Senior Building Envelope Specialist

Nordia Inc.; City of Moncton; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

EXP is seeking a Building Science and Specifications Specialist to lead building-envelope design reviews, develop and coordinate architectural specifications, and mentor staff across New Brunswick offices.

You will advise on exterior walls, roofs, glazing, waterproofing, and control layers, while maintaining master specifications and contributing to technical proposals. Occasional travel across Atlantic Canada is required.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in building science or related fields.
• Licensed architect, professional engineer, registered technologist, or equivalent senior-level experience.
• Knowledge of building-envelope systems, materials, interfaces, control layers, and rehabilitation approaches.
• Experience coordinating architectural specifications using MasterFormat and SectionFormat principles.
• Experience reviewing drawings, technical details, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, substitutions, and RFIs.
• Experience with new-construction envelope design and existing-building condition assessments.
• Working knowledge of Canadian building and energy codes and applicable standards.
• Experience with institutional and public-sector projects is preferred.
• Experience with specification-authoring software and content management.
• Credentials like CSC, LEED are assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in building-envelope design reviews from schematic design through construction documentation.
• Advise project teams on exterior wall, roof, glazing, curtain wall, waterproofing, and below-grade assemblies.
• Support the development and coordination of envelope details and water, air, vapour, and thermal-control layers.
• Develop and review project-specific architectural specifications, focusing on building-envelope systems.
• Maintain and improve architectural master specifications, office standards, technical guidance, and workflows.
• Coordinate architectural specifications with drawings, consultant documents, project requirements, procurement methods, and client standards.
• Participate in interdisciplinary technical and drawing-to-specification quality reviews before major submissions.
• Support construction administration through envelope-related submittals, shop drawings, RFIs, mock-ups, field testing, deficiencies, and corrective work.
• Conduct building-envelope investigations, condition assessments, performance audits, and site reviews for existing buildings.
• Prepare clear technical reports, recommendations, drawings, and specifications for repair and rehabilitation projects.
• Review technical reports and documentation prepared by developing staff.
• Provide technical guidance to clients and project teams and mentor architects, interns, engineers, and technologists.
• Contribute to technical proposals, project scoping, work planning, and client presentations.
• Travel to project sites throughout New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada as required.

Skills

Building-envelope design

Technical writing

Client service

Mentoring

Project management

Quality reviews

Education

Licensed architect

Professional engineer

Certified technologist

MasterFormat knowledge

Tools

MasterFormat

Specification software

Job description

EXP is seeking a Building Science and Specifications Specialist to lead building-envelope design reviews, develop and coordinate architectural specifications, and mentor staff across New Brunswick offices.

You will advise on exterior walls, roofs, glazing, waterproofing, and control layers, while maintaining master specifications and contributing to technical proposals. Occasional travel across Atlantic Canada is required.