Associate Structural Engineer

Position: Associate Façade Engineer

Location: Central London

Salary: £70,000 – £90,000 per annum, plus pension, healthcare and bonus

Overview: Our client is a large, employee owned consulting practice, highly regarded for their forensic investigations for the built environment. Their London office , the headquarters for their work in the UK and mainland Europe, has an opportunity to apply your existing expertise in a sector that is consistent, intriguing and varied. It would suit a senior facade engineer looking for a move up, or an associate looking for change and future prospects.

Your Role: You will identify the root cause of problems affecting facades including design shortfalls, materials issues, structural failure and unsuitable construction methodology, you will then recommend the mitigation required. An external consultant is appointed to carry out the necessary design, you will peer review their work and, where required, provide technical advice at construction stages. Close support and guidance will be provided, you will apply all of existing skills from a new and intriguing angle. Occasional national and international travel will be required.

The Company: Employee owned, with over five hundred staff, they have decades of specialist expertise in forensic engineering, design, repair and research. They are leaders in façade engineering, building physics, architecture and conservation. Their forensic engineering and repair capability is considerable and supported by in-house laboratory, testing and research facilities. They have exceptionally low levels of staff turnover and are held in high regard by clients and employees. a robust, profitable sector that is in continuous demand, they are not subject to the same tendering and framework constraints that makes mainstream consulting engineering so competitive. This is an employer that can provide progression and security throughout economic cycles.

Your Profile: A façade engineer with at least six years design experience. Good analytical and lateral thinking skills are essential. You should be degree qualified, with a 2:1, or above, and ideally be chartered with the IStructE, ICE or RIBA.