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Facade Designer jobs are open across architecture firms, construction companies, real estate developers, and engineering consultancies, at every level from junior drafter to senior and principal, with specializations in curtain wall systems, building envelope design, and parametric facade modeling. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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SAGE is seeking an experienced Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) to join its growing facade restoration and building envelope consulting team in New York City.
The Senior Project Engineer will manage facade restoration projects from initial inspections and design through construction completion. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in NYC facade restoration, strong knowledge of FISP (Local Law 11) requirements, and the ability to independently manage projects while collaborating with property owners, architects, contractors, and building management.
Responsibilities
- Manage facade restoration and rehabilitation projects from conception through construction.
- Conduct facade inspections, field investigations, and condition assessments.
- Prepare technical reports, repair drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
- Oversee construction activities and ensure quality and compliance with NYC regulations.
- Coordinate with clients, architects, contractors, and building owners.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
Qualifications
- Active New York State Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in facade restoration and building envelope rehabilitation.
- Strong understanding of NYC FISP (Local Law 11) regulations.
- Experience with masonry, concrete, waterproofing, and exterior building systems.
- Excellent project management, communication, and technical writing skills.
Compensation
*$125,000 annual salary*
SAGE offers an opportunity to lead challenging restoration projects throughout New York City while growing professionally within an expanding engineering firm.
Pay: $125,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in facade designer jobs.
- Proficiency in Rhino, Grasshopper, or Revit for facade modeling and documentation
- Experience detailing curtain wall, window wall, or rainscreen cladding systems
- Bachelor's or master's degree in architecture or architectural engineering
- Ability to read and produce construction documents to a permit or bid set level
- Familiarity with building envelope performance standards including thermal and air barrier requirements
- Experience coordinating facade submittals and shop drawings with contractors or fabricators
Tips for Your Facade Designer Job Search
Show fabrication awareness on your resume
Facade designers who list knowledge of curtain wall systems, unitized panels, or stick-built assemblies stand out. Mention specific materials you've detailed, like GFRC, structural glazing, or terracotta cladding, alongside the software you used to produce shop drawings.
Build a portfolio around technical resolution
Hiring managers for facade roles want to see how you resolved complex junctions, not just renderings. Include enlarged details, section cuts at sill and head conditions, and notes explaining your design decisions for thermal or water management.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists facade designer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by project delivery method
Some facade designer roles sit inside design-build teams and require contractor coordination experience, while others are purely design-side. Reading job descriptions carefully for terms like 'RFI response' or 'submittal review' tells you which environment you're applying into.
Prepare a performance specification walkthrough
Interviewers at facade specialty contractors often ask you to explain how you'd write or evaluate a performance spec. Practice describing U-value targets, air infiltration limits, and deflection criteria for a glazed wall system in plain language without reading from notes.
Negotiate around project type, not just title
When you receive an offer, ask which project types are in the pipeline. A senior facade designer role at a firm booked with high-rise curtain wall work builds a very different portfolio than one focused on retail fit-outs, so project mix affects your long-term market value.
Facade Designer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most facade designers?
The companies hiring the most facade designers right now include SOCOTEC, Cosentino, and Lerch Bates, with the largest share of openings in New York, Texas, and Georgia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to concentrate at facade specialty engineering firms, large architecture practices with dedicated envelope studios, and design-build general contractors.
How many facade designer jobs are remote?
About 60% of facade designer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on coordination this role often requires. Conceptual and parametric design tasks are more likely to be performed remotely, while roles involving active construction administration or fabricator coordination typically require on-site or in-office presence.
How do you become a facade designer?
Most facade designers start by earning a degree in architecture or architectural engineering, then joining a firm where they produce building envelope construction documents. Building fluency in parametric modeling tools like Rhino and Grasshopper accelerates your path, as does seeking out projects with complex glazed or cladding scopes. Some practitioners move laterally from structural or mechanical roles that touched envelope performance.
How do you get hired as a facade designer with little experience?
Focus your portfolio on any envelope-adjacent work you've done, even academic projects that resolved a cladding detail or modeled a curtain wall section. Applying to junior roles at facade specialty consultancies is more direct than trying to break in through a general architecture firm. Demonstrating that you can read a shop drawing and understand glass or metal panel fabrication constraints makes a strong impression at entry level.
What does the facade designer interview process look like?
Most facade designer interviews start with a portfolio review where you walk the panel through a project from schematic design through construction documentation. A technical conversation about detailing decisions, material choices, and coordination challenges usually follows. Some firms include a short take-home exercise asking you to sketch or model a facade condition, and final rounds often involve a conversation with a project director or principal about working style and project fit.
Where can I find and apply to facade designer jobs?
You can find and apply to facade designer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and the type of work you want to do, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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