Building Enclosure Consultant

Department:
Building Science Lerch Bates is seeking a Building Enclosure Consultant to join our Building Science team. This role supports both new building enclosure design, engineering, construction consulting, and commissioning projects as well as existing building repair and rehabilitation 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 Enclosure 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.

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.

Building Assessments & Investigations 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.

Building Enclosure Design & Consulting Serve as a technical lead for building enclosure 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 recommendations that improve enclosure performance, constructability, durability, and long-term building resilience.

Construction Administration & Quality Assurance Conduct on-site quality…