Enclosure Consultant - Diagnostics

Walter P Moore; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Walter P Moore's DC office is seeking a Building Enclosure Consultant with experience in design, modeling, assessment, testing, and repair of building enclosures. The role focuses on enclosure systems for new and existing buildings and requires PE or RA licensure.

The ideal candidate will review enclosure assemblies, analyze air infiltration, water intrusion and energy performance, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on high-performance building projects in the DC area.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years’ experience in building enclosure design, review, and assessments.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) is required.
• Experience with exterior wall, below-grade waterproofing, and roofing assemblies.
• Understanding of building science and performance modeling; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design new enclosure systems and repairs for existing enclosure systems.
• Review enclosure systems for new construction, renovation, and restoration projects.
• Investigate and determine service life of building enclosure assemblies.
• Perform enclosure review to assess air infiltration, rain water control, heat transfer, and vapor transmission.
• Conduct building performance analysis including daylighting, solar heat gain, and energy transfer in holistic enclosure integration.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Written and verbal communication

Education

B.S. in Civil Engineering

M.S. in Architectural Engineering

Master of Architecture in Building Science/Building Enclosures/Historic Preservation

Job description

We have immediate openings for a Building Enclosure Consultant with professional experience in building enclosure design, modeling, assessment, testing, and repair to join our growing Building Enclosure Practice in our Diagnostics Group, based in our DC office.

Responsibilities:

In this position, the qualified individual will design new enclosure systems, and design repairs for existing enclosure systems. They will perform review of enclosure systems for new construction, renovation, and restoration projects. The qualified individual will investigate and determine the service life of building enclosure assemblies.They will perform enclosure review to assess air infiltration, rain water control, heat transfer, and vapor transmission. They will perform building performance analysis including evaluate day-lighting, solar heat gain, thermal energy transfer, and holistic integration of the enclosure with building mechanical, lighting, and plumbing systems.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years’ experience in building enclosure design, review, and assessments
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) is required
• S. in Civil Engineering, M.S. in Architectural Engineering, or Master of Architecture in Building Science/Building Enclosures/ Historic Preservation.
• Having an RRO/RRC/RWC is a plus.
• Experience in building enclosure design, repair, and retrofit and the integrated design and delivery of high performance buildings.
• Experience with exterior wall, below-grade waterproofing, and roofing assemblies.
• Understanding of building science and thermal analysis concepts as well as a knowledge of modeling building performance and sustainability.
• Demonstrated strength in providing excellent customer service.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

As a Hybrid Firm, Walter P Moore combines the best of both worlds - blending work options to include in-office and home office environments. This allows us to offer more flexibility and work-life integration to our employees. Candidates applying for this position should have the ability to commute to or periodically travel to the affiliated office.

Pay Transparency Disclosure Statement: This position has an annual salary range as stated below and is, in good faith, an estimate. The actual offered salary will be dependent on the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, geographic location, industry experience and internal equity. Walter P Moore reserves the right to offer more or less than the posted range based on the criteria previously stated and will do so in a manner that does not discriminate against a candidate's protected status per local, state and federal law.

$91K - $113K in Washington DC

Walter P Moore is an equal employment opportunity employer, and provides equal employment opportunities (including offering competitive compensation and benefit packages) to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws and encourage all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Overview

Walter P Moore is an international company of engineers, architects, innovators, and creative people who solve some of the world’s most complex structural and infrastructure challenges. Providing structural, diagnostics, civil, traffic, parking, transportation, enclosure, WPM technology and construction engineering services, we design solutions that are cost- and resource-efficient, forward-thinking, and help support and shape communities worldwide. Founded in 1931 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, our 1000+ professionals work across 28 U.S. offices and 9 international locations.