The role will lead individual projects, implementing effective project management to deliver projects successfully. The role will involve leading project teams of around two to three people. Good communication skills, both verbal and written, are important, as is contributing to team knowledge sharing, best practice, and the company’s R&D activities. The role will report to the director in London and may from time to time involve supporting our offices in Birmingham, Chennai, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Primary Responsibilities

Design

• Produce technical drawings of façade details using hand sketching and drafting software.
• Produce graphics representations of façade design information for inclusion in reports.
• Take account of new materials, technologies and techniques in design/engineering solutions and implement their application on projects where appropriate.
• Develop design proposals in conjunction with architects, consultants and contractors to establish detailed requirements and potential solutions.
• Collaborate with other disciplines within the built environment.
• Participate in and lead façade design team meetings and workshops as required.
• Maintain an understanding of relevant health and safety legislation, policies and procedures.
• Adhere to the company’s health and safety protocols.

Technical

• Produce accurate numerical analysis of technical aspects of façade projects, according to their professional/technical expertise, using traditional and design analysis software.
• Identify and highlight technical needs that require additional or specialist resources.
• Produce accurate and high-quality work.
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of current industry standards.
• Attend training courses to develop technical knowledge, as requested.
• Understand and apply the principles of sustainable design.

Organisation

• Provide day-to-day contact to design team, effectively resolving issues as they arise.
• Develop work plans for project delivery allocating required resources for project delivery.
• Assist Associates and Associate Directors with work plans for project delivery.
• Take responsibility for assigned areas of accountability.
• Work to agreed timescales and deadlines.
• Manage project finances within budgeted parameters and provide required reporting.
• Implement change control procedures to effectively identify and record fee and programme impacts of additional services with the client.
• Provide effective feedback on progress and highlight potential issues to associates and associate directors to maintain progress and standards.
• Provide proactive suggestions to improve team processes and tools.
• Contribute to the day-to-day organisation of the team taking ownership of areas of responsibility as requested.
• Support Associates and Associate Directors with the preparation of invoices and other project administrative tasks

Interpersonal

• Effectively delegate delivery of technical design tasks to engineers and technicians as required.
• Act as a mentor to support engineers, as required.
• Develop and maintain communication skills to listen and effectively respond to colleagues, clients, architects and other members of professional teams.
• Demonstrate personal and social skills and awareness of diversity and inclusion issues.
• Attend design meetings and communicate the outcome of technical analysis.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with others in the business to share knowledge and leverage resource and expertise.
• Develop and maintain presentation skills of technical issues to groups.

Business Development/Marketing

• Apply consistent branding guidelines to documentation.
• Attend industry events and conferences as requested to represent the business.
• Support bid and proposal production – preparing documents for the completion of bid material.
• Develop client relationships to promote future new work opportunities.

Key Skills/Experience

Essential

• A proactive approach to work and self-organisation including prioritising own work loads.
• Good IT skills and a willingness to develop further knowledge of new CAD software and façade technology.
• A good level of competence with written and verbal English.
• A collaborative approach with good interpersonal and communication skills.
• An ability to work in a team, under pressure.
• High level of time management ability by prioritising tasks and managing multiple submissions at a time whilst delivering a high quality of work to deadlines.
• Appreciates the need for the application of consistent standards and metrics.
• Attention to detail in graphic design and layout.
• Relevant undergraduate degree to façade engineering plus minimum four years’ experience in a façade-related role.
• Work towards achieving Chartered Engineer status with a relevant institution to façade engineering.
• Awareness of ethics requirements of their role. Undertake training as required when provided by the company or clients.

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer with a relevant institution to façade engineering.
• A strong interest in engineering and the built environment.
• Previous experience in working in a consulting engineering practice.
• Previous experience of working with parametric modelling and associated software.

Role Evolution

This role represents the continuing professional development of a façade engineer’s career as they progress towards chartership. The development of the role holder is anticipated along the following lines. The company will provide support to the role holder.

Development

• Input into existing working practices, methods and procedures.
• Develop an understanding of the writing process of scopes and fees. Ability to prepare proposals from company templates.
• Take responsibility for the financial management of their project, including invoicing.
• Gain understanding of the façade construction industry, including costs and procurement.
• Provide oversight over multiple projects, delegating tasks and managing work and deliverables.
• Represent the company on site, at contractor meetings, at tender meetings.
• Share knowledge of the principles of façade design with graduate and project engineers. This can be through one-on-one sessions or presentations to the wider team or company.
• Build relationships with existing Clients. Bring in new project work through existing relationships.

Support

• External training if need is identified during professional reviews. Training may refer to technical or interpersonal skills.
• A mentor who will provide technical support and professional development over time including working towards chartered membership of a relevant institution.

Company benefits include

• Annual Leave of 20 days plus bank holidays
• Three days of additional holiday at Christmas. This is non-contractual, the dates are set by the company and these three days are not counted in your annual leave allowance within your contract.
• Employers pension contribution.
• Life Assurance and Payment Protection Cover.
• Group Income Protection scheme, including access to Legal & General health and wellbeing services
• Flexible working hours.
• Bupa Health Insurance.
• Four company socials per year.
• Chartership support.
• Professional membership cost covered (one per year at this level, two per year once associate level).

Interested? Please send your CV and portfolio to: careers(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)meinhardt.co.uk