Facade Engineer

American Society of Civil Engineers; Cumbernauld; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Company pension scheme

Health & wellbeing programme

Employee rewards & events

Global Academy training

Structured career development

Job summary

Global HSE Group is seeking a Faade or Structural Engineer in Scotland to join our growing team. This senior technical role combines office-based analysis with regular site investigations on existing buildings, including high-rise and multi-occupancy residential projects across Scotland, with UK travel as needed.

Applicants should have a degree in a relevant field, Chartered status or progress, and strong experience in faade systems, external wall assessments, and remediation.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Fire, Structural, Faade or Building Engineering.
• Chartered status or progression towards chartership is desirable.
• Membership in professional bodies (CEng, MIStructE, MICE, MCIOB, CABE, RICS or CWCT) advantageous.
• Experience in faade engineering, external wall systems, structural assessment and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and undertake faade, structural, and building safety investigations of existing buildings.
• Carry out intrusive surveys, opening-up works, structural inspections and condition surveys.
• Assess external wall systems, cladding, insulation, cavity barriers, fire stopping, support systems and faade interfaces.
• Provide practical structural engineering support and engineering judgement.
• Develop remediation solutions and oversee Single Building Assessments and external wall investigations.
• Prepare technical reports, calculations, specifications, scopes of work and remediation recommendations.
• Manage projects from initial instruction through investigation, assessment, design, and remediation.

Skills

Faade engineering

Structural engineering

Building safety investigations

Technical reporting

Education

Degree in Fire/Structural/ Faade/ Building Engineering

Chartered status desirable

Job description

Hours

Full Time/Permanent - 40 hours (8am - 5pm, Monday Friday)

Location

Glasgow / Central Scotland Hybrid with UK travel as required

About Global HSE Group

Global HSE Group are industry leaders in comprehensive fire safety, specialising in passive fire protection and technical fire consultancy, as well as delivering sustainability and MEP building services, and our own accredited training academy.

We place people and compliance at the heart of everything we do and pride ourselves on our highly knowledgeable and experienced, multi-disciplinary team who work seamlessly to keep occupants safe and deliver safer buildings.

We operate nationally across the UK and Ireland and our clients include several of the UKs largest housing associations, councils, and public sector organisations, as well as student accommodation providers, hotels, universities, architects, and developers.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experiencedFaade or Structural Engineerto join our growing team in Scotland.

This is a senior technical engineering position for someone with strong practical experience of existing buildings, faades and/or structural engineering. The role will involve working across faade, structural and building safety projects, including intrusive investigations, external wall assessments, Single Building Assessments, defect investigations and remediation.

The role combines office-based engineering with regular site-based investigation.

Experience working with Scottish residential buildings, particularly high-rise and multi-occupancy buildings, would be highly advantageous.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in Fire , Structural, Faade, Architectural or Building Engineering
• Chartered status or progression towards chartership is desirable
• Relevant professional membership such as CEng, MIStructE, MICE, MCIOB, CABE, RICS or CWCT is advantageous
• Experience in faade engineering, external wall systems, structural assessment, intrusive surveys and/or building remediation
• Strong understanding of Scottish Building Standards and Technical Handbooks
• Ability to combine engineering calculations and judgement with practical site observations
• Experience producing technical reports, specifications, scopes of work and remediation recommendations
• Strong communication skills with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams
• Comfortable undertaking intrusive site investigations and willing to travel across Scotland and the wider UK

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and annual leave
• Car allowance
• Company pension scheme
• Free Health & Wellbeing Programme
• Employee rewards & company events
• Sector training support through our own Global Academy
• Structured career development
• Opportunities to shape the future of safe, compliant building delivery

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and undertake faade, structural, and building safety investigations of existing buildings
• Carry out and oversee intrusive surveys, opening-up works, structural inspections and condition surveys
• Assess external wall systems, cladding, insulation, cavity barriers, fire stopping, support systems, fixings, balconies, and faade interfaces
• Provide practical structural engineering support and engineering judgement
• Support and lead engineering elements of Single Building Assessments and external wall investigations
• Work with fire engineers to assess relevant fire safety interfaces
• Develop practical, proportionate, and buildable remediation solutions
• Prepare technical reports, calculations, specifications, scopes of work and remediation recommendations
• Manage projects from initial instruction through investigation, assessment, design, and remediation
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, local authorities and multidisciplinary teams
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers, technicians, and site investigation teams

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Global is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome diverse perspectives and actively encourage employees to contribute to our evolving diversity and inclusion agenda. Our people help shape our business, policies, and culture.