Accessibility Consultant

The role

The Accessibility Consultant will lead and manage client engagements for accessibility-focused projects. This role involves conducting compliance inspections, providing plan reviews, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across various market sectors.

What you will do

• Lead and manage client engagements across a variety of accessibility-focused projects.
• Collaborate with in-house accessibility consultants, multidisciplinary engineers, and specialty consultants.
• Conduct accessibility compliance inspections for residential, commercial, and government projects.
• Provide plan review services throughout the design process.
• Partner with building owners, developers, architects, engineers, contractors, and clients.
• Contribute to business development efforts and building client relationships.
• Support and collaborate with the accessibility consulting team across multiple regions.
• Develop and deliver training sessions or educational presentations on accessibility topics.
• Work across diverse market sectors including government, higher education, and public rights-of-way.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–10 years of experience in accessibility consulting.
• In-depth knowledge of ADA, ABA, FHA, IBC, IEBC, and ICC A117.1.
• Knowledge of state-specific building codes and accessibility standards.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to self-manage projects while effectively collaborating with diverse teams.
• Willingness to travel (~15%) for client meetings, site assessments, and project collaboration.
• Ability to perform on-site visual assessments, including climbing steps, bending, walking, and standing for extended periods.

Nice to have

• Direct experience with Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (MAAB) 521 CMR
• APAC-BE (Accessibility Professional Accreditation Certification for the Built Environment)
• ICC-certified Accessibility Inspector and Plans Examiner
• Other state-recognized accessibility certifications

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Healthcare coverage
• Broad range of other benefits

About the company

Jensen Hughes is a leader in fire protection engineering with expertise in security and risk-based fields. The company works to solve complex safety and security challenges to make the world safe, secure and resilient.