Associate Building Enclosure Consultant

# Associate Building Enclosure Consultant Hot Job The Colony, TX 75056

End Date   12/31/2026## Overview Salary Range $73,000.00 - $88,000.00 Salary/year## Description
** Department:
** New Building Enclosure Design & Consulting
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* Location:

The Colony, TX
**** Lerch Bates is seeking an Associate Building Enclosure Consultant to join our Building Science team. This role is designed for professionals who want to build a long-term career in building enclosure consulting while gaining hands-on experience with some of the most challenging and technically sophisticated projects in the industry.
**** As an Associate Building Enclosure Consultant, you will work alongside experienced Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Practice Leaders on projects involving new construction, major renovations, and high-performance building enclosures. You'll contribute to building enclosure consulting and commissioning (BECx) services that help owners, architects, and contractors improve building performance, reduce risk, and deliver durable, resilient buildings.
**** This position provides a clear pathway toward becoming an independent Consultant through exposure to design review, construction quality assurance, field testing, commissioning, project management, and client engagement. It is ideal for professionals who enjoy solving technical problems, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and developing expertise in building science and building enclosure systems.
**** 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.
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* 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 Enclosure Consulting & Technical Development
*** Support building enclosure consulting and building enclosure commissioning (BECx) projects for new construction and major renovation projects.
* Review architectural drawings, specifications, and enclosure details with a focus on air, water, thermal, and vapor control systems.
* Evaluate building enclosure assemblies including curtain walls, storefront systems, glazing systems, roofing assemblies, waterproofing systems, and exterior wall systems.
* Participate in design reviews and collaborate with project teams to identify opportunities to improve enclosure performance, durability, and constructability.
* Develop technical expertise through mentorship, hands-on project experience, and collaboration with industry-leading building enclosure professionals.
** Field Services & Construction Quality Assurance
*** Participate in design, pre-construction, and construction-phase meetings.
* Conduct quality assurance site observations and serve as a representative of Lerch Bates during project site visits.
* Perform or assist with…