Project Manager - Enclosures

Lerch Bates Company: Studio | LB

Lerch Bates is seeking a Project Manager to join our Building Enclosure Consulting team. This role serves as the central integrator and execution lead for multiple projects within a high-design enclosure practice, ensuring project goals are translated into coordinated, actionable, and successful outcomes.

As a Project Manager, you will serve as the primary point of contact for clients while connecting senior leadership, subject matter experts, and project team members throughout the project lifecycle. You will align design intent, technical performance, and constructability requirements while maintaining continuity, accountability, and momentum across all phases of work.

This position is ideal for professionals with experience in facade consulting, building enclosure consulting, architecture, or related disciplines who enjoy leading complex projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, solving technical challenges, and building strong client relationships.

This position is with Studio | LB, part of the Lerch Bates family of companies.

Become an Employee-Owner

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.

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.

Project Leadership & Integration

• Lead projects through all phases, establishing clear scope, priorities, schedules, and execution strategies.
• Translate high-level project objectives into coordinated workflows and actionable direction for project teams.
• Maintain alignment between design intent, performance criteria, and constructability requirements throughout project execution.
• Drive accountability, continuity, and momentum across multiple concurrent projects.
• Support successful project outcomes through proactive planning, coordination, and execution.

Client Leadership & Communication

• Serve as the primary client interface, maintaining consistent, proactive, and professional communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build trust and strengthen client relationships by providing thoughtful recommendations, practical solutions, and well-reasoned guidance.
• Communicate project status, risks, key decisions, and recommendations effectively and in a timely manner.
• Facilitate project meetings, presentations, and discussions with clients and stakeholders.
• Support a high level of client satisfaction while fostering long-term relationships.

Team Coordination & Collaboration

• Coordinate input from the Principal-in-Charge, subject matter experts, and project team members.
• Ensure contributors are aligned, engaged at the appropriate stages, and working toward a unified project outcome.
• Maintain clarity of roles, responsibilities, and expectations across the project team.
• Foster collaboration and communication across disciplines to support efficient project delivery.
• Serve as the central hub connecting project stakeholders throughout all phases of work.

Technical Oversight & Deliverables

• Oversee the development of coordinated drawings, specifications, technical reports, and project documentation.
• Ensure project deliverables are clear, accurate, complete, and aligned with project performance goals.
• Support the integration of advanced enclosure analysis and computational workflows, including tools such as THERM and WUFI.
• Coordinate technical input from subject matter experts to support informed project decisions.
• Promote consistency with applicable codes, standards, and industry best practices.

Risk Management & Problem Solving

• Identify project risks early and prioritize efforts toward high-impact issues.
• Apply critical thinking and technical judgment to define challenges and develop practical, effective solutions.
• Resolve ambiguity and facilitate decision-making to maintain project momentum.
• Evaluate competing priorities and recommend strategies that support project objectives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts that enhance project quality and delivery.

Financial & Operational Management

• Manage project financial performance in coordination with the Principal-in-Charge, including forecasting, invoicing, and project closeout activities.
• Support efficient utilization of resources while maintaining quality standards and client expectations.
• Monitor project schedules, deliverables, and deadlines to ensure timely project execution.
• Balance multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholder needs in a dynamic environment.
• Maintain accurate project records, documentation, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture or a related field.
• Typically 7+ years of relevant professional experience in facade consulting, building enclosure consulting, architecture, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of building enclosure systems, facade design, and construction practices.
• Working knowledge of applicable codes, standards, and industry best practices.
• Proficiency with Revit and/or AutoCAD.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam, and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Familiarity with enclosure analysis tools and workflows such as THERM and WUFI preferred.
• Ability to synthesize complex technical information into clear, actionable guidance for clients and project teams.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, problem-solving ability, and sound professional judgment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of operating with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.
• Adaptable, responsive, and comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving project environments.

Why Work with Lerch Bates?

• Competitive compensation
• 100% Employee-Owned ESOP (company-funded retirement benefit that allows eligible employees to share in the company's long-term success)
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off (starting at 17 days annually)
• 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement
• Performance-based incentives and bonuses
• Employee assistance and wellness programs

Core Values

Ownership • Community • Integrity • Respect • Optimism

Working Environment:

This position is primarily performed in a professional office or remote office environment with regular use of computers and standard office equipment. Occasional travel for meetings, training, conferences, or company events may be required depending on business needs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Physical Demands:

This position requires prolonged periods of sitting while working at a computer, along with frequent use of hands and fingers for typing and operating office equipment. Employees regularly communicate in person, by telephone, and through virtual meeting platforms.

Occasional standing, walking, bending, and lifting or carrying office materials weighing up to 20 pounds may be required.

Mental Demands:

This position requires strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills. Employees must be able to prioritize multiple assignments, maintain attention to detail, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing business priorities.

The role requires sound judgment, professionalism, problem-solving abilities, confidentiality, and effective collaboration with colleagues, clients, and external partners.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment background check and drug test. The drug test includes screening for marijuana, regardless of state or local laws permitting its use. A conditional offer of employment will be rescinded if a candidate fails either the background check or the drug test. This requirement is mandated by federal regulations applicable to our government contracting obligations.

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, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.