Senior Associate
Building envelope Expert
MarX | Okubo, New York
Position
Location: White Plains, NY
Title: Senior Associate, Building Envelope Expert
Organization: Marx | Okubo
Overview
Founded almost 40 years ago, Marx Okubo is an employee-owned architecture, engineering and construction consulting firm with nine offices across the country. On behalf of their clients, Marx Okubo provides services such as owner representation, project management and consulting for new, existing, and renovations of commercial and residential facilities. Drawing from their broad practical knowledge and national market experience, their clients are able to mitigate risk and make crucial business decisions with greater confidence. As consultants for the built environment, they are a critical investment that increases the likelihood of any project or portfolio’s success.
Contact
David Haasch
(208) 810-4423 x 121
david@centermarkplacements.com
Why consider this opportunity?
- Employee-owned firm where you’ll be included in on the ‘win’ – receive stock in the company that vests over time to be redeemed at market value when you move on or retire
- Established company with a 40+ year track record of success
- Opportunity to work on the owner side of the business as a consultant to building owners and investors. Move from working on the expense side of the equation with your clients over to the income side of the ledger and be seen as a trusted advisor
- Leverage your domain knowledge of the building envelope and lead in a multi-disciplinary team environment working in close collaboration with a seasoned group of architects, engineers, construction specialists, and real estate professionals
- Diverse mix of projects and building types keeps the work interesting with opportunities to touch both new construction as well as existing buildings
- Put your skills to work for an industry leader within the due diligence niche who has secured deep relationships with investors including Prudential, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, etc.
- Diversity of service lines allows the firm to pivot and remain profitable in all market conditions
- Be involved with assessment projects with short duration (2 weeks – 2 months) and increased variety. Provide your clients with an accurate picture of their property’s capital needs over both the short and long term. You’ll be exposed to more building types in a year with Marx Okubo than an entire career with a design firm
- Owner’s Rep work puts you in a collaborative working relationship with real estate owners acting as their eyes and ears to ensure that projects are completed on-time and on budget while minimizing risk. Services range from definition and refinement of project scope and budget on through to project closeout/punch list and everything in between
- Family-oriented working environment built on trust – you’ll have the flexibility balance your personal and professional life
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Solid benefits package includes:
-Bonus plan based on overall office, company, and individual performance
-100% company-paid health insurance premiums for employees and low premium contribution for families
-Plan for your future with a generous 30% retirement match
-Employee-owned Company (ESOP) – you’ll receive stock in the company that vests over time to be redeemed at market value when you move on or retire
-Marx Okubo encourages you to be continually sharpening the saw. They provide generous education/license/tuition benefits
Position Overview
- Act as the building envelope expert for the White Plains office spanning all systems including curtain wall, window wall, masonry systems, wood build, etc.
- Primary point of contact/relationship between the client, internal team, consultants and site contact for Property Condition Assessments; ultimately be responsible for an overall understanding of their project
- Perform construction monitoring and property condition assessments with individual expertise in the building envelope
- Manage team-based assignments
- Preparation of formal reports
- Light travel to job sites with about 50% of time in the office (home office for now with some time in the the White Plains office as COVID restrictions lift in the future). 50% time on the job side with a combination of NY projects and some light travel.
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