Building Envelope Commissioning Manager

BCCI•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

LF Driscoll Construction Management is seeking a technically skilled Building Envelope Commissioning (BECx) Manager to lead commissioning, quality assurance, and performance verification of building enclosure systems on complex healthcare, life sciences, mission-critical, higher education, commercial, and institutional projects. The manager serves as the company’s building enclosure subject matter expert, ensuring systems are designed, constructed, tested, and documented to meet the Owner’s Project Requirements, Basis of Design, applicable codes and industry standards, and long-term performance expectations. The role collaborates with project teams, design professionals, specialty consultants, subcontractors, owners, and facility representatives to deliver durable, energy-efficient, airtight, and watertight buildings. Its objective is to apply proactive quality assurance, commissioning, and performance verification throughout design, construction, turnover, and warranty phases to reduce risk, prevent water intrusion, improve building performance, and support owner satisfaction.

Requirements

5–10+ years of experience in one or more of the following: building enclosure consulting, construction management, envelope commissioning, roofing consulting, waterproofing consulting, or curtainwall and facade systems.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Building Science, or a related field.
Experience on healthcare, laboratory, pharmaceutical, higher education, or mission-critical projects.

Responsibilities

Participate in design reviews focused on constructability, durability, maintainability, and building enclosure performance.
Review enclosure systems, including exterior walls, curtainwalls, windows, roofs, waterproofing, air and vapor barriers, thermal insulation, expansion joints, and sealants.
Evaluate continuity of air, water, thermal, and moisture control layers and verify details at transitions between enclosure systems.
Participate in risk assessments and identify building envelope performance concerns.
Manage project-specific Building Envelope Commissioning Plans and coordinate with owners’ BECx representatives.
Support preconstruction meetings and trade coordination discussions.
Assist in developing mock-up, testing, and inspection requirements.
Review submittals and shop drawings for conformance with project requirements.
Conduct site inspections and field observations of enclosure installations.
Verify installation compliance with contract documents, manufacturers’ requirements, and approved shop drawings.
Lead pre-installation meetings for building enclosure trades.
Monitor construction sequencing that may affect enclosure integrity.
Coordinate quality assurance inspections and testing activities.
Maintain detailed observation reports; identify deficiencies and work with project teams on corrective actions.
Facilitate quality walks with owners, architects, engineers, and facility representatives.
Track and verify completion of building envelope punch-list items.
Support LF Driscoll’s quality management initiatives and Zero In Place Defects philosophy.
Develop and oversee building enclosure testing programs.
Coordinate and witness water infiltration, air leakage, whole-building air barrier, infrared thermography, adhesion, chamber, roof flood, electronic leak detection, and moisture survey testing.
Review test results, recommend corrective actions, verify remediation and retesting when required, and maintain testing records and commissioning logs.