Project Manager - Facade Access Group

Job Title:Project Manager

Department: Façade Access Consulting Group (FACG)

Job Summary:

Lerch Bates is seeking a professional with experience in construction, architecture, or engineering to join our team as a Project Manager. Project Managers function as essential support to our Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Managers in our Façade Access Group. This position will oversee multiple projects and provide communication, solutions, and recommendations to clients with guidance or oversight and a high degree of discretion and judgment. If you want to join a team of driven and knowledgeable professionals, apply to work with Lerch Bates today!

Company Insight:

Lerch Bates is the global multidisciplinary technical consultancy, saving time and money for those designing, modernizing, investigating, or managing buildings. From risk to ROI, schedule to sustainability, Lerch Bates’ suite of services helps you plan the future of your building at every phase of the building lifecycle. As your partner in finding the best technical outcomes for your project, we ensure functionality, safety, and value work together.

We simplify the path to the best technical expertise for the built environment anywhere in the world. Lerch Bates offers integrated specialties, including vertical transportation, logistics, enclosures & structures, forensics, and multidisciplinary building lifecycle services that optimize performance from design, construction, and management to forensic investigation, repair, and modernization.

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.

• Identify, plan, direct, and coordinate each of the critical project life cycle phases.
• Participate and/or lead meetings with clients virtually and in person.
• Produce drawing sets with minimal errors, specifically performance-based drawings and plan of service drawings for FACG.
• Produce reports with minimal errors, specifically reports for the Basis of Design, Cost Analysis, Bid Comparison, Site Survey, and Certifications (inspection, testing, repairs, maintenance, installation).
• Produce specifications, calculations, and information packages with minimal errors as needed for BMES and FACG.
• Conduct on-site quality assurance observations, surveys, and inspections for conformance to contract documents, industry standards, manufacturer requirements, and/or best practices.
• Proactively keep clients and stakeholders informed of project status and changes.
• Explore and capitalize on opportunities to enhance service with or upsell existing clients/projects.
• Manage project financials with the assistance of Project Coordinators and Project Analysts, including booking new projects, updating projections, submitting invoice requests, and preparing closeout documentation.
• Participate and/or lead extracurricular team projects.
• Research, interpret, and communicate industry codes, standards, and best practices.
• Occasional travel within the United States (1 to 2 times per month) and possible infrequent travel outside the United States (approximately 1 to 2 times per year or less)

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor of Science in Construction, Architecture, or Engineering (10+ years of experience as a Project Manager in the construction industry in lieu of a degree).
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience in the architecture, engineering, and/or construction industry.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information and build rapport with clients, contractors, sub-contractors, employees, and other industry stakeholders in written, verbal, and presentation formats.
• Excellent skills in technical writing and communication.
• Flexible, responsive, and confident multi-tasker able to work independently, handle multiple deadlines, and accommodate shifting priorities.
• Ability to lead and contribute to the team in a collaborative, interactive environment.
• Commitment to quality, organization, meticulous attention to detail, and consistency in work product.
• Consistently demonstrates enthusiasm and a positive attitude toward the organization, customers, and work in general.
• Ability to recognize problems and offer workable solutions.
• Possession of a designated level of technical or engineering skill and the ability to keep up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Ability to follow through with commitments, accept accountability, handle change, set personal standards, stay focused under pressure, and meet attendance/punctuality requirements.

Why work with Lerch Bates?

• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership program!
• Generous PTO
• Incentive compensation bonus
• 401(k) with up to 6% employer match!
• FSA and HSA
• Charitable paid time off
• Birthday Bonus
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Learning and Development
  • An entire internal department dedicated to your learning and career development!
• Exceptional company culture
  • Employee resource groups
  • Team building and networking activities
• And more!

Be more than just an employee…

Lerch Bates is 100% employee-owned! Our employee-owners bring a distinct “we own what we do” brand of technical consulting to every project and partnership. When you work with us, you join a company with an ownership mindset. Expect responsibility, service, and performance in everything we do. So, what does that mean for you? After a certain service time, you are eligible for stock ownership, which essentially works as an additional wealth accumulation and/or retirement account! 

CORE Values: Ownership . Community . Integrity . Respect . Optimism

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.