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 103 reviews)); "Culture is great and so are the projects" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great teams comprised of talented and social individuals." ((in 33 reviews)); "Great colleagues." ((in 30 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 13 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and quite hierarchical" ((in 55 reviews)); "Poor management, I've been working here for almost 6 months as a Trainee Electrical Engineer and only had 1 team meeting." ((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)); "Career progression can be slow and uncertain" ((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

(692 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 692 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

692 reviews

3.0

May 15, 2018

Group Coordinator

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere, great company events, great PTO.

Cons

Bad training, no guidance, poor management

3.0

Jan 30, 2018

good ambitions but chaotic set up

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

they have smart energetic talents that would like to perform at high level.

Cons

the company has ambitious goals, but their management style thrives on unstable restructure moves every year. it is a revolving door of young energy. The management is not keen to keep a staple platform for growth.

4.0

Nov 15, 2017

Electrical engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Projects to work on

Cons

Overloaded with work as most other consultancies, work life balance poor.

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