Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: Fort Lauderdale, FLDepartment: Vertical Transportation
Job Summary:
We are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking professional with extensive experience in the Vertical Transportation (Elevator and Escalator) industry. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of design, modernization, and maintenance programs, as well as the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, actionable recommendations for clients.
The Senior Vertical Transportation Consultant serves as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor for clients within a designated service area, leading efforts to deliver exceptional consulting services while meeting revenue targets established by leadership. This role combines technical knowledge, client management, and mentoring responsibilities to strengthen our consulting team and improve client experience.
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 pairs Building Science and Building Flow with one integrated team delivery. Our work spans design, construction, investigation, repair, management and modernization with one consistent goal: helping clients make confident, well‑informed decisions in an increasingly complex Built Environment.
We are each 100% equal owners in the LB ESOP, which drives our ownership mindset and shapes everything we do. At Lerch Bates, your expertise matters, your voice carries weight and your work directly contributes to our shared success as OneLB. We invest in professional growth, collaboration, and technical excellence, supporting challenging and meaningful work alongside people who care about getting it right. If you’re motivated by solving real problems, working on impactful projects, and being part of a team that truly owns both the work and the outcome, you’re ready to be more than an employee. You’re ready to be an employee-owner.
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.
Generate a customer pipeline by marketing LB services for all given lines of business in the service area.  This may include, but is not limited to, exhibiting at regional conferences, conducting client lunch-and-learns, visiting potential and current client locations, and writing industry-specific blogs and articles.
Participate in all aspects of project development, including but not limited to: bid and contract development, conceptual planning, design, construction administration, maintenance audits, and modernization projects for vertical transportation systems.
Assist with active projects to ensure client satisfaction, quality, timeliness of delivery, and timely billing and payment.
Assist with the planning, coordination, billing, delivery, and all other activities associated with other business lines in the assigned service area as requested.
Provide scheduled and requested reports to business support functions and leadership, including but not limited to equipment and systems status, percentage of work completed, billing percentages, contract additions, change orders, and deficiency lists.
Mentor, coach, and develop Consultants and Associate Consultants in industry knowledge, best practices, and customer generation and service actions.  Acts as the subject matter expert to other Consultants.
What You’ll Bring:
Bachelor’s degree in Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field (preferred).
An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities.
10+ years of experience required; elevator industry experience strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of the industry, including expert knowledge in one or more of the following areas: elevators, escalators, moving walkways, mid- and/or high-rise building design, specifications, and analysis, or other vertical transportation equipment.
Knowledge and adherence to applicable industry ASME codes, standards, and safety rules.
Strong project management skills, including the ability to coordinate the design and implementation of systems with the architectural team, building owner, management companies, municipalities, etc., as well as the work and time of self and others.
Highly organized and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong negotiation skills.
Deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills.
Ability to maintain current knowledge and understanding of industry operational and equipment trends.
Ability to teach, coach, and mentor others.
Ability to execute tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment, managing multiple projects and priorities.
Ability to present professionally in communication, interactions, and attire and hygiene with customers, the public, and others.
Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hat, or other safety requirements of LB or the general contractor when performing surveys, construction administrative services, etc.
Ability to work effectively with all levels of Consultants and Designers, build partnerships, and direct teams.
Ability to travel regionally on a regular basis.
Intermediate or better proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Acrobat, and PowerPoint, CAD/Drawing review software, CAD deliverables, and Project Time Recording System.
Why work with Lerch Bates?
Competitive compensation
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Employee Stock Ownership Program
Generous paid time off
Incentive compensation bonus
401(k) with up to 6 percent employer match
FSA and HSA options
Charitable paid time off
Birthday bonus
Paid parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Learning and professional development programs
Dedicated internal career development team
Exceptional company culture
Employee resource groups
Team building and networking activities
And more!
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.