Lead Building Envelope Specialist; PE or RA

Georgia or Tennessee, USA

Base Salary:
Up to $250,000 + Uncapped Bonus Potential

We are currently partnering with a well-established, high-growth building envelope specialist contractor to appoint a Lead Building Envelope Specialist across projects in Georgia and Tennessee.

This is a high-impact leadership role for a technically strong façade professional who wants to take ownership, solve complex problems, and see their expertise directly reflected in both project success and earning potential.

Our client has been built over 30+ years through deep technical expertise, resilience, and a relentless focus on solving complex building envelope challenges.

• Founded through hard work, reinvestment, and long-term vision
• Backed by strong cash reserves and a significant asset base
• A business that takes full accountability: if something goes wrong, they fix it

The leadership team comes from a hands-on, problem-solving background, with careers focused on diagnosing and delivering solutions to façade performance issues.

Today, the business is in a strong position, combining financial stability with continued growth across both new construction and existing building work.

This is a hands-on leadership role combining technical design authority with on-site execution.

You will lead building envelope scopes across:

• New construction projects
• Existing buildings (50-60% of workload) including
  • Recladding
  • Remediation
  • Façade performance upgrades

This is a full lifecycle role from concept design and technical coordination through to installation and final delivery on-site.

• Lead design, coordination, and delivery of building envelope systems
• Act as the technical authority across façade systems: curtain wall, cladding, glazing, waterproofing, roofing
• Solve complex building envelope and façade challenges
• Ensure buildability, compliance, and performance aligned with US codes (IBC, NFPA, etc.)
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and contractor teams to resolve technical issues
• Oversee site installation, driving quality, safety, and delivery standards
• Lead projects involving existing structures, including remediation and upgrades
• Drive value engineering solutions without compromising performance
• Provide leadership across teams, setting standards and driving execution

This is a technically driven, engineer-led business with a strong internal structure:

• Regular performance reviews and structured development plans
• Ongoing role-based action planning and progression tracking
• Encouragement of professional accreditation and industry involvement
• A team culture built around problem-solving, accountability, and delivery excellence

Safety is a core priority:

• Significant investment in safety systems and processes
• Clear understanding of the risks within construction
• A culture built on doing things the right way, not the easy way

• Proven experience in a senior or lead building envelope / façade role
• Strong mix of technical design expertise and site delivery experience
• Experience across new-build and existing building projects (remediation essential)
• Deep understanding of US building codes and compliance requirements
• Background within a specialist contractor, façade consultancy, or general contractor
• PE (Professional Engineer) or RA (Registered Architect) licensure strongly preferred
• Additional industry credentials / building envelope certifications highly desirable
• A problem-solver mindset, comfortable tackling complex technical challenges
• Commercial awareness with the ability to take ownership and deliver outcomes

• Base salary up to $250,000 depending on experience
• Uncapped bonus (your earning potential is directly tied to performance)
• Excellent healthcare coverage (above market standard)
• Generous PTO allowance
• Plenty more!

• Join a financially secure, established business with strong growth
• Work on complex, high-value building envelope projects
• Be part of a team that specializes in solving façade problems, not avoiding them
• Take on a true leadership role with autonomy and influence
• Benefit from a clear, uncapped link between performance and reward

If you're a building envelope professional looking for a role where you can lead from the front, solve complex challenges, and be highly rewarded for your impact, we'd be keen to speak.