Facade Consultant - UAE National

List of Responsibilities

The Façade Consultant forms part of the Design team within the global structure of the company and assumes general responsibilities that pro-actively contribute to the growth of Façade consultancy capabilities and all other disciplines across the globe. 

This includes responsibility for all design, documentation, administration, and compliance with project constraints undertaken for Façade and all other disciplines. You will also need to fulfill legal responsibilities commensurate with your position.

The following is an overview of responsibilities and performance standards required of the Façade Consultant:

• Major Function
• Project Management
• Client Management
• Technical Excellence
• Marketing and Business Development
• Mentoring, Training and Personal Growth

Major Function

Duties include but not limited to:

• Manage consulting services for assigned façade projects and responsible for project managing a portfolio of clients & projects from concept stage to construction completion, ensuring project deliverables are met, and Inhabit high standards are maintained
• Carry out topic research and investigation
• Provide design and build-ability consultancy of façade systems including material knowledge and installation techniques
• Participate and actively contribute to design workshops where cladding solutions are explored and determined
• Contribute to the design and engineering of curtain wall, glazing and cladding systems, as well as specialty systems (i.e. structural glass, cables, ETFE, etc.)
• Perform technical / peer reviews and provide recommendations regarding design output and reports prepared
• Coordinate with other project consultants such as Architects, Builders, Contractors, and Sub Contractors to determine best practice façade design outcomes
• Communicate regularly and proactively with your manager as required in order to assist the process of managing your work/lifestyle balance and those of more junior staff members. Raise any concerns and make appropriate recommendations to your manager for consideration
• Provide assistance during construction of façade systems including attendance mock-up testing, shop drawing reviews from contractors and conduct factory & site inspections
• Meet with architects to develop façade design concepts, detailing, specifications, and engineering feasibility and coordinate with other project consultants such as Builders, Contractors, and Sub Contractors to determine best practice façade design outcomes
• Coordinate with the Engineers, and the Design team on a regular basis to proactively raise/resolve project related issues which could affect the delivery of the documentation
• Provide hand-design sketches, develop reports for all stages of the project from conception to completion
• Produce drawings, write specifications and schedules to inform and respond to site and construction-related queries
• Assist and coordinate with other members of the consulting team in the preparation of project deliverables
• Review contractor’s submissions and interface with the Client and site engineers for technical queries
• Carry out factory fabrication inspections, PMU test inspections, tempered glass heat soak tests, stone cladding inspections, etc.. and prepare associated technical and site inspection reports
• Meet and report regularly to the site based client engineering team
• Review and comment on subcontractor's shop drawings & structural calculations, BD submission drawings, fabrication drawings & material submission
• Follow the general drawing protocols and cad file system set by Inhabit
• Provide assistance to engineers and design team in regards to cad or hand sketches for presentation purposes
• Demonstrate respectful, supportive and positive behavior and interactions with all colleagues across all disciplines/business units and other offices to support a positive culture and assist in driving engagement
• Build and maintain positive and productive working relationships with internal colleagues across Inhabit
• Attend team meetings and participate and provide input in decision making as a team member
• Keep an up-to-date working knowledge of relevant design techniques, technical standards, codes of practice and systems and procedures. Broaden technical knowledge through personal research, seminars, forums, etc. and share new knowledge with the team as appropriate
• Keep up-to-date with relevant software new to the market that will help develop our business and make recommendations your manager
• Evaluate opportunities for improved efficiencies and effectiveness in consultation with management including identifying, developing and implementing standards, systems, tools and processes to support continuous improvement within the business
• Take an active interest in the other disciplines (Design Documentation, Building Physics/ESD/PassivHaus, Acoustics, Logistics, BMU/Remedial, Lighting etc..) in order to further develop your specialist skills and cross-sell Inhabit services

Project Management

You shall be responsible for efficient and profitable completion of all projects and tasks under your control whilst maintaining excellent technical standards and client satisfaction.

Detailed responsibilities and/or targets include:

• Cost planning and output required to meet project budgets
• Managing clients to secure work, marketing and fee proposals
• Assisting the management team to secure work, marketing and fee proposals
• Manage Project Team resources to effectively deliver the Project’s requirements
• Allocation and management of time to suit programs and project budgets
• Ensure projects are completed on-time and without cost overrun
• Ensure high technical standing on the project such that client complaints do not arise

Client Management

You shall continually strengthen client loyalty and gain repeat business by providing high quality service and creative (‘Leading Edge’) solutions to clients by way of:

• Communicate with clients to establish their needs and maintain a dialogue throughout the project
• Maintain an exceptional favourable record in client response to timeliness and quality of work provided
• Continually aim for repeat business from all clients in contact with Inhabit.

Technical Excellence

You shall assume full responsibility for work quality undertaken, including:

• Identification of technically complex projects and problems that require high level input
• Provision of concept design, peer review and checking services on international projects to assist in maintaining high standards
• Take necessary action to prevent the occurrence of design documentation and/or quality system non-conformity
• Advise management if any tasks are beyond your current level of competency to get assistance, as and when required
• Ensure all project documentation is maintained to a level as required by Inhabits’ QA system
• Endorse and facilitate the quality management system (QMS) and the Business’s commitment to quality
• Conduct all activities in accordance with the quality management system.

Marketing and Business Development

You shall actively participate in the marketing of the practice as a multi-disciplined engineering company and shall achieve agreed targets in all aspects of practice development, including:

• Assist in preparing fee proposals for prospective clients and/or projects including, where necessary, co-ordination of inputs from other disciplines (BMU, Acoustics, Lighting, Building Physics/ESD, Logistics etc...).
• Conduct presentations of proposals for prospective clients and/or projects
• Complete project sheets for each project undertaken by and compliance with project and office QA procedures
• Maintain regular contact with existing or prospective clients for establishing potential future work
• Active participation in a broad range of client-focused functions, events, conferences, seminars, committees etc. to enhance the professional image of both the Façade Consultant and Inhabit
• Maximise cross-selling opportunities for Inhabit and prepare project proposals to support profit targets including, where necessary, co-ordination of inputs from other disciplines (Design Documentation, Building Physics/ESD/PassivHaus, Acoustics, Logistics, BMU/Remedial, Lighting etc.)

Personal Growth

• Identifying training opportunities, both internally and externally including seminars, events, conferences, talks, university lectures, factory visits, construction phase training, etc., to assist with your development and of the team and to address any knowledge gaps. Write technical notes from these training opportunities and/or project experiences as appropriate
• Assist junior team members to ensure they are following Inhabit’s quality management system and ensure Inhabit QA procedures are followed and maintained during all stages of projects
• Coordinate, participate and actively contribute to design workshops, where facade solutions are explored and determined.  Workshops may be with architects, suppliers, and fellow professionals and with the facade industry
• Grow and develop in professionalism and job effectiveness through reading Inhabits’ technical notes and contributing to the development and improvement of the technical notes on an active basis
• Maintain a profile in the Industr