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Facade Engineer
June 19, 2018 | Comments Off on Facade Engineer
Location: London
Position: Façade Engineer
Salary: Negatable DOE + excellent range of benefits
Elk have a unique opportunity for a Façade Engineer. Our Client is a highly regarded award winning multidisciplinary consultancy operating from offices in London.
As a result of recent large project wins, they now need an experienced Façade Engineer to join their London team. You will work closely with the Director of Special Structures and Cladding and within a small, sociable structures team. This is a great opportunity to apply your façade design knowledge to a range of projects from concept feasibility to detailed design.
Responsibilities:
- prepare façade structural and thermal calculations, specifications and performance requirements
- undertake façade technical due diligence surveys
- reporting to address façade defects including water ingress, spontaneous breakage, combustible cladding etc
Requirement:
- min of 3 + years' experience working as a structural façade design engineer
- You will have knowledge of advanced FEA programs including non-linear and thermal analysis programs
- proficient user of AutoCAD and Revit software for façade detailing
- You should have a BEng (Hons) Mechanical or Structural Engineering and preferably an MSc Façade Engineering. However, financial assistance and support may be considered for the right candidate who wishes to obtain the MSc Façade Engineering via the University of the West of England
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Elk Recruitment is an award-winning niche recruitment firm with offices currently in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Our core competency is the placement of permanent and contract mid to senior level professionals within the Fenestration, Facade, Curtain Walling, Construction, Glazing & Medical Device industry throughout Ireland, United Kingdom, MENA region and the United States.
Our in-depth knowledge, particularly of the façade industry, comes from having worked in senior positions for aluminium, glass & steel companies for over 16 years domestically and internationally. During this time gaining invaluable experience and insight into elements of the business such as Estimation, Design, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Project Management. This practical in industry senior experience coupled with a very strong academic background is what differentiates Elk Recruitment from its competitors in our chosen field.