Façade Engineer (Site Supervision)

Key Responsibilities

Site Management & Supervision:

• Quality Assurance (QA/QC): Conduct daily on-site inspections of all façade installation works, including curtain wall erection, cladding panel alignment, sealing, and firestopping details, ensuring strict adherence to approved mock-ups and specifications.
• Installation Oversight: Supervise the erection process, verifying anchoring systems, load transfer points, thermal breaks, and the tolerance of primary and secondary steel/aluminum structures.
• Testing & Commissioning: Witness and manage all required on-site performance tests, including water penetration, air leakage, and structural deflection tests for mock-ups and installed sections.
• Defect Rectification: Proactively identify and report quality deviations or defects (NCRs), and monitor the sub-contractor's corrective actions to ensure rapid closure.

Design Coordination & Technical Review:

• Review and verify all contractor submittals, including shop drawings, material samples, calculations, and fabrication drawings, ensuring compliance with the original design intent and UAE regulatory requirements (e.g., DM, ADM, Civil Defense).
• Coordinate extensively with Architectural, Structural, and MEP teams to manage complex interfaces between the façade, slab edges, roof structures, and services (lighting, window cleaning systems).
• Manage the material inspection process (MIR) for all delivered façade components to verify quality, quantity, and compliance before installation.

HSE & Documentation:

• Ensure all site works related to façade installation, scaffolding, and working at height adhere to UNEC's rigorous Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) standards.
• Maintain comprehensive records of all inspections, site diaries, test results, technical queries, and progress reports related to the building envelope scope.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering.
• Experience: Minimum 5 to 8 years of dedicated experience as a Façade Engineer, with a proven track record of supervising complex high-rise or mixed-use projects in the UAE or GCC region.
• Mandatory Local Knowledge: In-depth familiarity with UAE building codes, local authority approval processes, and regional climate challenges (e.g., thermal performance, dust and sand infiltration).
• Technical Expertise: Strong practical knowledge of various façade systems, including:
• Unitized and Stick Curtain Wall Systems (Aluminum/Glass)
• Structural Glazing and Skylights
• Stone, Metal, and Composite Cladding (ACP) systems
• Balustrades and specialized sun-shading devices.
• Software Skills: Proficiency in reviewing technical drawings using AutoCAD and experience collaborating with BIM/Revit models for clash detection.
• Skills: Excellent communication and coordination skills, strong attention to detail, and a proactive, site-focused problem-solving approach.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Accommodation, transportation, and medical insurance as per UAE Labour Law and company policy.
• Opportunity to work on iconic and challenging projects with a leading contractor.

Job Type: Full-time