Head of Technical - Facades - Dubai

Description

You will act as the organisation’s technical anchor, driving system development, solving complex façade challenges, and ensuring best-in-class performance across structural, thermal, acoustic, and movement design parameters.

• Oversee PMU testing, certification processes, and compliance with EN, ASTM, and UAE façade standards.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers, uplifting internal engineering capability.
• Offer hands-on problem-solving for movement design, wind-load engineering, anchorage/bracket design, and glass/IGU performance.
• Play a key leadership role as the company expands into new global markets including the USA and Australia.
• Review, verify, and approve detailed engineering packages, shop drawings, fabrication drawings, and method statements.
• Coordination with multidisciplinary engineering and architectural teams
• Anchoring and bracket system design
• Support BIM-based coordination, clash resolution, and digital delivery workflows.
• Join a business with integrated engineering + manufacturing + contracting, giving you unmatched technical influence.
• Drive façade system optimisation focusing on structural performance, buildability, lifecycle value, and safety.
• Provide technical authority across all stages of façade engineering, including concept, detailed design, testing, fabrication, and installation.
• Work on record-breaking towers and skyline-defining façades.
• Lead UCW and WW façade system development for supertall towers and complex geometries.
• Coordinate closely with façade consultants, architects, structural engineers, and specialist suppliers.

Requirements

We are seeking a Technical Head – Façade Engineering with deep authority in Unitized Curtain Wall (UCW), Window Wall (WW) system design, and complex façade engineering for supertall towers. This role requires a hands-on technical leader capable of guiding internal engineering teams, suppliers, and consultants toward world-class engineering outcomes.

Experience Required

Technical Skills

Soft Skills

• Passion for mentoring and upskilling engineering teams.
• Ability to challenge, guide, and inspire both internal engineering teams and external partners.
• Strong technical authority and decision-making capability.
• Deep knowledge of façade physics and IGU performance optimisation.
• Experience with high-rise BIM-to-factory workflows.
• Proven expertise in:
• Strong command of structural calculations (glass, aluminium, steel, anchorage & fixings).
• Confident communicator with consultants, contractors, and C-suite stakeholders.
• 15–25 years of façade engineering experience.
• Expertise in movement design for tall buildings and high-rise structural dynamics.
• Skilled in BIM-based coordination, 3D modelling, and digital integration.
• Awareness of logistics, sequencing, and installation methodology for UCW systems.
• Mandatory: successful delivery of at least one supertall tower (300m+) or equivalent megaproject.
• Understanding of glass procurement, vendor qualification, and technical negotiations.
• Strong understanding of global standards: EN, ASTM, PMU, and UAE regulatory requirements.
• Ability to evaluate and approve engineering packages, shop drawings, and fabrication deliverables.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance