Overview: HKS is seeking a Sr. Facade Designer to join our team. A combined design leader and project manager responsible for envisioning, designing, and delivering successful leading-edge facade and enclosure systems. Possesses the ability to synthesize design, performance, and engineering requirements of facade 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 facade design and facade engineering talent across the practice. Acts as a subject matter expert for facade design and performance solutions. Creative and ready to surmount conventional thinking. Responsibilities: Project: Acts as the lead facade designer and primary client relationship owner Leads the facade and enclosure design of multiple projects by developing the conceptual vision, systems design, performance, and detailing Leads the facade 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 facade design concepts and expands, augments, and emboldens the concepts of others Oversees coordination of HKS LINE Facade Studio talent with client project teams both internally and externally Integrates HKS LINE Facade Studio expertise and innovation into all projects, while actively seeking opportunities to incorporate sustainable design solutions Manages the technical resolution and coordination of facade and enclosure systems Manages and oversees the LINE Facade 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 facade engineering requirements from LINE Facade 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 facade 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 Facade 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 Delegates and holds LINE Facade 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 Cultural: Models and holds others accountable to the firm's cultural values, including a commitment to quality, innovation, learning and growth Facilitates the team's self-evaluation to distill and distribute lessons learned within the firm Actively invests in the professional development of staff through mentoring, motivating, performance management and career planning Develops, recognizes, recruits and grows diverse talent Manages conflict e