Senior Structural Facade Engineer
We're looking for an enthusiastic Senior Structural Facade Engineer to join our growing team in Bengaluru. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who wants to leave their mark on some of the most exciting projects in the India and further afield.
To provide technical leadership and specialist facade engineering expertise on complex building projects, delivering high-quality, sustainable façade solutions while supporting multidisciplinary collaboration, client engagement, and the development of junior team members.
Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
Your next role
- Act as Façade Structural Job Leader for projects led by the India Team.
- Representing the BH team in the workshop with contractors. Translate clients’ ideas into robust façade structural solutions.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Structural, Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
- Chartered Engineer / Professional Engineer status with a recognised professional body
- Experience with Structural analysis tools such as STAAD Pro, SJ Mepla, RFEM, STRAND7 or any other relevant software's.
- Deliver clear design calculations and technical inputs for bids and project work.
- Maintain excellent client relationships and stakeholder coordination
- Mentor junior engineers in Façade structural Engineering
- In-depth design knowledge:
- Aluminum design
- Secondary steel design
- Glass structural design
Your skills and experience
- Minimum 10 years of Façade structural Engineering experience.
- Strong knowledge of façade systems, materials, structural behaviour and weather performance issues.
- The role requires knowledge of the following key façade engineering code frameworks – EURO/British Codes, American Codes.
- Experience in facade structural design including Aluminium, glass and secondary steel.
- Familiarity with standards and acceptance criteria for façade elements.
- Hands on experience with Strand 7, STAAD Pro, Mepla and basic tools Revit/Rhino, AutoCAD. Strong presentation, communication and reporting skills
- Understanding of interactions with architecture, structures, MEP, fire and acoustics.
Good to Have
- Experience with working on multi-disciplinary international projects
- Experience with DfMA, precast, tensile structural design
- Practical experience with fabrication, handling, and installation of façade systems
- Proficiency with digital engineering platforms (Rhino, Grasshopper)
- Experience preparing technical reports using Excel, PowerPoint, Bluebeam, Adobe
- Strong grounding in building physics (ventilation, solar gain, thermal insulation, glare control)
- Experience advising on façade design from a sustainability and whole-life cycle perspective
- Postgraduate qualifications such as MSc in Façade Engineering or PhD-level research
What we offer you
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Competitive salary and benefits package including Comprehensive Health Insurance
- Scheme for both you and your family.
- Our 5-day workweek policy supports work-life balance, ensuring you have time to relax and recharge.
- Benefit from our Employee Referral Bonus, rewarding you for bringing talented candidates into our fold
- An International Culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
Join us to find out what you’re capable of.
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A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way 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 and 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 IndiaHR@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.