SENIOR FaÇAde Consultant

Position: SENIOR FAÇADE CONSULTANT
Location: Clerkenwell

Senior Facade ConsultantSENIOR FAÇADE CONSULTANT, London:
Our client is a multi-disciplinary consultancy providing high-class services in surveying, engineering, project management and fire safety throughout England and Wales. Providing fire engineering, building surveying, cost consultancy and project management services across multiple sectors, they are one of the leading firms dealing with high-risk buildings in residential, mixed-use, education and student accommodation.

Their ethos has created a culture where the team can grow both personally and professionally, with contributions and achievements being recognised and rewarded. With a flexible, approachable yet professional style promotes effective communication. It encourages creativity and innovation throughout all projects and instructions, supporting the excellent, long-standing relationships we have built with clients. Taking pride with in-depth knowledge across all services, the technical expertise and the application of critical thinking to everything.

Aligned with an approach to business improvement and development, the opportunities for personal growth, training and skills development are plentiful.

Senior Façade Consultant Requirement

We are seeking a talented and professional Senior Façade Consultant to join the highly skilled façade and engineering team, providing investigation, due diligence, oversight, and construction oversight services. A significant proportion of the work in this sector involves the Fire Risk Assessment of External Walls (FRAEWs).

The role will include taking the lead on façade and related fire safety instructions, with a focus on the fire safety performance of building façades and an emphasis on undertaking and leading Fire Risk Appraisals of External Walls (FRAEWs) in accordance with PAS 9980. It follows that the successful candidate will need to evidence a strong track record of delivering FRAEWs and a deep understanding of PAS 9980.

This is a critical element of the role.

The role will also involve working closely with the project management and cost management teams, and becoming an integral part of the project teams, delivering and overseeing full-scale façade / cladding replacement/remediation contracts.

Leading the PAS 9980 FRAEW process from site investigation through to final report delivery, including engagement with clients, project teams, and fire engineers (where required) and being able to demonstrate practical understanding of façade fire behaviour, materials performance, and remedial design principles through strong façade & fire knowledge.

Applying the PAS 9980 and drafting and publishing FRAEW reports. A key requirement of the successful candidate will be to produce high-quality reports in line with PAS 9980. Carrying out intrusive investigations of existing buildings, including the coordination of opening up, material sampling, collating data, and testing of façade and cladding systems. Determining the nature, configuration and material composition of external wall systems, including the identification of the presence of insulation products, their combustibility ratings and the identification and determination of the provision of fire breaks, cavity barriers, fire stops etc.

Advising on matters pertaining to compliance and risk(s) associated with the external wall system(s) and evidencing a deep understanding of fire performance of façade materials and systems, including the behaviour of insulation, cladding panels and barrier systems under fire exposure. The successful candidate will be expected to have a familiarity with BS 8414 testing,   135 classification, and their interface with PAS 9980 assessments.

Technical input and assisting team members for the preparation of Building Safety Regulator (BSR) Gateway applications. Inspection/monitoring of cladding remediation and other construction works to ensure compliance with contract conditions, best practices, relevant legislation, design drawings, design intent and specifications. To include the undertaking of technical and quality assurance audits, tender reviews, RFIs, due diligence reviews, etc and the preparation of…