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Graduate Facade Engineer

London Full-Time 28800 - 48000 £ / year (est.) No home office possible

At a Glance

Tasks: Assist in developing innovative façade designs and ensure their efficiency and sustainability.
Company: Buro Happold is a renowned engineering consultancy focused on creating positive change in communities and the environment.
Benefits: Enjoy flexible working hours, hybrid options, and a supportive network for career development.
Why this job: Be part of exciting projects that shape cities and tackle climate challenges while working in an inclusive environment.
Qualifications: Pursuing a degree in Engineering or Architecture with a passion for sustainable design.
Other info: Applications are welcome from all backgrounds; we value diversity and strive for representation in the industry.

The predicted salary is between 28800 - 48000 £ per year.

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From helping shape entire cities to adapting infrastructure to deal with the climate emergency, a career at Buro Happold presents the chance to make a difference. With a world class reputation, our creativity and our people have delivered positive change to clients, the environment, and communities alike. If you want to be part of something bigger, this is your chance.
What is Façade Engineering?
The quality of the \’skin\’ of your building is about much more than achieving the aesthetic vision, it\’s about buildability, efficiency and long-term sustainability.
What makes a façade function properly? Apart from the obvious, like weather resistance, airtightness and making sure it doesn\’t fall off the building, a big consideration is the energy impact on the building itself. An efficient, buildable façade makes for a better building and we work constantly to provide more efficient skins.
A thorough knowledge of the way in which façades are constructed means a client can trust us with a project from concept design, through to \’nuts and bolts\’ of construction, during the operation and maintenance of the façade and all the way through to consideration of refurbishment/re-purposing options. Whether this is for an intricate design such as for the Louvre, Abu Dhabi, or the repurpose of the Grade II Listed The Whiteley, London, we apply engineering and surveying rigour.
To learn more about our Façades discipline, please click here.
What sort of projects would I work on?

Whiteleys Redevelopment, London – This interesting multi-use project in a Grade II listed building combines the design of large precast and glazing systems with specialist advice to historic facades.
Bee’ah Headquarters, UAE – Dedicated to enabling an environmentally responsible future for the region, Bee’ah advocates revolutionary strategies for utilising renewable energy sources and setting benchmarks for sustainability.

Which degree could I be studying towards?

Façade Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Sustainability
Building Physics
Architecture
Building Surveying

What would I do?

Assist in developing jobs technically from initial client ideas, using various materials such as aluminium, steel, concrete, stone, glass and timber. Understand architectural component detail design including aesthetics.
Deliver work in a timely and technically competent manner.
Increase your awareness of basic weather performance issues, basic building physics including ventilation, solar gain control, thermal insulation and glare control.
Help assess and advice on the impact of design decisions in terms of embodied carbon, operational carbon and durability/life-cycle.
Develop your experience of the practical aspects of handling and fabricating typical cladding materials.
Understand the design life of various façade components and materials and have the opportunity to inspect existing buildings to understand what failure or a defect looks like.
Hone your understanding of international standards and building codes. (For example, British Standards, Eurocodes, International Building Code, UBC, Aluminium Design Manual, Australian and NZ standards, ASTM Standards, Saudi Building Code.)
Work with other teams and gain an awareness of the problems and constraints of the other major design disciplines such as Architectural, Structures, Building Services/MEP, Fire Engineering, Acoustics, and computer modelling.
Develop strong design leadership on façade issues to the rest of the Client\’s design team.
Maintain good client relations throughout the job.
Improve your competency across various software such as Autodesk Robot, STAAD, Strand, SAP2000, MEPLA and Therm.

Graduates at Buro Happold
When you join Buro Happold you are embedded into an exciting network of engineers and consultants, that supports your career development. We have a Graduate Connect learning programme that targets specific learning and supports your journey to chartership as well as our Young Employee\’s Forum that links all our young talent in terms of knowledge sharing, learning and very importantly socialising.
We place great importance on a having a safe and inclusive environment and will seek to make any arrangements that may be required to enable all who work with us to thrive. We have flexible working hours and hybrid working, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life.
Application Process
We typically complete shortlisting after the role has closed. Therefore, you can expect to hear from us with 2-4 weeks of the job closing on our website.
Please note that this role is for an Autumn 2025 start.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual\’s flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

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