Fabrication Lead

Are you a seasoned curtain wall designer looking to take the next step in your career? Enclos is seeking a skilled and motivated Fabrication Lead to join our engineering team and help drive excellence across some of the most complex façade projects in the industry.

This is a key lead role for someone who thrives at the intersection of design, fabrication, and technical problem-solving-guiding project drawing packages, mentoring designers, and ensuring quality at every stage. If you're ready to use your expertise to influence project outcomes and help shape the next generation of curtain wall talent, we'd love to connect.

The Fabrication Lead position at Enclos is a highly technical and hands‑on role responsible for guiding a team of curtain wall designers and technicians through the full lifecycle of project design. This role oversees quality assurance and drafting standards, coordinates complex project drawing packages, and serves as the critical link between design intent and fabrication, assembly, and installation.

The Fabrication Lead mentors junior team members, provides technical guidance, identifies design changes, and supports collaboration with engineering, field, and fabrication teams. This position requires advanced drafting experience, proficiency in CAD and modeling tools, and the ability to lead, problem‑solve, and communicate effectively across project stakeholders.

• Trains and mentors Curtain Wall Technicians, Designers I, and Designers II.
• Oversees and coordinates Quality Assurance/Quality Control policies for engineering team subordinates.
• Coordinates a portion of a projects drawings (plans, elevations, details, embeds, layouts, tag, unit, parts, take‑offs, 3D, dies, etc.).
• Identifies design and scope changes and communicates changes to System Designer.
• Identifies requests for information (RFI’s) re: design and scope changes.
• Assists in reviewing and interpreting rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering requirements received from Professional Engineer, and helps to ensure that revisions are incorporated into the production, fabrication, and field drawings.
• Understanding the design impact through the lifecycle of a project. Can anticipate how the design will be fabricated, acquired, assembled, shipped, and installed.
• Provides feedback regarding project to System Designer or TPM.
• Participates in mock‑up activities (fabrication, assembly, and testing) as required by the Operations Project Manager.
• Participates in performance reviews of engineering team subordinates.
• Reads and interprets project architectural drawings and specifications to determine best systems, designs and components to be used for production drawings.
• Interprets project specifications, contract, cost estimate, and contract drawings.
• Accurately evaluates time required to complete an assignment.
• Ensures that assigned team complies with company policies regarding CAD and drafting standards, as well as safety and security procedures.
• Provides assistance to field, shop, or vendors.

• Associate's degree in Architectural Drafting, Engineering, or related field.
• 5-10 years of curtain wall drafting experience.
• Ability to coordinate a small group of subordinates, and delegate work as needed.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to use CAD, Word Processing, spreadsheet, Email and Internet software.
• Proficiency in at least two of the following programs:
  AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor.
• Ability to perform and/or coordinate work of subordinate team members (Curtain wall Technician, Designer I & Designer II) within a project.
• Ability to solve problems involving several well‑defined variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of advanced drafting techniques and modifications of theories, precepts, and practices of the curtain wall field.

At the Enclos Family of Companies, compensation is determined based on several factors including but not limited to work experience, education, geographic location, certifications, etc. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation package for your preferred role during the…