LVI are in Search of a Façade Engineer or Architect with experience working with different cladding types, curtainwalls, structural glass, complex geometry structures - to help with the growth and development of the California Operations. This opportunity is specifically for the Bay Area, however the firm have offices nationwide and will offer remote work.
The Opportunity:
This opportunity will enable you to work in collaborative, multi-disciplinary team in an industry leading consulting firm, working on a variety of different construction properties and materials.
The Company:
The company are an employee-owned consulting firm with 250+ employees in nine offices across North America. Their core area of business is the integration of building science engineering, architecture, and construction management to optimize the performance of the building enclosure (walls, windows and roofs). The firm have become specialist industry leaders in North America and are continuing to grow as they focus on technical excellence and delivering high-quality projects.
Responsibilities:
- Participate and actively contribute to design workshops, where cladding solutions, glass and material selection are explored and determined. Workshops will be with architects and fellow professionals and with the cladding industry.
- Develop cladding solutions though free hand sketching, 2d and 3D CAD modelling. Such drawings and visualizations are often included in our tender information packages.
- Advise on glass and other typical cladding materials, develop decision tools such as matrixes.
- Produce specifications and reports and coordinating the work of others.
- Comment on cladding industry submittals.
- Witness testing and preparing associated technical reports.
- Carry out factory visits, site inspections and preparing associated technical reports.
- Supervise and coordinating the work of other team members and coordinating work with building professionals of other disciplines.
- Communicate with clients to establish their needs, and maintaining a dialogue throughout the project.
- Manage project teams to ensure production of deliverables to agreed timelines and within budget.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior members of the team
Qualifications and Competencies
Education Requirements:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Engineering, Masters strongly preferred
- A minimum of 6 - 7 years of relevant experience.
Other Requirements:
- Licensed PE or RA in the state of California a bonus.
- Experience in new construction, Façade and building envelope design, seismic design, retrofitting and technical analysis of existing buildings.
- Willingness to learn, develop and become an industry specialist
