We are looking for a Graduate Engineer to join our vibrant and friendly Facade Engineering team in Hong Kong. This opportunity would suit someone available to start in 2024.
In this role you will be working as part of a talented team focussing on a portfolio of innovative, pinnacle projects in Hong Kong and further afield.
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 grandeur of Hamad International Airport, Qatar with vertical glass façade systems more than 25 metres in height, we apply engineering rigour.
To learn more about our Façades discipline, please click here.
What would I do?
This is a diverse role which will see you working on a broad range of projects, recent examples have included Jewel Changi Airport, Hong Kong International Cruise Terminal, and Guangzhou Infinitus Plaza.
Your daily responsibilities are expected to comprise...
- 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.
- Increase your awareness of basic weather performance issues, basic building physics including ventilation, solar gain control, thermal insulation and glare control.
- 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 Hong Kong codes and regulations, 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, Sustainability, Structures, Building Services/MEP, Fire Engineering, Acoustics, and Digital Engineering.
- Develop strong design leadership on façade issues to the rest of the Client's design team.
- Improve your competency across various software such as Autodesk Robot, STAAD, Strand, SAP2000, MEPLA, AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, and Therm and Window, Grasshopper and Rhino.
What are we looking for?
- Must have - a strong interest in building design and the impact of the building envelope on sustainability outcomes.
- Enthusiastic about work and proactive about learning, asking questions, innovating and staying up to date with industry trends.
- Ability to accept a degree of responsibility in a team-based organisation, combined with ability to work independently.
- Microsoft Office, specifically Excel (a detailed understanding including the use of macros).
- Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Proficiency English and Chinese (reading, speaking and writing) is essential.
Which degree could I be studying towards?
- Architecture
- Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Structural, Aeronautical, Materials, Systems, Facade)
- Sustainability and/or Environmental
- Building Physics
What we offer
- Annual leave - 20 days leave per year or the option of 15 days leave with 5 days leave pay.
- Competitive MPF contribution.
- Comprehensive medical and life insurance coverage.
- Tax efficiencies for housing.
- Discretionary pay review and bonus.
- International project and transfer/secondment opportunities.
- Global network of experts in the built environment for knowledge-share and collaboration opportunities.
What's in it for you?
Broad insight within a team, mentored by a subject matter expert in the facades discipline. The opportunity to experience our culture and value, and learn what sets us apart from other organisations. Exposure to a wide range of portfolios, including local projects in Hong Kong, China and SE Asia, and global large scale projects (e.g. Middle East based). The diversity of the projects we work on is one of the many reasons Engineers love to work at Buro Happold.
A plethora of interesting and challenging projects to stretch your professional skills, a friendly and close knit team, flexible working and a competitive reward package. The opportunity to work on multidisciplinary projects aside a range of specialist engineers and designers both within Buro Happold and our collaborators, gaining exposure to advanced design tools and cutting edge software/computational methods.
As part of a global facades community, you will have the opportunity to collaborate and workshare with teams in Mainland China, India, UK, Germany and US. There is also scope for secondment or transfer opportunities in the future.
Follow this link for more detail on life as a graduate in Buro Happold.
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.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
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