Director of Operations, Structural Forensics & Investigations; Licensed PE

Location:

The Colony, TX (hybrid)

Lerch Bates is seeking an entrepreneurial, technically accomplished Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) to lead and grow our Structural Forensics practice.

This is a unique opportunity for a hands‑on leader who enjoys solving complex structural failures, investigating building performance issues, mentoring technical professionals, and helping clients understand and address some of their most challenging building and infrastructure problems.

As Director of Operations, you will provide both the business leadership and technical direction for a growing team of forensic consultants and engineers. You will oversee project delivery, team development, client relationships, operational performance, and strategic growth while remaining actively engaged in forensic investigations, failure analysis, expert consulting, rehabilitation recommendations, and litigation support projects.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with proven leadership capability, strong client relationship skills, and a passion for developing both people and business opportunities.

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.

Lerch Bates is seeking an entrepreneurial, technically accomplished Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) to lead and grow our Structural Forensics practice.

This is a unique opportunity for a hands‑on leader who enjoys solving complex structural failures, investigating building performance issues, mentoring technical professionals, and helping clients understand and address some of their most challenging building and infrastructure problems.

As Director of Operations, you will provide both the business leadership and technical direction for a growing team of forensic consultants and engineers. You will oversee project delivery, team development, client relationships, operational performance, and strategic growth while remaining actively engaged in forensic investigations, failure analysis, expert consulting, rehabilitation recommendations, and litigation support projects.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with proven leadership capability, strong client relationship skills, and a passion for developing both people and business opportunities.

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…