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Our Restoration & Renewal practice provides owners and managers with a home for solutions to a wide range of structural, envelope, and building systems needs for existing properties of every use, age, and construction type. Our multidisciplinary design and assessment services cover a wide range of needs. We perform condition assessments, investigations, feasibility studies, and peer reviews. We design repairs, renovations, and alterations and oversee their execution in the field.

The Role

We’re currently seeking a Senior Project Director to join our New Jersey team—someone with a strong foundation in building envelope design or historic preservation and a genuine passion for restoring the character and integrity of iconic structures. You’ll play a key leadership role in some of the most architecturally significant and technically challenging projects in the Tri-state—ranging from landmark cultural institutions and vintage skyscrapers to the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings and mid-century modern facades.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-profile exterior restoration and preservation projects from start to finish, working closely with clients, consultants, and internal teams.
• Conduct detailed façade performance analysis using software tools (e.g., structural loading, thermal and condensation modeling, geometry analysis).
• Research historical and contemporary building materials to identify the best solutions for each project.
• Attend construction meetings, lead site inspections, and document findings through field reports.
• Develop repair strategies, oversee contract documents (drawings and specs), and ensure quality during construction phases.
• Guide and support junior team members in both technical and professional development.
• Perform peer reviews, condition assessments, and cost estimation to ensure excellence across all stages of work.
• Support business development, nurture client partnerships, and represent the firm as a technical leader.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture, or a BS in Civil Engineering.
• 8+ years in building envelope restoration, preservation architecture, or forensic engineering.
• Expertise in façade assessment, repair design, and construction-phase services. Knowledge of conservation techniques and historic materials is a strong plus. ​
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Revit preferred.
• Suspended Scaffold Trained or Rope Access
• Site visits across the NYC metro area and the Tri-State region.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical & Childcare
• Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Transit (where available)
• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
• Fitness Reimbursement
• And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

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