Senior Façade Engineer - Lead Design & Projects

Meinhardt (UK) Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 20 days + bank holidays

Birthday leave

Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Meinhardt UK and Ireland is a global engineering consultancy delivering façade engineering and project management services. We seek a Senior Façade Engineer in London to lead projects, manage small teams, and advance façade design with architects and clients.

You will contribute to design proposals, perform technical analyses, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, while supporting QA and project delivery within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of UK construction market and regulations.
• Proactive, self-organised with ability to prioritise workload.
• Good IT skills and willingness to learn new CAD/façade tech.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Collaborative with strong interpersonal skills.
• Able to work in a team under pressure.
• Progress toward Chartered Engineer status in façade engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects with effective project management to deliver successful outcomes.
• Head small project teams (2–3 people) and coordinate with clients, architects, and design teams.
• Produce façade design drawings and develop proposals with stakeholders.
• Conduct technical analysis and apply design standards and sustainability principles.
• Provide day-to-day design team support and resource planning.
• Contribute to QA, design reviews, and project documentation.

Skills

Facade engineering

Project management

Communication skills

Mentoring

CAD software

Tools

CAD software

Revit

Parametric modelling

Job description

Meinhardt UK and Ireland is a global engineering consultancy delivering façade engineering and project management services. We seek a Senior Façade Engineer in London to lead projects, manage small teams, and advance façade design with architects and clients.

You will contribute to design proposals, perform technical analyses, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, while supporting QA and project delivery within a multidisciplinary team.