Building Envelope Consultant

Job Details

Job Location:

Raleigh, NC 27603

Department:
Building Science

Lerch Bates is seeking a Building Envelope Consultant to join our Building Science team. This role supports both existing building repair and rehabilitation projects as well as new building enclosure design, engineering, construction consulting, and commissioning projects. As a trusted advisor, you will help clients evaluate building performance, solve complex enclosure challenges, mitigate risk, and deliver high-performing building enclosure systems throughout the building lifecycle.

As a Building Envelope Consultant, you will lead multiple projects while serving as the primary technical resource for owners, architects, developers, contractors, and project teams. You will perform building assessments, lead enclosure design reviews, support commissioning efforts, oversee construction quality assurance activities, and provide practical solutions related to roofing, waterproofing, facades, fenestration, and air, water, vapor, and thermal control systems.

This position is ideal for experienced building enclosure professionals who enjoy combining technical expertise, project leadership, client interaction, and problem-solving to improve the performance and durability of both new and existing buildings.

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.

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.

• Conduct on-site investigations and evaluations of existing building enclosure systems.
• Review construction documents, historical records, and related documentation to understand original construction and identify areas of risk.
• Evaluate roofing, waterproofing, facade, fenestration, air barrier, vapor barrier, and wall systems for performance concerns.
• Identify sources of water infiltration, air leakage, condensation, and other enclosure-related deficiencies.
• Perform condition assessments and develop recommendations for repair, rehabilitation, and long-term asset management strategies.

• Serve as a technical lead for building envelope consulting services on new construction and major renovation projects.
• Participate in pre-design meetings, design charrettes, and building enclosure strategy discussions with project teams.
• Perform technical peer reviews of architectural drawings, specifications, and enclosure designs.
• Support development of Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) documents, Basis of Design (BOD) narratives, and project specifications.
• Provide…