Facade Specialist

Why Arup?

Are you passionate about building a more sustainable future? At Arup we work to find solutions for some of the world’s most complex problems – providing expertise across all areas of the built environment from strategic approach and planning to design and engineering.

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The Role

Arup Façades is an enthusiastic, energetic, multi-disciplinary team of façade designers. It includes engineers, technical specialists, building physicists and architects, all of whom share a passionate interest in cladding design. We are a leading dedicated façade consultancy, both nationally and internationally. Our creativity and technical expertise allow us to take on ambitious projects that few companies can deliver. We offer a depth and range of technical skills including specialist glass and building physics engineering. We have global forums to share technical advice and access to the latest software and technical documentation. We work closely with other specialists; Materials Consulting, Advanced Technology and Research, Fire Engineering and Acoustics. Our culture and values inspire us to think long-term and design with social purpose. We care about what we do and it shines through in the quality of our work.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Façade Engineer with excellent design, technical, and software skills who enjoys working collaboratively in multi-professional design teams, supporting on projects from inception to completion to achieve outstanding results. You will be seeking for professional qualification in the field of Facade Design. And will be dedicated to developing your engineering skills on challenging work.

Develop excellent facade solutions and see these through from concept to implementation. It will include scrutinising detailed designs generated by specialist façade contractors. Undertaking design yourself, you will use your knowledge and experience to guide other team members. Working directly with our clients, architects, contractors and façade industry suppliers. And Produce calculations, drawings, reports and correspondence as well as managing time and budget. Perform and check building physics calculations (thermal assessments, solar analyses, condensation risk assessments, daylighting analyses, etc).

Travel regularly to other Arup offices in the North region, including Edinburgh, Newcastle and Belfast as well as other Scottish cities such as Aberdeen and Dundee. Identifying opportunities, produce fee proposals and negotiate contracts.

Is This Role Right for You?

If so, you likely have:

• Have completed a portfolio of medium to large scale projects. Experience with a wide range of façade types and working knowledge of new façade materials and technologies.
• A versatile skillset includes experience in structural and building physics, testing, inspections, and investigations.
• Expertise in the technical aspects of fire issues relating to façades. The ability to install and repair façades using various access methods.
• Prepare clear and compelling reports to present the project team’s work and develop these at later stages into tender documentation
• Using the software tools for building physics assessments and parametric studies (thermal analyses, solar analyses, condensation risk assessments, daylighting analyses, etc.). Fostering sustainable building designs

Not ready to apply just yet, or have some questions? email at namitha.purayil@arup.com

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Rewards and Benefits

We care about you and want you to perform at your best, which is why we offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in our sector.

As a member organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance).

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different people, shared values.

At Arup, we believe when talented people collaborate, great things are possible. Arup hires people with proven skills and open minds. We are taking deliberate action to create an inclusive culture that is grounded in our purpose to shape a better world.

At Arup, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. Our internal employee networks - BAME, Culture, Disability, LGBTQ+ and Women - provide a space for you to express your views and to make a positive difference - discover more about life at Arup here.

At Arup, we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please speak to our recruitment team and we will work with you to make reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best throughout your application.

At Arup, we appreciate that everyone’s circumstances are different and having the freedom to flex the way we work is essential to our wellbeing. If flexibility matters to you let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.

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