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Department: Vertical Transportation

Job Summary:

Lerch Bates is seeking an Elevator Consultant to join our Vertical Transportation team. This role supports a broad range of projects involving elevators, escalators, moving walkways, modernization programs, equipment assessments, maintenance audits, design consulting, and construction administration services.

The Elevator Consultant serves as a trusted advisor to building owners, architects, contractors, and project teams by delivering technical expertise and practical solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

This position is ideal for professionals with experience in the elevator industry, elevator modernization, vertical transportation systems, elevator inspections, or consulting services who enjoy solving complex challenges, managing projects, and building strong client relationships.

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, which fosters an ownership mindset and accountability in everything we do. At Lerch Bates, your expertise matters, your voice carries weight, and your work directly contributes to our shared success as OneLB. 

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 Management & Consulting

• Manage vertical transportation projects from planning through completion, including modernization projects, equipment assessments, maintenance audits, inspections, and construction administration activities.
• Coordinate project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and client communication to ensure quality execution and client satisfaction.
• Provide technical recommendations and guidance related to elevators, escalators, moving walks, and other vertical transportation systems.
• Prepare and communicate project updates, findings, and recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends, equipment technologies, codes, and best practices.

Client Development & Relationship Management

• Develop and strengthen relationships with existing and prospective clients
• Identify opportunities to expand services within current client relationships
• Participate in industry events, client meetings, presentations, and networking activities
• Support business development efforts and market visibility initiatives

Technical Expertise

• Conduct equipment reviews, inspections, audits, and field evaluations
• Maintain current knowledge of industry trends, technologies, applicable codes, and best practices
• Prepare reports, recommendations, and project documentation
• Provide project updates and technical guidance to clients and internal teams

Field Responsibilities

• Travel as needed to support project and client requirements
• Wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during field activities and site visits
• Perform work in active construction environments and occupied buildings as required

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field preferred
• 3–5+ years of experience in the elevator, vertical transportation, or related industry
• Experience with elevator modernization, maintenance audits, inspections, design, or construction administration strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of vertical transportation systems including elevators, escalators, moving walks, and related equipment
• Knowledge of applicable industry codes, standards, and safety requirements, including ASME codes
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously
• Ability to coordinate effectively with clients, building owners, architects, contractors, consultants, and project teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work independently and within a collaborative team environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience with CAD or drawing review software preferred
• QEI/CEI certification preferred; equivalent industry experience may be considered in lieu of certification
• Ability to travel as needed for project work and client meetings

Why Work with Lerch Bates?

• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off (starting at 17 days annually)
• 9 paid holidays
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Paid parental leave
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement
• Performance-based incentives and bonuses
• Employee assistance and wellness programs

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

Working Environment:

This role involves both physical and mental demands and may be performed in various settings, including offices, construction sites, and confined spaces like elevator pits. Tasks often require frequent movement in multiple directions. Lerch Bates will provide reasonable accommodations upon request through Human Resources.

Physical Demands:

This role requires regular sitting, talking, and hearing in meetings and by phone. Employees must navigate tight spaces, climb ladders, move around construction sites, take measurements, and travel by car, air, or rail. Duties may involve working at heights and in confined spaces, using hands for tasks like typing and operating elevator components, and applying up to 30 lbs. of force. Close visual attention is also required.

Mental Demands:

This position requires strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills. Employees must interpret complex information, apply mathematical and logical reasoning, quickly learn new skills, and manage detailed, multitask workloads under shifting deadlines. Regular interaction with executives, colleagues, clients, and external stakeholders is also expected.

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.