Roofing Specialist

Corgan•Dallas, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

At Corgan we are passionate about great design but the best thing we build is each other. Here, you’ll find camaraderie and collaboration as abundantly as curiosity and creativity. Corgan is a welcoming and supportive environment that provides significant career advantages. You’ll find room to grow, freedom to explore — and the safety to fail. Thank you for your interest in joining our curious, passionate, hardworking team. Corgan is actively recruiting an experienced Architectural Roofing Specialist to join our Dallas office and work within our firmwide Technical Design Services Group. The successful candidate will support all of Corgan's market sectors on major projects including Aviation, Commercial, Healthcare, K-12/Higher Education and Critical Facilities. This person will support projects for all Corgan offices around the world. Candidate will work closely with Project Managers, Project Architects and staff on a wide variety of projects both domestic and international. Project locations will require occasional travel and periodic extended stays dependent upon specific project Roofing installations and contracted work scope.

Requirements

Willing to listen, observe, and learn from the Senior Roofing Specialist.
Working knowledge of basic building construction and be capable of learning to analyze all technical aspects of the building envelope.
Will learn to identify design challenges for further investigation, develop concepts to address challenges, and define scope of work and design solution to remedy challenges.
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or similar degree required.
Familiarity with major industry manufacturers roofing systems, performance characteristics, warranty profiles and appropriate applications/detailing.
Experience with writing and editing roofing systems specifications.
Significant field experience with roof systems installation observations & generation of roofing field observation reports.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Bluebeam Review, AutoCAD and REVIT.
Proficiency in energy code calculations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to interact professionally with the design team, clients, contractors, other industry experts.
Ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment.
Ability to complete tasks with accuracy and with strong attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects (in various stages) concurrently.
Familiar with sustainable design, including the USGBC LEED rating systems.
5 years or more of experience in roofing system design.
Some travel is required; candidates should be flexible and able to meet the needs of the design studio and clients by traveling to project sites when necessary.

Nice To Haves

IIBEC RRO or CSI CDT certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Uphold the highest quality standards for building enclosure design working on a variety of tasks involved in the complete building design process from Schematic Design through Construction Administration as well as collaboration with outside Consultants, Owners representatives and General Contractors.
Conceptualizing design ideas, defining performance criteria for appropriate roof selections, submittal/shop drawing reviews (in collaboration with Project Architectural Staff), validation of roof drainage capacity calculations, definition and review of roofing system mock-ups, system specification (in collaboration with Corgan Specifiers), roof system detailing and meeting presentations.
Construction observation of roofing, waterproofing, and air barrier assembly installation.
Preparation of field observation reports.
Working with the design team to select appropriate materials and systems for roofing and waterproofing systems.
Learning basic concepts of project management and understanding client expectations.
Active participation in industry-related professional associations.