[Hiring] Property Condition Assessments (Operations Manager) @Pinchin in the US

Role Description

Pinchin is seeking an Operations Manager to join our Building Science & Resiliency team. The role reports to the Director.

Our Building Science & Resiliency Team exists to optimize how buildings perform and how communities thrive. We’re driven by preventing problems before they start—improving durability, efficiency, and resilience in both new and existing structures. As we expand across the US through organic growth and strategic acquisitions, we’re seeking an Operations Manager who can help shape this future. In this role, you’ll play a key part in developing a growing region, collaborating with experts across the US and Canada, and contributing to meaningful improvements in the built environment while advancing your own career.

Your Impact as an Operations Manager:

• Lead in keeping the team members and all stakeholders safe.
• Assist the Director and Senior Vice President in developing and implementing regional strategies aligned with the Company’s goals.
• Oversee project budgets and keep staff on task.
• Meet with clients and attend Client and Industry organization meetings/events.
• Work to foster strong relationships with existing Clients and develop new Clients.
• Lead project team, providing direction, mentorship, coaching, and fostering a collaborative and results-driven culture.
• Gather opportunities for work and then prepare/review proposals for potential work.
• Assist the Director and Senior Vice President to help drive a culture of effective people management and career development with a focus on growth and preparing successors for key roles.
• Perform senior technical, senior review, and client management duties where appropriate.
• Engage in professional organizations, attend conferences when necessary, and/or contribute to technical committees in line with their field of work.
• Lead by example in the office and in the field in accordance with Pinchin’s Core Values and desired culture.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related engineering (architectural engineering, civil engineering, construction management, etc.) or architecture field, preferred.
• Licensed Architect or Professional Engineer, or ability to obtain license within 12 months of hiring, preferred.
• 8 + years of experience in the construction/building industry.
• 2 + years of previous management experience.
• Technical understanding of the due-diligence inspection process including an in-depth knowledge of performing Property Condition Assessments (PCAs) per ASTM E2018.
• Working knowledge of building enclosure systems (waterproofing, roofing, facades, glazing, fenestrations, air/vapor barriers, etc.) and general construction.
• Working knowledge of other third-party consultant reports typically performed during due diligence/real estate transactions such as environmental site assessments, zoning letters, surveys, seismic risk assessments, and property resilience assessments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Strong writing and documentation skills.
• Ability to read technical specifications, drawings, and reports.
• Valid driver’s license with access to a reliable vehicle. Work-related travel is compensated.
• Ability to travel 25% of time outside of immediate region.
• Ability to visit projects/job sites and work outside during all seasons. This may include working from ladders, boom-lifts, scaffolds, and rooftops.
• Ability to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, and the ability to pass a company physical.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and great benefits.
• Comprehensive Benefit package, including a Health Savings Account, an employer funded Health Reimbursement Account, as well as a Dependent Care FSA ensuring flexible options.
• Strong 401(k) plan and employer matching.
• Reimbursement for association fees and resources for ongoing development.

Company Description

Pinchin makes buildings and environments better. We are a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with offices across North America. Our teams bring together expertise in environmental services, compliance, building science and resiliency, occupational health and safety, sustainability, and engineering. We help clients create safe, healthy, and higher performing places through solutions that reflect innovation, care, and deep technical insight.

At Pinchin, we empower our people to uphold unwavering principles and work with purpose to create better outcomes for our clients, communities, and environments.