Building Science Consultant

Stantec

Building Science Consultant supporting building envelope projects including testing, assessments, and client management. Managing project deliverables and financial budgets while collaborating with design and construction teams.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $131,373 - $155,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support building envelope projects including testing, rehabilitation, new construction, and commissioning.
Prepare drawing and specifications for building envelope rehabilitation and repair projects.
Perform building envelope condition assessments and leak investigations and write associated reports outlining observations and repair recommendations.
Perform field testing to confirm building enclosure performance such as water, air leakage, EFVM, and infrared testing.
Perform project contract drawing reviews including drawings, specifications, shop drawings, and material submittals, meeting with design and construction teams to discuss the same.
Provide construction contract administration consulting services including attending preconstruction meetings and Owner Architect Contractor meetings and documenting discussions, reviewing and replying to request for information.
Review and report on project visual and performance mock-ups.
Perform periodic site visits and utilize a site visit reporting system to identify and update building construction action items.
Support client management including conducting business development to secure revenue-generating projects, the preparation of proposals and establishment and management of project financial budgets.
Manage projects including production of deliverables, project budgets, forecasting, and billing.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must have a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Building Science, Architectural Science, or a related field, and 6 years of post-bachelor’s, progressive related work experience; OR a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Building Science, Architectural Science, or a related field, and 4 years of related work experience.
Of the required experience, must have 4 years of experience with the following: Building commissioning processes in accordance with ASTM industry standards; Providing condition assessments of buildings, campuses, and property portfolios; Developing templates and processes for Building enclosure commissioning practice; ASTM Standards related to building enclosure testing; Executing ASTM building enclosure performance testing; and Using THERM, Window and Optics, WUFI Pro, SolidWorks and Siemens Nx.
Must have one of the following: a valid designation as Qualified Commissioning Process Provider (QCxP), Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider (BECxP), Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA) with Building Enclosure (BE) specialization, or Certified Building Enclosure Commissioning Provider (CBECxP).
Must have Level 1 Infrared Thermographer Certification.
Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days a week.
Travel to various locations throughout the US required up to 40%.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans
Wellness program
Health saving accounts
Flexible spending accounts
401(k) plan
Employee stock purchase program
Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Short-term/long-term disability plans
Emergency travel benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Professional membership fee coverage
Paid family leave
Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive 10 paid holidays in each calendar year
Employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
Eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law)

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Hard Skills & Tools

building envelope projectsbuilding commissioning processescondition assessmentsbuilding enclosure commissioningASTM standardsbuilding enclosure performance testingproject managementbudget forecastingfield testingreport writing

Soft Skills

client managementbusiness developmentcommunicationteam collaborationdocumentationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsattention to detailmeeting facilitationproject coordination

Certifications

Qualified Commissioning Process Provider (QCxP)Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider (BECxP)Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA)Certified Building Enclosure Commissioning Provider (CBECxP)Level 1 Infrared Thermographer Certification