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 (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 102 reviews)); "Culture is great and so are the projects" ((in 39 reviews)); "Great teams comprised of talented and social individuals." ((in 26 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 15 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and quite hierarchical" ((in 53 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)); "Low pay and bonus in general" ((in 30 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 18 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

3.0

Nov 2, 2015

Great projects but lacks good leadership. Seems to be losing its way.

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The projects are amazing and stand out from the norm. And as a whole the people are talented and nice to work with.

Cons

Lacks direction and leadership at the top, which leaves rest of the management team all over the place doing their own thing.

1.0

Oct 21, 2015

Poor salaries. No room for growth.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice open office that has great views of downtown LA

Cons

Low salaries, no room to grow, upper management doesn't help you to advance within the company. You have to pay for your own parking.

5.0

Oct 20, 2015

Engineering Reinvigorated

Senior mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stimulating work place and helpful group of prople. Dare to dream and excellent opportunities around the globe are awaiting you

Cons

Can end up with long working hours with demanding clients. But if one can always focus on the bigger picture than the con becomes a pro.

Buro Happold Response

9y

Hello Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We're pleased that you enjoy working alongside your colleagues and on the projects - we appreciate all of your contributions. Our employees do work additional hours when deadlines approach and to try and reduce this, we have recently invested in a new planning system to manage project time frames as efficiently as possible. We hope you continue to flourish with us. The BuroHappold Team

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Great projects but lacks good leadership. Seems to be losing its way.

Poor salaries. No room for growth.

Engineering Reinvigorated

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