Building Envelope Specialist

Our client is a major Civil design, engineering and project management consultancy who has been rapidly growing within various sectors and who is currently recruiting for a Building Envelope Specialist for an important role working within a team of senior staff engaged in Due Diligence/Latent Defects Insurance Technical Audit roles based in Epsom.  

Responsibilities:  

- The successful candidate will be undertaking the review and inspection of building envelope systems and will have wide ranging experience of a variety of building types within both design and construction.  

- Based in their Epsom office, you will be required to work locally, nationally and internationally and there will be a requirement for flexibility in respect of travel to meet client demands.  

- You will need to demonstrate a mature and experienced attitude to working closely with clients and in this role your expertise and advice may be called upon on a day-to-day basis by the client.

- Your professional qualification could be in engineering or architecture from either a consulting or contracting background – more important is your knowledge and experience of both design and construction in this specialised field.  

- The successful candidate will have excellent technical writing and communications skills.  

- Prior experience of such roles would be an advantage but is not essential; more important is wide ranging experience of cladding systems within a variety of building types, ideally within both design and construction.  

In addition to the role requirements above the following is required:  

- Professional qualifications are advantageous but not essential.  

- Experience of design and construction of Building Envelope systems across a variety of building types from concept to construction.  

- Understanding and experience of cladding system components; including framing, gaskets, insulants, vapour barriers, breather membranes.  

- Experience in a wide range of materials, including Aluminium, Steel, Timber, GRP, PVC, Rubber, Manmade, ETFE, etc.  

- Knowledge of coatings/protection.  

- Knowledge and experience of interfaces and tolerances between other building elements.  

- Testing, Maintenance and Repair of cladding systems.  

- Ventilation.  

- Experience and appreciation of issues around “Bespoke” designs.  

- Good communication skills.  

- Excellent report writing.  

- Experience and confidence in client-facing roles.  

- Proven track record of strong client liaison/relationships.  

- Comprehensive knowledge of regulations/legislation.  

Preferred skills/experience:  

- Experience of Due Diligence/Latent Defects Insurance work.  

- Expert Witness experience.