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 100 reviews)); "Culture is great and so are the projects" ((in 42 reviews)); "Great teams comprised of talented and social individuals." ((in 32 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 15 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 50 reviews)); "Low pay and bonus in general" ((in 33 reviews)); "Poor management, I've been working here for almost 6 months as a Trainee Electrical Engineer and only had 1 team meeting." ((in 29 reviews)); "No Work life Balance at all" ((in 21 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

Jul 5, 2025

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good in hand salary at BH.

Cons

Most projects are residential projects

5.0

Jun 23, 2025

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Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fun place to work and good mentorship

Cons

No cons that i can think of

Buro Happold Response

11mo

Thank you so much for leaving us a review, and we are very happy that you are enjoying your time with us! Warm regards, Lisa Inclusion, Diversity & Engagement Consultant

5.0

Jun 19, 2025

Fantastic place to work

Graduate sustainability and physics engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mentorship, amazing projects, colleagues are lovely. It’s been all-in-all a perfect and faultless experience as a first job.

Cons

Pay scales slowly. Although roughly in line with most engineering firms. This is more of an industry wide problem than specifically BH.

Buro Happold Response

1y

Hello. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. It is very much appreciated. Lisa Inclusion, Diversity and Engagement Consultant

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