Environmental Project Assessor (BVTA)

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This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions.

City: Remote 

State: Remote

Responsible for leading the direction, completion, and outcome of all assigned building assessment projects and related services in accordance with ASTM standards and/or client specific scopes of work. This requires using knowledge of buildings, construction, and technical standards. This role will discuss the project site with site contact and municipal facilities.  The Project Assessor (onsite/field) will be required to travel to client project sites.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other job-related duties may be assigned in conformance with state and federal regulations.

 

Core:

1. Owns the project-by-project communication across the leadership team and keeps them informed of any actual or potential issues, including continuing updates of when reports will be e-mailed/shipped to the production team.
2. Onsite duties and responsibilities include:

1. Conducts various types of building assessments including but not limited to: Property Condition Assessments, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, asbestos/lead/radon sampling, Seismic Reports, structural surveys, roofing surveys, Facility Condition Assessments, energy audits, accessibility assessments, mechanical equipment evaluations, ADA checklists, pre-construction document reviews, construction monitoring, desk reviews, report reviews, and/or document review  with the ability to accurately identify client/project specific needs.
2. Conducts a physical survey of the accessible and visible major building equipment and systems (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing), structure and foundations, representative interiors, common areas, exterior walls, windows, flat roofs, low-sloped roofs, and pavement with the ability to accurately identify client/project specific needs.
3. Observes property’s easily visible and accessible mechanical systems, components, equipment, and conditions, for the purpose of identifying significant physical deficiencies.
4. Obtains areas/measurements and quantities to adequately justify estimated costs to replace or remedy physical deficiencies and to estimate replacement reserve expenditures.
5. Conducts interviews with the owner (or their on-site representative), tenants, service providers, local government agencies, and other individuals knowledgeable about the subject property.
6. Provides photographic documentation of the site.   

1. Prepares a written report (using a computer, iPad, or other electronic device) that accurately describes onsite findings, taking into consideration any specialized client scope requirements. Uses information collected from the onsite assessment, including field notes, photographic documentation of the site, interviews with property owners, occupants, key site personnel and local government officials to write the report.
2. Ability to modify scope and technical writing needs based on the scope of work or service being executed, which will vary widely from project to project based on the property being assessed, the geographic location and site conditions.
3. Ability to leverage professional/technical expertise and judgment in developing the project plan and assessment.
4. Reviews pertinent property records as furnished by Client and/or property contact. Documented information will consist primarily of project contact supplied leasing literature, receipts from repairs and/or improvements, pending proposals, schedule of landlord’s responsible operating expenses, available relevant construction drawings, etc. 
5. Reviews repair/improvement costs incurred by tenants/ownership along with the following documents (if available): certificate(s) of occupancy, maintenance reports and logs, elevator safet