Job Description

Location:Alexander Barracks, Dartford
Region:England
Employment type:Permanent
Job family:Technical
Business unit:[EUR] Building


Are you ready to play a pivotal role in delivering high-profile projects with national significance? At Laing O'Rourke, we're looking for a skilled Facade Engineer to join our dynamic team, supporting a multi-asset programme for the Ministry of Defence (MOD). You will have the opportunity to contribute to technically complex projects, from early-stage design to final delivery, ensuring innovative and sustainable facade solutions.

Your Role

As a Facade Engineer, you will be responsible for managing the design and implementation of facade systems, ensuring technical excellence, safety, and compliance across the project lifecycle. You will lead the coordination between design teams and specialist contractors, optimise the value of proposals, and drive quality and efficiency. From concept through to installation, your contribution will be vital in shaping the final outcomes.

Your Initial Project

You'll be working on the MOD's new facilities in Surrey--a project currently at RIBA Stage 3. This multi-faceted initiative will provide accommodation, living spaces, and training facilities, all underpinned by a commitment to Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). The facade systems include precast concrete cladding, curtain walling, windows, and metal cladding, delivered through both internal and external teams.

Location:

Dartford & Surrey (Hybrid). Some travel may be required to support other MOD projects across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Design Coordination:

Ensure alignment between concept design, project requirements, and trade contractors. Identify and address key design issues, including critical quality and tolerance matters as the design progresses. Contribute to the contract review process and expedite designers' and trade contractors' contributions to the project Health and Safety file/Operational and Maintenance Manuals.

Technical Oversight:

Review tender documents, assess risks, and explore value engineering opportunities. Comment on and propose appropriate arrangements for the design responsibilities of both internal teams and specialist trade contractors. Review concept design feasibility to identify key issues and critical areas.

Programme and Deliverables Management:

Contribute to the production of the package design and procurement programme, collaborating with planning and resourcing functions. Identify and agree deliverables, ensuring effective processes are in place for reporting design, procurement, production, and installation progress. Contribute to the procurement process, including scope definition, review of returns for compliance, buildability, quality, and value engineering.

Subcontractor Management:

Monitor the design, manufacture, and installation of subcontractor works to ensure compliance with project standards. Assess subcontractor staff capability and performance, ensuring coordination and package interfaces are addressed and that each party amends their work as design progresses.

Information Flow & Communication:

Facilitate effective communication across teams and ensure timely responses to RFIs/TQs. Monitor external changes to work plans and report on the effects of these changes.

Compliance & Approvals:

Ensure design outputs meet contract, statutory, and internal standards, coordinating required approvals and ensuring critical deliverables are in place.

Safety and Quality Assurance:

Champion safety, zero-harm principles, and quality assurance throughout all phases of the project.

Interface & Integration:

Collaborate across design and construction teams to share best practices, optimise resources, and promote innovation by introducing and implementing ideas from within the business and workforce.

Risk & Commercial Insight:

Advise commercial teams on design-related risks, opportunities, and cost-effective solutions. Ensure that buildability and value engineering opportunities are fully considered in design outputs.

P

roject Reporting & Leadership:

Track progress, lead section/package meetings, and ensure alignment with commercial, programme, and safety objectives. Plan the programming of day to day resource requirements and communicate them to the construction team.

About You

A degree in an engineering or design related discipline (e.g., civil, structural, mechanical engineering, architecture, or construction management) is essential. An MSc in Facade Engineering or chartered status is highly desirable. Solid technical engineering background, with experience in technical due diligence for projects. Prior experience as a Facade Engineer, Project/Package Manager, ideally with a T1 or specialist facade contractor. Familiarity with key subcontractors (e.g., glass/windows, curtain walling, metal cladding) and expertise in design and construction processes. Broad understanding of facade engineering principles (mechanics, thermal physics, optics, acoustics). Experience identifying risks such as cold bridging or water ingress and implementing best practice solutions. Strong communication, leadership, and people management skills. Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, Building Regulations, and relevant British Standards. Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, basic CAD, document control, and planning systems.

CVs only tell us so much and so do job adverts. We'd welcome an informal chat via Emma Woodall (Resourcing Partner) to discuss ewoodall@laingorourke.com or 07350368883.

About us:

Laing O'Rourke is dedicated to being a recognised leader in innovation and excellence in the construction industry. We focus on delivering projects that leave a lasting positive environmental legacy, driven by technical excellence in design, manufacturing, and construction.



We offer a competitive remuneration package (base salary + car/travel allowance) with access to Private Medical Insurance; enhanced pension and parental leave schemes; Life/Dental/Critical illness insurance and income protection; 33 days holiday inc. bank holidays + 1 paid day for volunteering; professional development opportunities and more!



We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we enable access for candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an Interview Scheme', which supports applicants meeting the essential criteria by offering an interview for the position. If you need the application form in an alternative format or have any questions about our process, please contact

resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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