Vacancy No.       5275

Job Title               Facade Thermal Engineer – London

This role is ideal for a competent thermal modeller who enjoys stitching FEA analysis together. We’re looking for someone who has mid-level experience in the modelling of thermal dynamics within the building industry. An appreciation of context and the nature of desktop analysis, including limitations and real world applications would be helpful, but we can help across the varied facade typologies during your career should this experience not be comprehensive.

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 standard.
• 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 facades

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.