About the RoleRJC is seeking a Facade Engineering Leader to establish, grow, and lead our façade engineering practice in the United States. This is a strategic leadership opportunity for an entrepreneurial, market-facing professional who combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen and a builder's mindset. The successful candidate will help shape a legacy of progress and possibilities by building a practice that listens closely to clients, leads with insight, and delivers high-performing solutions that last. Accountable for the vision, growth strategy, client development, project delivery excellence, team building, and financial performance of the U.S. façade practice, this leader will play a defining role in expanding RJC's impact in the market. This position reports to RJC's President of US Operations who is based out of Las Vegas, Nevada.
LocationWe are seeking experienced candidates with established client relationships in either the California (LA or San Francisco), Miami, Florida or New York City markets. Periodic travel to suit client needs or business requirements can be anticipated.
Key Responsibilities- Launch and Lead the U.S. Practice: Define and execute the business plan for RJC's U.S. façade engineering offering, including market positioning, target clients, service mix, revenue goals, and growth priorities.
- Own Income Statement Performance: Lead the practice as a business unit with accountability for revenue generation, profitability, forecasting, utilization, fee strategy, and overall financial performance.
- Build Trusted Relationships: Develop strong, lasting relationships with architects, developers, owners, contractors, and strategic partners by listening well, understanding client priorities, and bringing thoughtful, high-value solutions to every engagement.
- Provide Technical Leadership: Lead and oversee façade engineering services across the project lifecycle, applying deep expertise, sound judgment, and creativity to deliver practical, high-performing solutions.
- Build and Mentor Teams: Build and mentor a high-performing U.S. team while fostering a culture grounded in teamwork, shared accountability, human connection, and collaboration across RJC's broader technical community.
- Deliver Excellent Projects: Ensure high-quality, profitable project delivery with strong quality management, risk management, client communication, and schedule and budget performance.
- Strengthen RJC's Market Presence: Represent RJC through thought leadership, speaking engagements, conferences, professional organizations, and client-facing technical leadership.
- Shape Service Innovation: Help expand RJC's façade engineering capabilities by identifying market needs, encouraging creativity, and developing complementary services that support long-term growth in the U.S.
Capabilities- Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and scale a professional services practice or business unit in a growth environment.
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset, with the judgment, initiative, and resilience required to establish a new service offering in a competitive market.
- Proven P&L leadership, including budgeting, forecasting, pricing, backlog management, and profitability improvement.
- Deep expertise in façade systems, building enclosure performance, materials, constructability, and relevant U.S. codes and standards.
- Strong client development skills and an existing professional network within the U.S. building industry, with the ability to build trust through human connection and responsive service.
- Ability to translate technical expertise and creativity into practical, commercially successful solutions for clients and project teams.
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, inspire teams, and lead with clarity and accountability.
- Collaborative leader with a passion for mentoring others, building culture, strengthening teams, and working across disciplines and geographies.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Building Science, or a related discipline; a Master's degree is considered an asset.
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure in a U.S. jurisdiction required; ability to obtain licensure in additional states is strongly preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in façade engineering, building enclosure consulting, or a closely related field, including senior leadership responsibility.
- Track record of leading major façade or building enclosure projects for complex buildings across sectors such as commercial, residential, mixed-use, institutional, hospitality, or civic.
- Demonstrated success in winning work, developing client relationships, and leading teams to deliver profitable outcomes.
- Experience hiring, mentoring, and developing technical professionals in a consulting environment.
- Working knowledge of relevant analysis, modelling, and design tools used in façade and enclosure engineering practice.
- Ability and willingness to travel within North America and collaborate with RJC colleagues as required.
Why Join RJCThis is a rare opportunity to build something meaningful within an established, respected, employee-owned firm. At RJC, you will have the platform to shape a practice, influence a market, and help define what facade engineering can look like with RJC. You will be supported by a culture that values human connection, teamwork, creativity, expertise, and accountability-and empowered to turn those values into meaningful impact for clients, colleagues, and communities.
If you are energized by building relationships, growing business and teams, solving complex challenges and creating work that lasts, we'd love to hear from you.
