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

5.0

Jun 30, 2020

Fantastic

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work and a good work environment

Cons

Long working hours in senior roles

Buro Happold Response

Thanks for a 'fantastic' review! Pleased to see that you're enjoying working with Buro Happold and getting stuck into interesting projects. We appreciate that working hours can spill over the standard hours sometimes, particularly during the last few weeks of working from home. We remain keen to work with project leaders to appropriately manage time commitments but if this becomes a struggle please speak to your line manager or local HR contact for support.

5.0

Jun 27, 2020

Graduate Engineer

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly and inclusive environment, amazing projects

Cons

Lack of support in the first months

Buro Happold Response

Thank you for your comments, it's great to know that you're finding Buro Happold a friendly and inclusive place to be. Sorry to hear that you felt you didn't get enough support during the first few months. We're always keen to improve so I would like to have an entirely confidential discussion - please get in touch with me on Teams or via email if you would like to discuss more.

5.0

May 27, 2020

Amazing company

Graduate consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Intellectual stimulation, flexibility, collaboration, innovation

Cons

Still too focused on classic engineering

Buro Happold Response

Hi There Really great to hear you are enjoying your time with us, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I've no doubt you will get to experience a diverse range of projects and engineering challenges as your career develops with us. Many Thanks Lucy

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