Monday 15. Januar

Richard Marshall - AndersElite Henry Dowler - Tandem Talent Ltd

Tell us more about yourself

Kauri Grew up, Lived life in NZ Last year travelling Following some of my passions Natural adventure - hiking, camping, cycling through the mountains Creative writing, publishing stories from my travels Learning a new language

Graduated with Bachelor’s Engineering Working in NZ five years, Cook Costello Multidisciplinary engineering firm

Designed wide range of structures Residential, industrial, commercial structures New builds, alterations Seismic and structural assessment and reporting Taking on more managerial responsibility too

What are you looking for?
Why Foster & Partners?

Continue to develop technical and soft skills Towards chartership

Exposure to Building Information Modelling This is the future of Engineering, and the direction I want to move in F+P excels at

I want to be able to go home and be proud of the projects I work on When the public sees the building I want to be able to say I worked on it

In NZ I was always proud when I could point out the buildings I’m working on And I knew that I’d been involved in the design or coordination of the project. But the scale, here in London it’s different.

Norman Foster is iconic, Speaks to London city. Going down in history, an influence on modern global architecture The Bloomberg building, Sister works there, been inside The Gherkin, The Harry Potter bridge What more?

F&P has a wild list of major projects I plan on being here for the foreseeable future, so I can

When are you ready to start

Pretty much immediately. What are they looking for? What’s the flexibility there?

Have you got which skills: Are you chartered?

Could you tell me more about the specific job? It wasn’t clear in the job description, what sorts of projects this role is for?

Growing, expanding, replacing someone?

Size of the team What else do I need to know about them

I’m trying to get an understanding of the salaries. What should I be expecting in terms of pay?

What’s the process? What are the next steps? In-person for interviews?

Vague It’s not clear what sorts of projects. What sort of projects will I be on? What kind of interview is this going to be?

BIM

I have a strong desire to develop into BIM, as this is the future of Engineering. The shift towards BIM brings about a fundamental change in the way we approach structural design, emphasizing collaboration, data integration, and a comprehensive understanding of the project from the outset. I’m applying for this role because of AECOM’s excellent track record in delivering BIM projects. I’m confident my background in Structural Engineering gives me the skills to easily transition into a structural technician role.

I better understand now why starting with a focus BIM modelling (as opposed to modelling analyses) is a wise approach, that restructuring workflows is an essential part of BIM design. The shift towards BIM brings about a fundamental change in the way we approach structural design, emphasizing collaboration, data integration, and a comprehensive understanding of the project from the outset.

BIM modelling isn’t so different from modelling in Revit, right? Different from what we normally deliver, in terms of the information deliverable. Through formatting the CAD file as per the BIM Execution Plan and performing the specified data exchanges, you create the Common Data Environment. It’s kind-of just structural drafting in Revit, except doing it “properly” with BIM compatibility and reciprocal data from the Common Data Environment?

crash-course in Structural BIM Modelling.

Required skills

Calculations, analysis, drawings, diagrams, models

Co-ordination of the internal design team Responsibility, where required by the project leader, for specific areas of the design and project development

Able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks
Good interpersonal skills and able to work independently and as part of an effective team 
Flexible attitude 

An undergraduate degree of at least 4 years duration and a postgraduate degree at the MSc level or above in structural engineering
Understanding of all aspects of the role of an engineer in particular all relevant and current legislation
Ability to use initiative in response to demands of project
Proven skills in all aspects of negotiation and communication (whether graphical, written or verbal) including ability to listen and to understand others
Ability to understand and formulate design decisions
Ability to co-ordinate and integrate the work of internal and external members of the design team
Understanding of financial aspects of running a design project on time and on budget
Ability to manage and motivate a team, to organise oneself and others
Ability and effectively manage large amounts of project related information and data
Understanding of the importance of common standards for the structure of project related digital data
Ability to manage relationship with client efficiently, effectively, and professionally
Ability to use some of the following: GSA, ETABS, SAFE, MicroStation, InDesign, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

Earthquake design:

Simple approach: Based on fault proximity and soil conditions etc As well as weight of building NZ: Assume some ductility level, base shear varies Determine base shear Distribute across building height

V* = k * d base shear = stiffness x displacement??

