Façade Engineer/Senior Façade Engineer

Our client is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary consultancies. They are currently looking for a Façade Engineer/Senior Façade Engineer to join their growing London team on a permanent basis. This could be a Full-time or Part-time position.  

They are looking for someone who can demonstrate good communication and report-writing skills and support them in the integration of their multidisciplinary teams. Because of that, it is crucial that the person will also be good at client liaison and able to solve project challenges.  

Our client is seeking candidates who are keen to develop façade engineering to meet increasingly complex industry demands. They will form part of a small, dynamic façade engineering team, growing rapidly within their Building Design business.  

Main Responsibilities:  

- Lead the technical delivery of façade engineering services on single- and multidisciplinary projects  

- Be client-facing and able to solve project challenges  

- Deliver multiple projects or parts of larger projects to completion, within budget and to programme  

- Be the first point of contact for clients, contractors, design team and third parties  

- Working independently in surveying, inspection and report-writing activities  

- Create written, drawn and graphical outputs to an exemplary standard  

- Participate in internal technical networks and promote façade engineering issues to the wider building design community  

- Build client relationships and help identify business opportunities  

- Chartered engineer or qualified architect status is preferred.  

- Candidates preparing for professional qualification are also considered.  

- Be a member or associate member of the Society of Façade Engineering or be ready to apply for membership.  

- At least 3 years’ aggregate experience in the design and detailing of facades, or projects in which façade delivery has been a major factor  

- Be a technically capable designer, with established skills and delivery capability  

- The ability to enhance the overall delivery of a multidisciplinary team.  

- A broad knowledge-base in building design and awareness of the design responsibilities of others  

- Technical acumen to obtain and review input from technical specialists  

- Supporting, coaching and sharing knowledge with others in the team  

- Ability to manage and work to budget and programme, to control costs and manage change control processes  

- Good organisational and interpersonal skills and the ability to work well under pressure