Senior Consulting Engineer​/Architect, Building Technology

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Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is a national engineering firm committed to delivering holistic advice for our clients’ most complex challenges. We leverage our collective and diverse experience, technical expertise, and industry knowledge of structures and building enclosures, advanced analysis, performance & code consulting, and applied science & research to deliver unrivaled, comprehensive solutions that drive superior performance. With 750 employees in ten office locations throughout the United States, SGH’s industry‑leading teams constantly seek to advance the meaning of what’s possible.

The only way to advance is to question and explore. Every member of the SGH team is both a learner and an educator, committed to advancing ourselves, our teams, and our industry. Together we are creating a community that never settles for what is but always seeks what could be.

• Our Work:
  Our clients trust us to bring clarity and deliver outstanding solutions for their most complex projects.
• Our People:
  We are bold thinkers and compassionate teammates, committed to lifelong learning and professional growth.
• Our Commitment:
  We live with integrity and embrace an obligation to give back to our professions and communities.
• Our Contribution:
  We offer a comprehensive and rich compensation and benefits package with company‑paid and voluntary programs to help build healthy lifestyles, strong relationships, and future prosperity.

The Senior Consulting Engineer/Architect will act as project manager for small to medium‑sized projects. Responsibilities will include new design consultation, as well as the evaluation, investigation, and repair design for existing buildings. This individual will manage complex standalone projects or multiple concurrent projects, including mentoring junior staff and fostering strong client relationships. This role requires active professional engagement within the individual’s area of technical expertise, including participation in relevant associations and committees.

Essential duties include climbing ladders and scaffolds, working at significant heights, and traveling by car, train / subway and air to multiple job sites. This is an in‑office position located in Oakland, CA, with the potential for flexible working hours.

• Consult on building enclosure waterproofing design and construction to contractors, architects, developers, building owners, property managers, and construction managers.
• Perform peer reviews of Architect’s plans and specifications. Draft sketches to convey design concepts or sequencing clarifications.
• Provide site visits and responses to submittals and requests for information during the construction administration phase of projects.
• Perform water leakage testing of roofing and waterproofing systems, windows, curtain walls, and other building components.
• Observe and document localized destructive testing of all envelope components including wall claddings, windows, roofs, skylights, flooring, plaza waterproofing and below grade elements.
• Assist Partners in coordinating and managing site investigations to verify building enclosure as built conditions and develop remediation recommendations.
• Author reports to convey investigation findings and recommendations.
• Design remedial repairs to existing building systems, including walls, roofs, window and curtain wall systems, and plaza waterproofing systems. This includes drafting drawings and specifications suitable for bidding and construction.
• Perform façade surveys and write reports in accordance with the city of San Francisco’s Façade Ordinance.
• Provide litigation support for projects involving all the issues discussed above.
• Provide on-the-job training and mentoring to entry level and junior staff.
• Manage multiple projects, including coordinating contracts and additional service requests, reviewing invoices, and evaluating project staffing and budgets.
• Remain professionally active in local or national industry groups, prepare…