Principal Consultant | External Wall Advisory | London | Full Time

AESG is looking for a Principal Consultant to join its External Wall Advisory team in London.

This is a senior role for someone with strong experience in external wall advice, fire safety, façades, building safety and client work.

You will lead projects, manage clients and support junior team members. You will also help the team deliver clear reports, sound advice and high-quality work. A rare blend of technical skill, people skill and paperwork tolerance. Humanity remains ambitious.

About AESG

AESG is a specialist consultancy, engineering and advisory firm.

The business works across the Middle East, Europe and Asia, with offices in London, Riyadh, Singapore, Dubai, Cape Town, Cairo and Sydney.

AESG works across four main areas:

• Building engineering
• Planning and infrastructure
• Strategy and advisory
• Commissioning, handover and asset management

The team has deep experience in sustainable design, fire and life safety, façade engineering, cost management, building performance, carbon management, acoustics, waste and environmental consultancy.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Consultant in the External Wall Advisory team, you will lead and deliver client projects from start to finish.

You will:

• Lead projects: Manage external wall and fire safety advisory work.
• Support clients: Build strong client relationships and provide clear advice.
• Carry out surveys: Lead site surveys and prepare reports.
• Write reports: Produce FRAEW, FRA, compartmentation and fire door survey reports where needed.
• Review designs: Support inspections, design reviews and plan reviews.
• Manage quality: Deliver work to a high standard and meet deadlines.
• Support junior staff: Review work, give guidance and help with complex issues.
• Manage risk: Help protect AESG from technical and commercial risk.
• Support the director: Assist the External Wall Director with project delivery and commercial matters.
• Improve processes: Help develop better ways of working across the team.
• Support growth: Help prepare proposals and support business development.
• Keep learning: Stay up to date with fire safety and external wall guidance.

Consultant Responsibilities

This Consultant role will suit someone who can balance technical detail with client needs.

You will be expected to:

• Manage several projects at once.
• Give expert guidance to clients and colleagues.
• Lead one of the project delivery teams.
• Support team training and mentoring.
• Help maintain high client satisfaction.
• Support audit plans and internal audits where relevant.
• Follow health, safety and quality standards.
• Support AESG’s management systems and processes.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of the team.

About You

You will be an experienced building safety or fire safety professional who can lead work with confidence.

You will bring:

• Strong experience: Around 6 to 10 years in a relevant field.
• Technical knowledge: Good knowledge of external wall, façade or fire safety work.
• Client skills: The ability to manage clients and explain complex points clearly.
• Project skills: Experience leading several complex projects at once.
• Leadership skills: The ability to support, mentor and guide junior staff.
• Commercial awareness: Experience with proposals, fees or winning work.
• Good judgement: The ability to assess risk and make sound decisions.
• Clear writing: Strong report writing and communication skills.
• Problem solving: Confidence dealing with complex project issues.
• Team focus: A helpful and calm approach when supporting others.

Qualifications and Experience

You should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, building surveying or a related subject.
• Ideally, an MSc or relevant professional qualification.
• At least 6 to 10 years of relevant experience.
• Chartered Engineer status, or be working towards it, where relevant.

Key Consultant Skills

AESG is looking for someone with strong skills in:

• External wall advisory work
• Fire safety and life safety
• Façade review
• Project management
• Client management
• Technical report writing
• Risk assessment
• Team leadership
• Business development
• Process improvement
• Commercial delivery

What Success Looks Like

In this role, success means:

• Projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Clients receive clear and trusted advice.
• Junior team members are well supported.
• Technical risk is managed well.
• Reports are accurate and useful.
• The team works in a smooth and efficient way.
• AESG continues to win and deliver strong advisory work.

Why Join AESG?

This is a strong opportunity to join a growing global consultancy with a respected Building Safety and Advisory team.

You will work on complex projects, support safer buildings and help clients make informed decisions. You will also have the chance to mentor others, shape team processes and support business growth.

Application Tips

Use your CV to show clear examples of external wall, façade, fire safety or building safety projects you have led.

Include the types of reports you have written, the clients you have supported and the risks you have helped manage. It will also help to show where you have mentored junior staff, improved processes or supported business development. Keep your examples clear, specific and easy to scan.