Facade Engineering Lead – Sustainable Envelopes

Buro Happold Limited; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Two memberships to professional bodies

Attractive salary and benefits package

Job summary

Buro Happold Limited is seeking a Facade Engineer in Riyadh to lead high-performing façade design across medium-sized projects. You will work within multidisciplinary teams, coordinating with clients, architects and specialists to craft durable, sustainable envelope solutions.

You will apply rigorous design principles, building physics knowledge and experience with AutoCAD, Revit and Rhino. Hybrid working arrangements and strong development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• A degree in structural/architectural engineering or related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent registration desirable.
• MSc in Facade Engineering or related postgraduate qualification advantageous.
• International project experience beneficial.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead facade engineering delivery on medium-sized projects with senior technical leaders where required.
• Coordinate with clients, architects, contractors, consultants and subcontractors in advisory capacity.
• Develop facade designs from client requirements and architectural concepts or remediation proposals.
• Prepare and coordinate facade details, specifications, technical reports, calculations and tender documentation.
• Review contractor and supplier submissions, including shop drawings and testing documentation.
• Attend site visits to monitor facade installation and assess workmanship and design compliance.
• Support investigations and remediation recommendations for existing facade systems.
• Attend meetings and provide clear advice on facade design, performance and coordination.

Skills

Facade design

Building physics

AutoCAD

Revit

English communication

Structural engineering

Facade design

Education

Engineering degree (Structural/Architectural)

Chartered professional registration

MSc in Facade Engineering (advantage)

International project experience

Willingness to travel

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Rhino 3D

Job description

Buro Happold Limited is seeking a Facade Engineer in Riyadh to lead high-performing façade design across medium-sized projects. You will work within multidisciplinary teams, coordinating with clients, architects and specialists to craft durable, sustainable envelope solutions.

You will apply rigorous design principles, building physics knowledge and experience with AutoCAD, Revit and Rhino. Hybrid working arrangements and strong development opportunities are offered.