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At PARTNER, success starts with the right mindset: connection, compassion, and curiosity. Whether consulting with clients or collaborating with colleagues, these principles guide how we work. We deliver engineering, environmental, and energy consulting, plus design services across the Americas, Europe, and beyond. As a leader in Commercial Real Estate (CRE), we’re 1,600+ professionals strong in 40+ offices. Our mission is simple: create the best home for talented professionals. If you value delivering exceptional experiences through problem-solving, coordination, and a mindset of care for clients and colleagues, you’ll feel right at home. That approach has earned us recognition on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms, Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Companies, and Zweig’s Best Firms to Work For. Here, your ideas matter, your impact is real, and your work helps shape the future. Check out this role and join our team of talented professionals.

Learn more about Partner at www.partneresi.com.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Conduct assessments of buildings to evaluate the condition of the building systems, provide recommendations for immediate repairs, and use observations and industry standards to determine future building system replacements
• Conduct appropriate site reconnaissance, data compilation and organization, and project research (historical, regulatory, etc.)
• Technical report authoring and preparation of quality supporting documents (maps, appendices, etc.)
• Plan, schedule, and track project timelines and milestones to ensure project progress status is on schedule and effectively communicate project progress and any issues as they arise to the Project Manager and client
• Provide solid recommendations and solutions to the Project Manager and client, while understanding the assessment’s potential impact on the transaction process
• Coordinate and respond to requests for changes in project scope

Qualifications

• A Bachelors or Graduate Degree in Architecture or related Engineering Field (Civil, Mechanical, etc.)
• Experience in architecture, engineering and/or construction/cost estimating
• Experience performing property inspections
• Experience completing similar work for financial institutions

Skills and Abilities

• Projects involve a degree of travel. Candidate must have a valid driver’s license and provide own transportation to and from project sites
• Ability to work on projects concurrently with a proven ability to successfully deliver a quality product on time
• Familiar with the basic principles of civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering, including construction and maintenance of structures and systems
• Understand concepts of building component life cycles, system condition evaluation, replacement costs
• Demonstrate strong skills in observation, deduction, and reasoning
• Requires frequent bending, reaching, standing, walking, sitting, pushing, and pulling exerted regularly throughout the work shift
• Requires the ability to climb a ladder

Compensation

1099 consultants will be paid a negotiated flat rate by project.

Full-time Salary range is $70,000 to $120,000 or higher for extensive related experience. This is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role.

The pay scale for this role considers a wide range of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note, the disclosed pay scale estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic location where the position may be filled.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive bonus program which is dependent on various factors, including, but not limited to individual and organizational performance.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, vacation, and sick time, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is Partner Engineering and Science, Inc’s (The Company) policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The company maintains a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based on an individual’s race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), reproductive health decision making, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

California Consumer Privacy Act

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