Building Envelope Field Specialist

Department:
Building Science

Lerch Bates is seeking a Building Envelope Field Specialist to support building enclosure testing, quality assurance observations, field investigations, and building performance evaluations for both new construction and existing building projects.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in the field, solving real-world building challenges, and evaluating how building enclosure systems perform over time. You will conduct building envelope testing, perform site observations, document findings, and support assessments involving roofing systems, waterproofing assemblies, exterior wall systems, fenestration, air barriers, and other building enclosure components.

The Building Envelope Field Specialist works independently while collaborating closely with consultants, project teams, contractors, and building owners to support building enclosure design, construction, commissioning, investigation, repair, and rehabilitation projects.

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.

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.

• Conduct field testing and building performance evaluations, including:
  • Electronic leak detection testing
  • Air barrier testing
  • Water penetration and performance testing
  • Infrared thermography scanning
• Perform construction quality assurance (CQA) observations on active construction projects.
• Conduct field investigations and condition assessments of existing building enclosure systems.
• Evaluate field conditions and building systems to identify performance concerns, construction deficiencies, deterioration, and moisture-related issues.
• Support roof assessments, facade evaluations, waterproofing investigations, and building enclosure performance studies.
• Assist with building enclosure commissioning, rehabilitation, repair, and modernization projects.
• Apply established procedures and sound judgment while adapting to changing project and site conditions.

• Prepare clear, accurate, and timely field reports documenting observations, testing results, existing conditions, and recommendations.
• Document construction quality, installation practices, and building enclosure performance findings.
• Maintain documentation in accordance with company standards and reporting…