Senior Facade Engineer

Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be h accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand.

We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world.

Join us.

AECOM’s façade engineering team are seeking a talented, experienced and technical Senior Façade Engineer to join our team in our London office.

We are a close core team of façade engineers currently delivering the design of a host of projects in the UK, Ireland and further afield in a range of sectors, including Healthcare, Residential, Commercial, Transport, Sports, Mixed Use and Retrofit. Many of these are delivered as part of a multi‑disciplinary AECOM design team, in collaboration with our Sustainability, Fire, Structures, MEP, Lighting, Acoustics, Energy, Cost and/ or Project Management consultants and specialisms.

Our team also delivers work to external clients as a direct appointment.

To be successful in this role you will assume general responsibilities for façade consultancy input to a wide range of clients and projects and will pro‑actively contribute to the growth of AECOM’s Façade Engineering team’s capabilities.

Current Projects

• From the refurbishment of Foster and Partner’s 10 Gresham Street in London to the new HS2 Birmingham Interchange Station.
• From the site installation of Eric Parry’s Salisbury Square Development in London to the design of a new pharmaceutical laboratory in Brussels.
• From the design of a retractable envelope of an exclusive tennis facility in Saudi Arabia to the heritage sensitive design for a converted Grade II listed water tower.

Successful candidates should have experience of the following duties associated with the role. Experience of all is not essential:

• Implement a holistic engineering approach on our projects to encompass performance, buildability and aesthetic considerations.
• Develop façade solutions from concept to implementation with a range of façade systems and materials.
• Share your knowledge with your colleagues and provide them mentorship and guidance.
• Work directly with our clients, the wider design team and supply chain.
• Carry out and review engineering analyses such as thermal, structural, and embodied carbon.
• Contribute to the development and growth of the façade team.
• Assist with work winning.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience in the façade industry and of dedicated façade consultancy experience.
• A strong ability to communicate effectively, to be client‑facing and to write concise and clear reports.
• A working understanding of system design considerations, performance analysis of the systems and testing procedures.
• Knowledge of relevant façade & structural software, e.g. Strand 7, SJ MEPLA, Therm or Flixo, AutoCAD, Revit. Ability to use all Microsoft Office and related packages.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• An engineering degree.
• Façade Engineering Master’s.

About AECOM: AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public‑ and private‑sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled…