Principal / Senior Associate Façade Engineer

The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald’s regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross‑sector skills across five key sectors: Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Principal / Senior Associate Façade Engineer to join a growing London team and help deliver a wide variety of façade projects. The role offers exposure to everything from investigative surveys and defect assessments to large‑scale new‑build developments. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise with the ability to communicate effectively with clients and project teams. You will be involved in coordinating design activities, resolving technical challenges and delivering practical engineering solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a supportive and dynamic team and to contribute to the ongoing growth of a broader building engineering business.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead and deliver façade projects in a technically competent and timely manner
• Provide technical façade engineering advice to various stakeholders
• Develop façade documentation and specifications to a high level of quality
• Review specialist contractor submissions
• Assist in the growth of the façade business, contribute to bid writing and the winning of work
• Foster and maintain strong client relationships with new and existing clients, architects and contractors
• Supervision and mentoring of other design staff, checking and approving documentation for issue

Candidate Specification

• Chartered Engineer with Bachelor’s degree in civil/structural engineering or significant experience from within the façade industry
• Significant experience within façade design with particular emphasis on the structural aspects of façade design, durability, material selection, and design for weathertightness
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including report preparation
• Commercially aware with the ability to successfully lead façade projects through all phases whilst managing and developing strong client relationships
• Be a self‑motivated, enthusiastic and team focused individual able to collaborate in multi‑disciplinary environment to successfully deliver Mott MacDonald façade projects

Working Style

Agile working – we offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

• Financial Wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary. Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury. Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Employee Ownership: Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success. Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments. Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription. A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.