Director - Facade Engineering

Overview

Lead India's Facade Engineering team, driving strategy, growth, and technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• technical quality
• design excellence
• project direction
• business development
• team leadership
• global collaboration

Tasks

You will also take ownership for the discipline strategy in India, partnering with both domestic and international stakeholders to help drive expansion in headcount and market share in the India market. You will demonstrate a dynamic and determined commitment to work winning, design excellence, and technical performance. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the highest standards of technical quality within our Facades projects; continuously evolving the department through innovation and creativity. Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies. Reporting to the Partner in charge, you will provide business, strategy and people leadership to our Façade Engineering team in India. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that technical quality and business performance standards are met, as well as managing the performance of the team. -Driving growth in revenue, profit, and headcount for the India Facades team. -Collaborate with the leadership team in India on decision-making and business development. -Overseeing the budget and P&L account for the team. -Driving active collaboration with our Global Facades teams, situated in the US, UK, Germany, and China (Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shenzhen), including on workshare, work winning and working groups. -Oversee the group strategy for growth, in alignment with the current global BH growth strategy (and subsequent company strategies). -Actively engage in work-winning and networking. -Act as Line Manager, overseeing all pastoral and HR matters and lead recruitment strategy for the team. -Lead the India Façade Engineering team, retaining and growing an innovative, diverse, happy, thriving, and talented team. -Outreach to, attend, and represent Buro Happold as speaker/panellist in relevant conferences to enhance brand value. -Engage with our vibrant community through the Young Employees Forum, Diversity and Inclusion Forum, and BH Women's Network, fostering a supportive and diverse workplace culture -Act as Project Director in appropriate projects.

Requirements

• facades
• 20+ yrs
• business dev
• registration
• degree
• leadership

What You Bring

We are seeking a visionary Facades practitioner to lead our Facade Engineering team in India, based in either Mumbai or Bengaluru. -Experience working with international architects and collaborators. -Professionally registration with a relevant institution is preferred. -Experienced technical and commercial leader in the Facades discipline; track record of exceptional delivery over a sustained period within the industry (typically 20+ years). -Clear track-record in business development and client retention. -Experience working on large, tall, and complex projects (ideally with some international project experience). -Ideally you will have an existing industry network of collaborators and clients – e.g. architects, contractors, manufacturers, etc. -Degree educated in a relevant discipline.

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Benefits

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers. -Back to Work Program for Women - Swam Siddha - We're committed to empowering women, facilitating seamless re-entry into the workforce through our dedicated program -Competitive salary and benefits package including Annual Discretionary Bonus, Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme for both you and your family, Group Personal Accident Cover. -A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you -A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and wellness initiatives designed to support your mental and physical health -Our 5-day workweek policy supports work-life balance, ensuring you have time to relax and recharge. -Make a difference in the world with our Share Our Skills (SOS) program, offering opportunities to support local communities and those in need globally -Benefit from our Employee Referral Bonus, rewarding you for bringing talented candidates into our fold -Receive entitlements to two professional memberships or subscriptions, fostering your professional network and knowledge

About Buro Happold

- excels in providing creative and sustainable solutions for complex projects. - serves a diverse range of sectors. - projects include large-scale infrastructure, high-end residential, and innovative commercial buildings. - recognized for its expertise in structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering. - portfolio includes iconic projects such as the Sydney Opera House renewal and London's Crossrail. - innovative, sustainable design is central to the company’s approach, incorporating cutting-edge technologies. - delivers solutions that enhance the built environment.

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