Sr. Facade Designer
Listed on 2026-08-14
-
Design & Architecture
Engineering Design & Technologists, Architect / Sr. Architect
Overview
A combined design leader and project manager responsible for envisioning, designing, and delivering successful leading-edge façade and enclosure systems. Possesses the ability to synthesize design, performance, and engineering requirements of façade systems into cohesive innovative systems solutions. Possesses strong leadership and communications skills, a flexible attitude, ability to solve problems creatively and ability to foster and manage effective client relationships. Responsible for high-impact decisions across multiple projects.
Coordinates façade design and facade engineering talent across the practice. Acts as a subject matter expert for façade design and performance solutions. Creative and ready to surmount conventional thinking.
Overview
A combined design leader and project manager responsible for envisioning, designing, and delivering successful leading-edge façade and enclosure systems. Possesses the ability to synthesize design, performance, and engineering requirements of façade systems into cohesive innovative systems solutions. Possesses strong leadership and communications skills, a flexible attitude, ability to solve problems creatively and ability to foster and manage effective client relationships. Responsible for high-impact decisions across multiple projects.
Coordinates façade design and facade engineering talent across the practice. Acts as a subject matter expert for façade design and performance solutions. Creative and ready to surmount conventional thinking.
Responsibilities
- Acts as the lead façade designer and primary client relationship owner
- Leads the façade and enclosure design of multiple projects by developing the conceptual vision, systems design, performance, and detailing
- Leads the façade design effort and manages the execution and delivery of implementation documents through all phases of multiple projects
- Exercises skills of persuasion and negotiation on critical issues
- Develops novel, synthetic, and trans-disciplinary façade design concepts and expands, augments, and emboldens the concepts of others
- Oversees coordination of HKS LINE Façade Studio talent with client project teams both internally and externally
- Integrates HKS LINE Façade Studio expertise and innovation into all projects, while actively seeking opportunities to incorporate sustainable design solutions
- Manages the technical resolution and coordination of façade and enclosure systems
- Manages and oversees the LINE Façade Studio project team collaboration with other internal disciplines and external consultants to establish and document design solutions that can be technically implemented with the constraints of the project goals, budgets, schedule, and within local ordinances and codes
- Integrates façade engineering requirements from LINE Façade Engineering team members
- Reviews design work and implementation documents for accuracy and completeness
- Establishes project performance design criteria for enclosure systems
- Oversees the development of and may modify and/or review graphic presentations, 3D rendering and implementation documents to incorporate the façade design intent
- Leads client presentations as needed
- Monitors project to anticipate potential risks and collaborates with the PIC, legal team, and client to resolve issues.
- Oversees product, materials, or systems research and evaluation to direct team members on appropriate selections
- Works with respective teams to manage client expectations, team communication, and consultant coordination
- Delegates and holds LINE Façade Studio project teams accountable for code analysis, design standards, detailing, constructability, performance analysis, and deliverables to HKS standards, best practices, and quality expectations
- May participate site or factory inspection, audit, or test oversite visits
- Accredited Professional degree in Architecture
- Architectural Registration strongly preferred
- Typically 10+ years of experience
- Sustainable design accreditation preferred
- Firsthand sustained experience in all phases of architectural design and construction
- Proficiency in Revit preferred
- Awareness of Rhino, Sketchup, or other 3d modelling software
- Awareness of…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).