Building Envelope Consultant

🕒 December 9, 2025

🏢🏡 Chicago – Hybrid

💵 $95k - $120k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Walker Consultants

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201 - 500 employees

Walker Consultants provides planning, design, engineering, forensics, restoration and consulting for the built environment. Our experts have been advancing industry standards since we began in 1965. We are a 100% employee-owned company that takes pride in the value we provide our clients through integrity, honesty, and excellence.

📋 Description

• Provide expert building enclosure consulting services to a range of local and national clients. • Act as the primary client contact on projects involving both new construction and existing structures. • Focus on the design, evaluation, and consulting for below-grade waterproofing systems, plazas and podiums, exterior walls and fenestration systems, and roofing assemblies. • Conduct condition assessments, investigations, design, peer review, bid phase services, construction administration, testing, and other typical building envelope services. • Collaborate on impactful projects while serving as a trusted technical resource to clients. • Perform investigations related to the building envelope and prepare reports with observations and repair recommendations. • Review condition appraisals, develop repair schemes and recommendations, and prepare construction cost estimates. • Produce building envelope construction documents. • Assist in peer/office reviews of projects and conduct progress reviews during report and construction document production. • Perform construction administration services such as RFI & submittal review, site visits, and punch list. • Meet with architects, contractors, and clients to review investigations and designs and to answer questions related to our work. • Monitor project budget and schedule and act to correct any discrepancies. • Other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• 7-12+ years of building envelope and waterproofing experience. • Licensed Architect (RA) or Professional Engineer (PE); Building Envelope certifications (AIA BEC, RCI, or similar) are a plus • Strong knowledge of exterior systems and materials (facades, roofing, waterproofing, windows, etc.). • Experience with both new construction and evaluation of existing structures. • Familiarity with ASTM & AAMA standards and field testing procedures. • Ability to supervise professional and support staff, including outside consultants assigned to the project. • Ability to manage client relationships and maintain communication with the client after the project is finished for securing possible future work. • A collaborative, client-focused mindset and interest in business development. • Ability to compile strong RFQ/RFP responses. • Willingness to travel as needed.

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus program • Opportunity to purchase Walker stock – Walker is 100% employee-owned! • Medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance • Mental wellness benefits • Health Savings Account with company contribution • 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Spending Accounts • 529 college savings plan • A minimum of 3 weeks of Paid Time Off per year • 9 paid holidays per year, including 3 paid floating holidays • 5 days of bereavement leave and PTO Donation Bank to help during difficult times • 100% compensation replacement during short-term disability leaves • Paid parental leave that allows an additional week of paid time alongside short-term disability leave and/or applicable state paid leave programs • Paid community involvement hours • Tuition and licensure reimbursement and sponsorship of professional memberships • Internal conferences and professional development opportunities • Employee Resource Groups and Affinity Groups