Buro Happold reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(695 total reviews)
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Oliver Plunkett

97% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Buro Happold has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 695 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).

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695 reviews
4.0
Nov 2, 2020
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Pros

Good career progression routes. Lots of opportunities for CPD to help towards chartership. You get issued your own laptop. Opportunities for secondments abroad. A lot of opportunity for social events. Generally a friendly environment. Quite relaxed about dress code. Half-day on last Friday of every month. A lot of support available when you need it and they encourage younger engineers to ask questions and speak up whenever they need help.

Cons

You can easily get swamped from working on multiple projects at once and you will inevitably end up spending way more hours than contracted, especially when deadlines are looming. Work-life balance can be poor if left unchecked. Lack of BAME representation in upper management. However, there are many factors that could contribute to this in many companies and may not be attributed to the culture at BH. Generally, BH is open-minded and advocate for diversity and inclusion.

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Buro Happold Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write this review. Delighted to see some great positives there, I'm glad you can see the career progression routes open to you and of course, different paths to take you forwards including secondments. Socialising has been a little different in 2020 but we're looking forward to seeing each other more hopefully fairly soon. You raise a good point about checking that work-life balance. It's true that there can be crunch times for projects and this can prove overwhelming if they happen for multiple projects at the same time. Whilst we do monitor resource planning very regularly in each team, please speak to your line manager or project leads if you're struggling (or foresee a struggle). And finally, you make an insightful point about Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnicity representation in our industry. As you say, we are keen advocates for diversity and inclusion and work with organisations such as AFBE (the Association for BME Engineers), the Royal Academy of Engineering's GEEP programme, and others in order to continue to be part of the drive for positive change. You can find out more in our inclusion bulletins or on the inclusion pages of Magellan. Thanks again and all the best.
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