Insurance Defense Attorney

Reference Number : Building Sciences Lead

Salary : Negotiable

Sector : Construction and Engineering

Our client, a leading consultancy in Ontario, is looking for a Building Sciences Lead to join the ever-expanding office in Toronto.

The successful candidate will be able to provide building sciences services on a variety of projects, working out of our existing office in Toronto, and will be able to perform the following tasks:

• Building envelope inspection and testing for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings (roofing, curtain wall and balcony, windows and skylights, cladding, air & vapor barrier, sealants, waterproofing, damp proofing, precast, structural steel, fireproofing, etc.);
• Building Restoration and Condition Assessment;
• Capital planning;
• Litigation Support & Dispute Resolutions;
• Performance Evaluations & Investigations;
• Restoration Engineering;
• Construction Audits and Performance Audits;

The successful Building Sciences Lead will be responsible for:

• Establishing and managing a Building Sciences Division;
• Providing field inspection and testing services;
• Preparation of technical proposals and reports;
• Recruiting and training intermediate junior Building Sciences staff;
• Training geotechnical and environmental staff to carry out building sciences testing and inspection;
• Development and maintenance of client relationships;
• Managing staff and resource allocation within the Building Sciences Division.

Building Sciences Lead Requirements and Experience:

• Degree from an accredited university in Building Sciences or Civil Engineering;
• Registered as a Professional Engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario;
• A minimum of years of diverse building sciences experience;
• Strong technical and project management skills;
• Superior verbal and written communication skills;
• Valid Driver’s License.

Successful candidate will also possess:

• Entrepreneurial spirit with previous business development experience;
• Energetic, self-motivated, results-oriented go-getter;
• Composed, confident demeanor, comfortable in a variety of settings (clients, contractors, technical staff, executives);
• Flexible, responsive can-do attitude, with willingness to take on a wide scope of responsibilities to build Building Sciences business.