We are currently partnered with one of the UK's best known multidisciplinary engineering consultancies as they look to add a Senior Facade Engineer to their division in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
The consultancy regularly undertakes the façade design of prestigious projects across a range of sectors including education, stadia, transport, residential and commercial for a range of clients from scheme concept through to detailed design and construction monitoring.
Their specialist glass and facade engineering team have contributed their expertise in glass to many high profile award-winning projects.
Working in partnership with architects and glazing contractors across the UK, they deliver ingenious glass designs that add striking and often dramatic features to building exteriors and interiors.
Spanning the residential, commercial, retail, leisure and education sectors, the consultancy's glass and facade engineering team creates a distinctive look and feel through innovative designs for elements such as building façades, curtain walling, glass floors, balustrades and staircases. Drawing on their experience, they find aesthetic yet practical solutions to the most challenging design issues.
They are also experts in architectural metalwork and designing bespoke components - often to interface with our glass designs.
Their extensive glass and facade engineering portfolio ranges from new build and historic buildings to a host of famous venues including the Etihad Stadium, the Imperial War Museum, Dublin Airport and St Thomas' Hospital, as well as leading high street retailers and universities.
The consultancy's glass and facade engineering services include:
Architectural metalwork - bespoke design in all metals, including stainless steel, aluminium, bronze and brass
Bolted glass - design and modelling, determining the correct glass specification to prevent failure
Balustrading - detailed design analysis of bespoke balustrading to the latest glass design codes
Curtain walling - tailored solutions for all curtain walling requirements
Glass floors - innovative glass flooring solutions for every type of building
Expert advice - helping to resolve a wide range of legal disputes involving the use of glass
Responsibilities of the role
Execute and coordinate projects, providing high quality technical design
Produce technical design information including drawings, calculations, specifications and reports
Review and approve reports, designs, drawings, sketches and calculations in accordance with quality procedures
Manage the preparation of feasibility studies and reports
Undertake structural surveys and produce reports giving findings, discussion, conclusions and recommendations
Undertake the project management and financial control of small and medium sized projects
Liaise effectively with clients, local authorities and other design team members
Supervise and monitor the use of computer-based systems to ensure these are used correctly
Supervise and support junior members of the team
Assist in the preparation of bids and proposals
Adhere to existing working practices, methods and procedures
Deliver 'best practice'
Proactive in self-development
Plan site investigation works
Prepare design and progress reports
Deliver agreed business development targets
Assist the marketing department
Obtain and review quotes for investigation works
Manage the appointments and work of sub-contractors carrying out investigation works
Coordinate work undertaken by external sub-contractors
Attend and input at design meetings and site meetings, and record actions
Undertake site inspections, record findings and advise on any required actions
Coordinates design to the brief and approves information deliverables
Develops the Task Information Delivery Plan (TIDP) and manage the availability of competent resources to execute project
Review the information produced by the Task Team against the brief to ensure that the information deliverables are consistent with the required Suitability Code
Identify and communicate risks associated with the information issue to the delivery team
Review information deliverables ensuring that the information produced by the Task Team is compliant with the Project SMP (standard method and procedure) prior to being shared
Key Skills:
Essential:
HND/HNC in civil or structural engineering
An innate understanding of structural engineering and façade physics
Very good understanding of engineering principles
Competent with computer analysis of structures and design of structural elements in steel, stainless steel, aluminium, timber and glass
Experience of briefing CAD technicians
Experience in delegating, supervising and mentoring junior team members
Good organisational/time management skills
Proactive approach to work
Commitment to continual improvement at a personal and company level
Understanding of complex construction procedures
Conversant in designing to British Standards/Eurocodes
Good understanding of CDM regulations and responsibilities of a designer
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work within the ISO 19650 environment and associated processes
Preferable:
University degree in civil or structural engineering
Working towards attaining with ICE or IStructE
Working knowledge of SCIA and Tekla Building Designer
Company benefits include employee ownership, a company bonus scheme, flexible and hybrid working, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, as well as private healthcare, to name but a few.
This is a unique opportunity that is not to be missed. If you think your experience matches up well, please click apply or reach out to Jamie Will at Calibre Search.
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