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 (55) , Structural Engineer (31) , Senior Engineer (30) , 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 101 reviews)); "Culture is great and so are the projects" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great teams comprised of talented and social individuals." ((in 27 reviews)); "Great colleagues." ((in 26 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 16 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and if you join with a better salary then you have only 2% raise or less per year." ((in 56 reviews)); "Poor management, I've been working here for almost 6 months as a Trainee Electrical Engineer and only had 1 team meeting." ((in 32 reviews)); "No Work life Balance at all" ((in 19 reviews)); "2. Fewer efforts from HR & Mngt to manage late working hours (It is accepted as industry normal)" ((in 17 reviews)); "Slow career progression is a challenge" ((in 10 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

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Buro Happold reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(694 total reviews)

Oliver Plunkett

97% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Buro Happold has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 694 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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Reviews by job title

694 reviews

4.0

Oct 22, 2020

Review

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees within the company in Berlin

Cons

Organization and know-how within the company in Berlin

3.0

Sep 9, 2020

Good project experience

Graduate energy engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good project experience, quite a horizontal team in terms of getting exposure to senior members

Cons

The pay could be higher

3.0

Jul 17, 2020

Some goods and bads

Senior transport consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diversity of projects, a lot of CPD and research opportunities

Cons

A lot of Saudi projects, under staffed teams

Buro Happold Response

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your comments. It's good to hear you experienced an array of projects as well as the opportunities for CPD and research, something we're keen to provide. Sorry to hear about the Cons listed in your review, all feed back is appreciated and enables us to continue learning. All the best with your next steps. Kind Regards Lucy

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