Start designing tomorrow's future!
Buro Happold is seeking a motivated and collaborative Graduate Facades Engineer to join our team and contribute to innovative and sustainable engineering solutions.
As a Graduate Facades Engineer, you will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, gaining hands-on experience while contributing to impactful projects that shape communities, advance sustainability, and support the global effort to address climate change.
Learn more about Facade Engineering at Buro Happold
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
Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything - from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations.
Your key duties
To give you an idea of how this role would look and feel, here are some of the things you could expect to do:
- Carry out structural, thermal and energy modeling of building enclosure details and systems
- Utilize advanced analysis programs and techniques to understand building enclosure performance and faade design
- Learn the principles of enclosure detailing including all 6 sides of the building enclosure
- Learn the principles of writing technical specifications for all aspects of the building enclosure
- Undertake engineering calculations with various materials, including structural glass, aluminum, stainless steel, wood, stone, and precast concrete
- Perform technical reviews of shop drawings and construction administration submittals to ensure air, water, thermal, seismic, acoustic, and structural performance
- Deliver work in a timely and technically competent manner
- Participate in site visits to projects and prepare site observation reports
Your skills and experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture , Architectural Engineering, Structural Engineering or a related science or engineering discipline
- Coursework in faade materials and assemblies, faade engineering, building envelope physics, and/or thermal modeling skills beneficial
- 3D modeling skills (Rhino, Revit, Grasshopper, SketchUp, AutoCAD, etc ) preferred
- Interest in the faade industry with emphasis on detailing and engineering
- Good sketching skills
- Internship experience in faade or engineering beneficial
- Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner
- Eagerness to learn and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don't meet all requirements
What we offer
- Salary range of $80,000 to $83,000. This will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience
- Generous benefits package
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Generous PTO (4 weeks) in addition to 10 paid holidays
- 401k with company match
- Hybrid working & summer hours
- Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
- Connection to global network of experts on the forefront of industry initiatives
- Access to wide ranging learning and development opportunities
- Connect with colleagues and build your network through our Employee Resource Groups, including the Young Employees Forum, Diversity & Inclusion Forum, Women's Network, Wellness Committee, and Black at Buro Happold
We'd love to see examples of your work. Please share a portfolio link on your resume or upload your portfolio when you apply.
Ready for something a little less ordinary?
Apply now to start your career journey with us.
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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 so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
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