Senior Facade Engineer

Whiteoak Associates; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-related bonus

Private medical insurance

Pension

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Whiteoak Associates is seeking a Senior Facade Engineer in Reading to lead design coordination and technical project management across multiple projects.

You will assess buildability, feasibility and drive value engineering while coordinating clients, designers, engineers and installation subcontractors through procurement to delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating technically complex facade projects through design, engineering and manufacture.
• Background in Facades, Architectural Glazing, Structural Glazing or related areas.
• Strong understanding of installation and construction processes.

Responsibilities

• Design coordination and technical project management across multiple projects.
• Assess buildability and technical feasibility for proposed solutions.
• Value engineering and design optimisation to meet client goals.
• Coordinate clients, designers, engineers, QSs and installation subcontractors.
• Organise and coordinate site installations and delivery.
• Manage project programmes and address technical issues; deliver on time.
• Attend client meetings and perform occasional site inspections.

Skills

Design coordination

Project management

Buildability assessment

Value engineering

Job description

Senior Facade Engineer

£65,000-£120,000 + Bonus + Benefits | Reading | Predominantly Office Based

Facade Engineer opportunity with a leading specialist in architectural glazing, structural steel, facades and balustrades, supplying bespoke systems to major UK residential contractors and developers. No one project is the same.

Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced facade engineering project professionals to manage multiple projects from design and engineering through to manufacture and delivery.

This is a technically focused, client-facing role involving:

• Design coordination and technical project management
• Assessing buildability and technical feasibility
• Value engineering and design optimisation
• Coordinating clients, designers, engineers, QSs and installation subcontractors
• Organising & Coordinating site installations
• Managing project programmes, technical issues and delivery
• Client meetings and occasional site inspections

Background

Candidates from Facades, Architectural Glazing, Structural Glazing, Structural Steel, Fenestration, Cladding, Architectural Metalwork, Metal Fabrication or Building Envelopes will be considered.

The key requirement is experience coordinating technically complex projects through design, engineering and manufacture, with a good understanding of installation and construction.

Package:

• £70,000-£120,000 basic ( DoE)
• Profit-related bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Pension
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Based in Reading & from Home - predominantly office based with client visits and site inspections