Freelance Elevator Project Manager Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Department: Vertical Transportation

Lerch Bates is seeking an Elevator Project Manager to support the planning, coordination, and execution of vertical transportation projects. This role works closely with consultants, clients, contractors, and internal teams to manage project activities, maintain schedules, and support project delivery from initiation through completion.

This position offers an opportunity to build technical expertise in the vertical transportation industry while gaining hands-on experience with elevator systems, modernization projects, construction coordination, and client management. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and interested in developing long-term expertise in a specialized and growing industry.

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 Coordination & Delivery

• Support the planning and execution of elevator and vertical transportation projects from initiation through completion
• Coordinate project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and timelines to maintain successful project execution
• Communicate with clients, consultants, contractors, vendors, and internal teams regarding project status and updates
• Participate in project meetings, bid meetings, and client progress calls
• Monitor project progress and identify schedule risks or project issues requiring attention
• Support project documentation, reporting, and deliverable tracking

Project Management & Client Support

• Serve as a point of contact for assigned projects and support day-to-day client communication
• Maintain project information and workflows using project management tools and internal systems
• Assist with quality control reviews and verify deliverables meet project expectations and standards
• Coordinate internal resources and project assignments to support successful execution
• Travel periodically for project meetings, field visits, and client-facing activities

Technical Development

• Build technical knowledge of elevators, escalators, and vertical transportation systems
• Develop technical writing skills and assist with project documentation and reporting
• Gain experience evaluating project conditions and supporting problem-solving efforts for clients and project teams

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related fields preferred
• Experience through previous employment, internships, co-ops, or project work preferred
• Knowledge of construction practices, building systems, mechanical systems, or electrical systems preferred
• Strong project coordination, organizational, and time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to quickly learn technical concepts and industry-specific information
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Customer-focused mindset with strong interpersonal skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Experience with Bluebeam preferred
• Ability to travel periodically for project and client-related activities (approximately 10–25%)

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 accommodation 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.