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Where the work goes.
From our UK head office, remote colleagues and city teams, what we design, engineer and install goes to homes and buildings in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Here is what each region asks of the people behind the work, and what it could mean for your role.
The four regions
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The region next door.
Most of our projects are here. Designers work to a different national code in almost every country; surveyors and installers plan around rain and wind by the sea and snow further north. And the working day hardly moves: one hour ahead, at most.
- London –:– UK time
- Berlin –:–
The work here
- Windows, doors, garage doors, gates and fences for homes
- Offices, hotels and towers on wet, windy waterfronts
- Timber-aluminium façades and triple glazing for northern winters
On site
Expect a full paper trail in several countries: calculations, product declarations and test results travel with the job.
Travel
Project and field roles may include short trips to sites, or to our manufacturing partners in Europe.
Markets
United Kingdom · Ireland · Belgium · Netherlands · France · Germany · Austria · Switzerland · Poland · Denmark · Norway · Sweden
Languages
English, French, German, Dutch, Polish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Working week Monday to Friday
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Tested at full size first.
Every state and province adopts its own codes, so designers start each project by checking which edition applies. The work is precise and well documented, and a project team may watch a full-size section of façade being tested before anything goes up. The UK afternoon is their morning.
- New York –:–
- Los Angeles –:–
The work here
- City offices and towers with fully tested curtain walls
- Bird-friendly glass where city rules ask for it
- Deep, thermally broken frames for hard winters
On site
Some cities, New York and Toronto among them, ask for bird-friendly glass on the lowest floors, so the glass can change from one floor to the next.
Travel
Some project roles may include site visits, or a trip to see a mock-up tested.
Markets
Canada · United States
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Working week Monday to Friday
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Designed for fifty degrees.
In Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the brief starts with sun, heat and dust. Designers choose glass and shading to keep the cooling load down, often on very large developments. Two to four hours ahead, so UK mornings overlap best.
- Riyadh –:–
- Dubai –:–
The work here
- Towers and hotels with solar-control glass and deep shading
- Large developments built from unitised façade panels
- Fire-tested façade assemblies, approved locally
On site
In the summer months, local rules stop outdoor work in the middle of the day, so site days start early.
Travel
Some project roles may include site visits.
Markets
Qatar · Kuwait · Saudi Arabia · United Arab Emirates
Languages
Arabic; English is widely used in business
Working week Sunday to Thursday in Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; Monday to Friday in the UAE
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Typhoons, tremors and the equator.
In Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong, designers work with typhoon winds at height, earthquake movement in the joints and, near the equator, a sun that never lets up. Seven to thirteen hours ahead: when your day starts, theirs is ending.
- Singapore –:–
- Sydney –:–
- Auckland –:–
The work here
- Towers engineered for typhoon winds
- Façades that move safely with an earthquake
- Sunshades and high-performance glass for the tropics
On site
Testing comes first. In Hong Kong, for example, towers are wind-tunnel tested and sample panels pass safety tests before installation starts.
Travel
Some project roles may include site visits. Where a role needs regular early or late calls, the job advert will say so.
Markets
Australia · New Zealand · Singapore · Hong Kong SAR
Languages
English; Chinese in Hong Kong
Working week Monday to Friday
Concept visualisations. Projects described are the kinds of work our products go into in each region.
Where we work
One team, many places.
Our head office is in Watford, United Kingdom. Around it are colleagues working remotely across our markets, and sales and project teams in several capital cities, close to the customers and sites they look after. Each job advert says where its role is based.
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One team
Design, engineering, project management, customer care and corporate roles work as one team, whether at the head office, in a city team or from home. Wherever a customer builds, the drawings, the orders and the answers come from the same people.
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Many clocks
Projects keep their own hours, and so do some of our colleagues. Some days start with a message from the Gulf, others end with a call to North America. The strip below shows where a UK day lands.
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Travel, where the role needs it
Travel is not part of every role. Some project, surveying, installation and field roles may include visits to sites or to our manufacturing partners. Each job advert will say whether a role involves travel.
Working across time zones
Where your day lands.
A UK working day on top. Beneath it, a working day in each region, placed on the UK clock: the solid part is the time you share. The line is now.
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United Kingdom London · 09:00–17:30
Base our working day
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Europe Berlin · –:– UK
— shared
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North America New York · –:– UK
— shared
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Middle East Riyadh · –:– UK
— shared
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Asia-Pacific Singapore · –:– UK
— shared
Illustrative: a working day is shown as 09:00 to 17:30 local time, and hours vary by role. Each region is shown by one main city, with today’s daylight saving; Canada, the United States and Australia span several time zones. In Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia the working week usually runs Sunday to Thursday.
Hello, in languages of our markets
Hello, in some of the languages spoken in our markets.
Roles and regions
How far does a role reach?
A role may sit at the head office, in a city team or remotely; how far it reaches beyond its base depends on the kind of work. Three illustrative patterns, not descriptions of any vacancy.
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Office roles
Mostly at a desk, at the head office, in a city team or remotely.
- Across time zones Usually
- Clients, architects and customers in other markets keep their own hours, so a call is sometimes early or late.
- Sites in other countries Rarely
- A project meeting abroad may occasionally call for a visit.
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Project roles
Between the office and the site, from the first survey to handover.
- Across time zones Usually
- Projects abroad keep their own clocks and working weeks.
- Sites in other countries Sometimes
- Surveys, mock-up tests, key stages and handovers on projects abroad may need someone there.
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Field roles
On site: installing, servicing and putting things right.
- Across time zones Rarely
- Field days run on the site’s clock rather than on calls.
- Sites in other countries Sometimes
- Projects in other countries may need installers and supervisors to travel.
- Usually
- Sometimes
- Rarely
Illustrative only. Each job advert will say where the role is based and whether it involves travel. For the work itself, see Career disciplines.
Good to know
The practical part.
Straight answers about travel, time zones, languages and applying from abroad.
Only if the role says so. Travel is not part of every role. Some project, surveying, installation and field roles may include visits to sites in other markets or to our manufacturing partners. If a role involves travel, the advert will say so, and you can ask us about it at any stage.
For some roles, yes. Besides our head office in Watford, United Kingdom, we advertise remote roles that name the countries or time zones they cover, and roles with our sales and project teams in several capital cities. Each advert on Search jobs says where the role is based.
Not usually. Our markets speak many languages, and a second one can help in some roles. If a role needs one, the advert will say so.
Roles at the head office are planned around UK working hours; roles elsewhere follow the hours set out in their advert, which may be local time. Projects in other time zones can mean an early or a late call now and then; where a role needs that regularly, the advert will say so. On a site visit, you work to the site’s hours. The strip above shows where a UK day lands in each region.
Yes, you are welcome to. Check where the role is based: at the head office, in a named city, or remotely within the countries the advert lists. Before anyone starts, we check their right to work in that country, as the law there requires. If you would need a visa, ask us about it at any stage, before or after you apply.
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