Architectural Assessor II

The Opportunity: At FOS, it’s all about the people. We’re constantly growing, and that’s where this new opportunity comes in. This position can be done in any state in the United States. In this position, the ideal candidate will be able to lead the architectural, structural, and civil portions of facility condition assessments on various asset types including buildings in the healthcare, education, sports, public, and commercial sectors. Ability to assess non-building assets such as bridges, piers, pavement, and sitework is also essential. Acting as an Architectural Assessor on projects, this person will be responsible for observing, identifying, and documenting all architectural, structural, and civil systems for a given asset, identifying any deficiencies that these systems have, and providing recommendations with budgetary cost estimates for how best to correct the deficiencies. Additionally, Architectural Assessors are responsible for ensuring work quality for the Architectural discipline, interfacing with clients and their facility staff teams, and supporting the Project Managers in various tasks as assigned. Your Responsibilities:

• Conduct on-site facility condition assessments as part of a multidisciplinary team on existing buildings and civil assets.
• Evaluate architectural systems such as the building’s structure, walls, roof, windows, doors, interior finishes, and accessibility features.
• Evaluate non-building civil systems such as pavement, landscaping, fencing, site elements, and bridges.
• Work with the client and other on-site personnel to assess assets maintaining a typical walk rate ranging between 100,000 to 175,000 building square feet per day.
• Provide written technical descriptions of the systems observed and of their deficiencies.
• Determine overall condition of each system and its remaining useful life.
• Provide recommendations for correction of identified deficiencies.
• Provide rough cost estimates for executing your recommendations that will be used by our clients for future project planning and capital planning initiatives.
• Interview building operations and maintenance staff to determine building history, recent maintenance challenges, chronic maintenance challenges, and operations information.
• Prepare project progress documentation for project manager review.
• Review work of peers and actively participate in post-project reviews.

  What we offer:

• Flexible work schedules! We offer a hybrid model, so you can work from home and/or work from the office
• Competitive benefits package, including a generous paid time off policy
• An inclusive work environment that encourages employees to demonstrate their strengths and passions in achieving personal and organizational goals
• Coaching with leadership that enables professional …