Senior Facade Consultant - London (5273)

Vacancy No. 5273

Job Title: Senior Facade Consultant - London

This role is tailor-made for the seasoned facade practitioner who thrives on complex challenges and delivering innovative solutions. With a proven track record in facade design, engineering, or consulting, you'll have the opportunity to apply your extensive expertise to high-profile projects, influencing every stage from concept development to final implementation. With our client, you'll collaborate with industry leaders and utilise state-of-the-art technologies while mentoring junior team members.

Skills:

Don't worry if you feel you don't have all of these, we don't expect you to. We want to help you grow.

• The engineering of multiple materials such as stainless-steel, aluminium, titanium, weathering steel, zinc, lead, granite, marble, limestone, sandstone, clay ceramics, concrete, ultra-high performance and fibre reinforced concrete, glass, timber, bricks and any material of your choice.
• Multi-regional wind loading assessments to local codes and standards. Multi-regional thermal assessments to local codes and standards.
• Review of contractor details and supporting calculations.
• Engineering assessments of:
• Rainscreen support structures
• Pressure equalised unitised curtain walling design
• Stick system glazing suites
• Window walling
• Sheet material
• Bomb blast analysis (Not essential)
• Point fixed glazing suits
• Cable tension net
• Fatigue calculations
• Structural silicone design

• Comprehensive understanding of U.K and European building codes.
• Inspecting facade structures
• Review of manufacturing processes
• Understanding of thermal principles in respect to façades

Qualifications:

• UK driving licence
• A relevant degree or equivalent certification

Day-to-day:

• Report writing and professional presentation
• Understanding of facade construction and typologies
• Review of sub-contractors
• Technical Submittals
• Sound comprehension of facade materials
• Appreciation of non-UK centric facade design (not essential)
• Ability to communicate facade design with clients and multiple trades
• Enjoys international travel (not all the time)
• Technical Note writing
• Specification writing
• Attending meetings on behalf of the business

From the Team:

• We don't do time sheets, you'll be too busy
• We're open to remote working
• We enjoy trips away as a company (when there's no pandemic)
• Your progression as a facade practitioner is our goal.

The roles are hybrid. We currently operate on the basis of three office days a week, one of which has to be Wednesday. This ensures cross over and collaboration with as many of our team as possible.