Senior Façade Consultant

London

This role is tailor-made for the seasoned facade practitioner who thrives on complex challenges and delivering innovative solutions. With a proven track record in facade design, engineering, or consulting, you’ll have the opportunity to apply your extensive expertise to high-profile projects, influencing every stage from concept development to final implementation. At Fortis Facades, you’ll collaborate with industry leaders and utilise state-of-the-art technologies while mentoring junior team members.

Skills

Don’t worry if you feel you don’t have all of these, we don’t expect you to. We want to help you grow.

  • The engineering of multiple materials such as stainless-steel, aluminium, titanium, weathering steel, zinc, lead, granite, marble, limestone, sandstone, clay ceramics, concrete, ultra-high performance and fibre reinforced concrete, glass, timber, bricks and any material of your choice.
  • Multi-regional wind loading assessments to local codes and standards.
    Multi-regional thermal assessments to local codes and standard.
  • Review of contractor details and supporting calculations.
  • Engineering assessments of;
  • Rainscreen support structures
  • Pressure equalised unitised curtain walling design
  • Stick system glazing suites
  • Window walling
  • Sheet material
  • Bomb blast analysis (Not essential)
  • Point fixed glazing suits
  • Cable tension net
  • Fatigue calculations
  • Structural silicone design
  • Comprehensive understanding of U.K and European building codes.
  • Inspecting façade structures
  • Review of manufacturing processes
  • Understanding of thermal principles in respect to façades
Qualifications
  • UK driving licence​
  • A relevant degree or equivalent certification
Day-to-day
  • Report writing and professional presentation
  • Understanding of façade construction and typologies
  • Review of sub-contractors
  • Technical Submittals
  • Sound comprehension of façade materials
  • Appreciation of non-UK centric façade design (not essential)
  • Ability to communicate façade design with clients’ and multiple trades
  • Enjoys international travel (not all the time)
  • Technical Note writing
  • Specification writing
  • Attending meetings on behalf of the business​
From the Team
  • Don’t worry about updating your CV, you can tell us about it in person.
  • We don’t do time sheets, you’ll be too busy
  • We’re open to remote working
  • We enjoy trips away as a company (when there’s no pandemic)
  • Your progression as a façade practitioner is our goal.​

 

Please get in touch if only to make a new connection.
Email: hr@fortisfacades.com