software
• Develop building enclosure details for façade systems, curtain walls, glazing, roofing, waterproofing, exterior cladding, and air and vapor barrier assemblies
• Interpret architectural and structural drawings to support coordinated, constructable design solutions
• Apply building science principles related to moisture management, thermal performance, air control, and durability to enclosure system designs
• Assist with building code research, technical evaluations, and enclosure system analysis

• Research building enclosure materials, products, and systems to support project design decisions
• Assist in preparing technical specifications and supporting project documentation
• Evaluate material compatibility, system performance, and constructability
• Stay current on industry trends, building science practices, codes, and emerging technologies

• Collaborate with architects, engineers, consultants, and project teams throughout project development
• Participate in design reviews, coordination meetings, and production efforts
• Communicate project progress, technical questions, and potential design issues proactively
• Support delivery of projects that meet quality, schedule, and documentation requirements

• Assist with construction administration activities, including shop drawing reviews, RFIs, submittals, and field coordination
• Participate in site visits, field observations, mock‑ups, and building enclosure performance testing as needed
• Document field conditions and assist in preparing technical reports and project documentation
• Contribute to internal technical standards, drawing libraries, specification templates, and continuous…