Design-Assist Lead: Facade Systems & Preconstruction

Island Facades; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

AD&D insurance

Dental insurance

Family leave

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Island Exterior Fabricators in New York seeks a Design Assist Lead to bridge preconstruction, design and fabrication, guiding early-stage coordination with architects, engineers and clients to ensure constructability and alignment with project goals.

You will translate architectural intent into actionable solutions, drive efficient system designs, and lead design-assist deliverables and timelines, collaborating across estimating, engineering, fabrication and installation teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience designing and documenting facades, particularly unitized curtain wall systems.
• Directly managing clients and design teams in a Design Assist role, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of building envelope systems, applicable codes, and methods of construction.

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal teams and architects during preconstruction to support façade and system design.
• Review concepts to identify risks, constructability challenges, and opportunities for value engineering.
• Collaborate with estimating, engineering, fabrication, and installation teams to inform system selection and detailing.
• Represent the company in design meetings and document key decisions and next steps.
• Help manage design-assist deliverables and timelines.
• Share best practices to support team quality.

Skills

Articulate and clear communicator

Pragmatic problem solver

Reading architectural/structural docs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture/Engineering

Job description

Island Exterior Fabricators in New York seeks a Design Assist Lead to bridge preconstruction, design and fabrication, guiding early-stage coordination with architects, engineers and clients to ensure constructability and alignment with project goals.

You will translate architectural intent into actionable solutions, drive efficient system designs, and lead design-assist deliverables and timelines, collaborating across estimating, engineering, fabrication and installation teams.