Architecture & Engineering Technical Report Reviewer (Remote, Remote, US)

Job Summary:

Reviews Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), Property Condition Assessment (PCA), Property Condition Equity (PCE), and/or Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) reports and/or Seismic Reports (including Seismic Risk Assessments, Tier 1 Reports, and Structural Building Systems Assessments. Communicates with the field staff and provides feedback on quality of written report. Helps instruct the field staff and provides “redlined” versions of reports to field staff when the submitted report requires changes or improvements that should have been completed by the field staff. Monitors, prioritizes, and tracks work progress while providing quality control reviews and technical editing of reports generated. Provides direct data to the team and is knowledgeable about client protocols.

CORE Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Reviews, writes, and technically edits reports to ensure 100% accuracy, completeness, and quality. Prepares report for on-time delivery to client with accompanying correspondence. Ensures that reports are reviewed and submitted to client delivery in advance of the due to client date.
2. Upholds industry and company standards by providing guidance on technical issues.
3. Responsible for escalation regarding quality of reports and issues that should be brought to a client’s attention in advance of the client receiving the report. Authorizes shipment/transmittal of completed reports to client.
4. Reviews and makes changes as necessary to assigned project reports, including completing the cross checks for projects. Reviews, provides feedback, and evaluates field staff work and progress and identifies and resolves problems in reports.
5. Provides technical direction and guidance to field staff. Provides “redlined” versions of reports to field assessors when the report submitted requires changes or improvements that should have been completed by the field staff. Participates in providing quality data to field staff to identify the improvements necessary for their reports so that field staff performance in report writing and data collection continues to improve.
6. Actively participates in portfolios including review of reports for portfolio properties, assisting in creating protocols and participates in development of protocol checklists.
7. Acts as back up technical lead, providing guidance and technical direction for assigned regional clients and protocols.
8. On occasion, will be required to meet the job requirements and perform the duties of the onsite Project Assessor (field).
9. Enhances professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
10. Maintains open communication with management and staff regarding departmental and operational matters.
11. Protects operations by keeping company information confidential.
12. Delivers outstanding customer service through timely response and proactive solutions to clients’ needs.
13. Demonstrates BV’s guiding principles in support of the company's strategic goals.
14. Follows all documented policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and Work Instructions applicable to the position and support of BV's quality standards and strategic initiatives.
15. Maintains safe and clean work area by complying with all procedures, rules, and regulations.
16. May be responsible for managing as the lead of other Technical Report Reviewers.
17. May be responsible for managing vendors and subcontractors.
18. Must be able to meet the physical demands of the job.

Division / Role Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Responsibilities include serving as technical reviewer for Transactional reports, including but not limited to reviews of: Property Condition Assessments, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, asbestos/lead/radon sampling, seismic reports, structural surveys, roofing surveys, ADA checklists, pre-construction document reviews, construction monitoring, and other property related services.
2. Quire experience preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities

May indirectly or directly supervise employees on the team. May carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. May have responsibilities including training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work.

Skills

The requirements listed below are representative of acquired skills required.

• Language Ability: Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and standard operating procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from clients, peers, and technical field staff.

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

• Technology Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in operating a computer, having knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheet software, and project management software. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to operate an electronic tablet in the field for live data collection.

Competencies

The requirements listed below are competencies required to perform the job successfully.

• Time management skills
• Active listening skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Problem solving skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Ability to motivate, develop, and direct people
• Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Must have a cell phone and supply your own internet service.

Education, Certifications, and Experience

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from four-year college or university in related field; minimum of five years of related experience. In lieu of degree, eight years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Valid driver's license required with no significant MVA points/violations (clean driving record).
• Employees who incur $2,000 or more per year in company-related travel expenses will be required to obtain a Corporate Credit Card. Employees who incur less than $2,000 per year in company-related travel expenses will be required to have sufficient personal credit to cover their business travel costs.
• Current Registered Architect or Professional Engineer preferred.

Physical and Environmental Conditions

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the office/offsite duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Operate a computer (up to 100% of workweek)
• Regularly required to use hands.
• Repetitive use of hands/fingers for keyboard interaction (frequently)
• Talk and hear
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the home or company office environment is usually quiet.
• Ability to successfully work from remote location.

While performing the onsite/field duties of the Project Assessor (field), the employee is required to:

• Walk (material part of an 8-hour workday, up to 3 to 4 continuous hours at one time.)
• Stand (material part of an 8-hour workday, up to 3 to 4 continuous hours at one time.)
• Sit, Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl to observe basement and grade-level crawl spaces, and/or to read equipment data plates when necessary (at least once for each building assessed)
• Climb and balance Stairs (at least once for each building assessed)
• Climb and balance various types of ladders to access flat roofs/hatch access (at least once for each building assessed)
• Repetitive use of hands/fingers for keyboard interaction (frequently)
• Reach with hands and arms
• Talk and hear (communicate with onsite contact)
• Vision (close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus)
• Lift and or move (occasionally up to 40 pounds)
• Operate an electronic tablet in the field for live data collection.
• Operate a computer (up to 100% of workweek)
• Operating a motor vehicle
• Ability to successfully work from remote location.
• Ability to travel by plane, motor vehicle, train to client/project sites across the U.S.
• Onsite visits can occur up to one continuous week at a time. As a general expectation, for approximately 2 to 3 days of the workweek, travel and onsite work is anticipated and expected. Overnight stays away from home may be required.
• Work Environment: The employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions, moving mechanical components and assemblies, frequently exposed to work near energized electrical components and assemblies. The employee is occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold (non-weather), extreme heat (non-weather), and risk of electrical shock. The noise level at the project site is usually moderate.

Travel Requirements

Travel by Plane, Motor Vehicle, Train to client/project sites across the U.S. as indicated in the essential duties and responsibilities section. On occasion, will be required to meet the job requirements and perform the duties of the onsite Project Assessor (field) including travel requirements.