NOVA Engineering and Environmental is seeking an experienced Building Envelope Project Consultant (Project Manager) to support our Kennesaw, GA operations. This position is ideal for a seasoned building enclosure professional located in the Atlanta, GA metropolitan areas who enjoys managing complex projects, leading technical teams, building client relationships, and delivering high-quality consulting services.
This role offers the opportunity to oversee diverse building envelope projects involving roofing, waterproofing, facades, fenestration, forensic investigations, remedial design, quality assurance, and performance testing for commercial, healthcare, educational, institutional, industrial, and multi-family facilities.
Position Overview:
The Building Envelope Project Manager serves as the primary client contact and project leader for a variety of building enclosure consulting assignments. Responsibilities include project management, technical oversight, client development, forensic investigations, remedial design, quality assurance observations, and construction-phase services related to roofing, waterproofing, facades, windows, and other enclosure systems.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing project schedules, budgets, deliverables, and client expectations while providing technical guidance and mentoring junior staff. This position combines leadership, business development, and technical expertise to support the continued growth of NOVA's Facilities and Building Envelope practice.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage building envelope consulting projects from proposal through final deliverable, ensuring quality, profitability, and client satisfaction.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, contractors, architects, engineers, and project stakeholders.
- Lead and perform building enclosure assessments, roofing evaluations, property condition assessments, moisture investigations, and forensic studies.
- Develop and oversee remedial design solutions and construction documents for roofing, waterproofing, facade, curtain wall systems, glazing systems, and enclosure rehabilitation projects.
- Conduct and manage peer reviews of architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, shop drawings, and submittals related to enclosure systems.
- Lead investigations involving water intrusion, enclosure failures, roofing deficiencies, constructability concerns, and building performance issues.
- Oversee field testing of roofing, waterproofing, fenestration, curtain wall, and facade systems in accordance with ASTM, AAMA, TAS, and ANSI standards.
- Perform quality assurance observations and construction-phase consulting services to evaluate compliance with contract documents, manufacturer requirements, and industry standards.
- Prepare proposals, reports, specifications, repair recommendations, budgets, project schedules, and client correspondence.
- Mentor and develop junior consultants, architects, engineers, and technicians.
- Support business development initiatives through client relationship management, networking, proposal preparation, and identification of new opportunities.
- Collaborate with NOVA leadership to support growth of the Building Envelope and Facilities Consulting practice.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum of 6+ years of progressive experience in building envelope consulting, roofing, waterproofing, architecture, engineering, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated project management experience including budgeting, scheduling, client communications, and technical oversight.
- Strong background in building enclosure systems, remedial design, investigations, and construction administration.
- Experience managing multiple projects and multidisciplinary teams simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of roofing, waterproofing, facade systems, windows, curtain walls, air barriers, and moisture management principles.
- Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) preferred but not required.
- IIBEC certifications are preferred: Registered Roof Observer (RRO), Registered Roof Consultant (RRC), Registered Exterior Wall Observer (REWO), Registered Waterproofing Consultant (RWC), Registered Exterior Wall Consultant (REWC), etc
- Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record.
Check out our Perks:
In addition to our welcoming company culture and competitive compensation packages, our employees enjoy the below benefits:
- Comprehensive group medical insurance, including health, dental and vision
- Opportunity for professional growth and advancement
- Certification reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Company–observed paid holidays
- Company paid life insurance for employee, spouse and children
- Company paid short term disability coverage
- Other supplemental benefit offerings including long-term disability, critical illness, accident and identity theft protection
- 401K retirement with company matching of 50% on the first 6% of employee contributions
- Wellness program with incentives
- Employee Assistance Program
- Use of take-home Company Vehicle for daily travel to work sites with fuel card
About NOVA:
Established in 1996, NOVA was originally founded to provide Environmental Consulting, Geotechnical Engineering, and Construction Materials Testing and Inspection services to the design and construction community, largely in the southeastern United States. Since our founding, NOVA has added additional service lines such as Facilities and Building Envelope, Forensics, Municipal and more. We are dedicated to providing a wide variety of projects and services with an emphasis on collaboration and safety. We offer a stimulating and inspiring work environment where our employees are recognized for their efforts and achievements and are mentored for professional growth.
Currently, NOVA employs 650+ personnel in 20 offices serving clients throughout the southeastern United States and beyond. Our firm has professional and administrative support staff that includes registered professional engineers, registered professional geologists, environmental scientists, registered roof observers, LEED accredited professionals, soil/foundation engineers, laboratory specialists, materials technicians, ICC-certified inspectors, NICET-certified technicians, and AWS-certified welding inspectors. NOVA’s facilities include AASHTO-accredited laboratories in soils, concrete, aggregate and hot-mix asphalt testing/inspection. We also have CCRL-inspected laboratories for concrete sampling, curing, and testing. NOVA will continue to expand its reach and reputation as a leader in the testing, inspection, and consulting fields with a strong legacy of quality and integrity by promoting our best internal resources and recruiting a diverse culture of valued and exceptional talent.
NOVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. NOVA does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.