Does Buro Happold pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Buro Happold employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Buro Happold. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Buro Happold?

77% of Buro Happold employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Buro Happold 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Buro Happold?

Engineer (54) , Structural Engineer (31) , Senior Engineer (29) , Associate (27) , Graduate Engineer (22) , Mechanical Engineer (17) , Intern (15) , Consultant (14) , Associate Director (12) , Director (11) , Graduate Consultant (11) , Internship (11) , Senior Mechanical Engineer (11) , Senior Structural Engineer (10) , Senior Consultant (9)

What are the pros of working at Buro Happold according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and the general work attitude is supportive." ((in 104 reviews)); "Culture is great and so are the projects" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great teams comprised of talented and social individuals." ((in 28 reviews)); "Great colleagues." ((in 27 reviews)); "Cities has good leadership and every effort is taken to grow the business at the same time to maintain integrity within the team." ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Buro Happold according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries and quite hierarchical" ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor management, I've been working here for almost 6 months as a Trainee Electrical Engineer and only had 1 team meeting." ((in 31 reviews)); "No Work life Balance at all" ((in 20 reviews)); "2. Fewer efforts from HR & Mngt to manage late working hours (It is accepted as industry normal)" ((in 17 reviews)); "Career progression can be slow and uncertain" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Buro Happold layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Buro Happold layoffs and their outlook for job security at Buro Happold in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Buro Happold locations?

New York , Los Angeles , Boston , Chicago , Pittsburgh , Washington , Brooklyn , Detroit , London , Indianapolis , San Francisco , Urbandale

Buro Happold reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(691 total reviews)

Oliver Plunkett

97% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Buro Happold has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 691 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Buro Happold employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

691 reviews

4.0

Oct 13, 2025

Pretty good

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supporting team, nice office location.

Cons

Leadership could improve. A lot of uncertainty and decisions made at the top and not communicated down.

Buro Happold Response

2mo

Hello, and thank you very much sharing your review. We very much appreciate you taking the time to do so. Kind regards, Lisa Inclusion, Diversity & Engagement Consultant

3.0

Oct 7, 2025

Not Good and Not Bad Organization

Electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will learnt more about industrial softwares.

Cons

Mostly Late sittings. No appreciation.

5.0

Oct 7, 2025

Summer Intern

Summer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lovely team, had a great manager who was very invested in helping me learn as much as possible, good pay, lots of young team members

Cons

I enjoyed it here, no cons!

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