Does not account for dynamic and inelastic response

Elastic design -> no yield assumed/allowed Inelastic / plastic design -> determine yield mechanism at ULS

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Hi [Henry],

I’m a structural engineer from New Zealand with 5 years’ experience, primarily in low-rise residential and commercial design. I’ve been travelling for the last 12 months and am now looking to pick up my career in London. I came across your job posting for a Senior Structural Engineer role with [Foster+Partners] and figured the role seems a good fit. You’ll find my resume attached. I have a work visa.

Cheers, Kauri Beckmann +44 7521 420 561

Hi xx,

I’m a structural engineer from New Zealand with 5 years’ experience, primarily in low-rise residential and commercial design. I’ve been travelling for the last 12 months and am now looking to pick up my career in London. I have a work visa.

Since you’re advertising suitable roles I figured I’d reach out. I’ve attached my resume - feel free to give me a ring at +44 7521 420 561.

Cheers, Kauri

I’m a structural engineer from New Zealand. I just applied for a role you’re advertising - but I’d be keen to hear about other opportunities too. Happy to chat!

Hi,

I’m a structural engineer from New Zealand with 5 years’ experience, primarily in low-rise residential and commercial design, in both new build and alterations. I note this aligns nicely with the work you do. I’ve been travelling for the last 12 months and am now looking to pick up my career in London. I have a UK work visa.

I didn’t find a role that’s an exact match but I trust you’re always on the lookout for engineering talent. I’ve attached my CV. Love to hear back - feel free to give me a ring at +44 7521 420 561.

Cheers, Kauri

Hi,

I’m a Structural Engineer from New Zealand with 5 years’ experience in residential and commercial design. I’ve been travelling for the last 12 months and am now looking to pick up my career in London. I have a UK work visa.

I have a strong desire to develop into BIM, as this is the future of Engineering. The shift towards BIM brings about a fundamental change in the way we approach structural design, emphasizing collaboration, data integration, and a comprehensive understanding of the project from the outset. I’m applying for this role because of AECOM’s excellent track record in delivering BIM projects. I’m confident my background in Structural Engineering gives me the skills to easily transition into a structural technician role.

Looking forward to hearing back.

Cheers, Kauri Beckmann

I better understand now why starting with a focus BIM modelling (as opposed to modelling analyses) is a wise approach, that restructuring workflows is an essential part of BIM design. The shift towards BIM brings about a fundamental change in the way we approach structural design, emphasizing collaboration, data integration, and a comprehensive understanding of the project from the outset.

BIM modelling isn’t so different from modelling in Revit, right? Different from what we normally deliver, in terms of the information deliverable. Through formatting the CAD file as per the BIM Execution Plan and performing the specified data exchanges, you create the Common Data Environment. It’s kind-of just structural drafting in Revit, except doing it “properly” with BIM compatibility and reciprocal data from the Common Data Environment?

Hi Graham,

I’m a structural engineer from New Zealand with 5 years’ experience. I see you’re recruiting for jobs that seem a good match. Keen to share my resume with you.

Cheers, Kauri

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Tell me about yourself

About Barratt Homes: 17,206 new homes last year - fantastic performance despite the wild times, growing revenue

Investors -> Financial performance -> Land approval plots

Barratt is focussed primarily on single residential units comprising 1-4 bedrooms, looking at some of the showcases appears to be primarily low-density housing. Urban sprawl and suburbanisation are closely linked with car ownership, public transport and walkability, issues. Which is why UK’s wider building planning strategy favours a more compact, high-density, and mixed-use urban form.

New Zealand’s property market seems reasonably similar to the UK’s. I see many similar policies; First home buyers subsidies, Social housing developments, new build subsidies, big promises to deliver new houses. Likewise our markets trend similarly.

I understand the UK has recently stopped subsidising purchase of new build houses. Similar to New Zealand, in fact.

Would it be fair to call this low or medium density housing?

Land planning: https://www.barrattcareers.co.uk/experienced-professionals/land-planning

Website bugs:

Questions: What is Barratt Homes doing in terms of creating efficiencies?

Property development in New Zealand

Government initiative KiwiBuild, aimed to deliver affordable homes. Political and practical disaster, primarily due to delays, such as:

Land procurement
Resource shortages
Finance and funding issues
Design challenges
Bureaucratic regulatory issues; Some of these issues we witnessed first-hand.

However in recent years it has picked up rapidly Good engineering work for our company

Now Kiwibuild is seconding in-house designers - architects, engineers, etc. In a different world I might have joined them.

We worked often on these projects For me it was from a structural engineering design perspective I also oversaw and managed the civil and geotechnical design And I had close exposure to the architectural design Tell a story