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Buro Happold

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Buro Happold reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(694 total reviews)
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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
Oct 31, 2017

Praise for support during mental health crisis

Marketing coordinator
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Pros

I just wanted to post about the exceptional support that I've received from my employer during a very difficult period. This summer I was admitted into hospital for an extended period due to a mental health crisis. I was extremely resistant to the idea, particularly as I was so concerned about what impact this may have on my job. Fortunately, my employers have been exemplary in their response from the moment I informed them of the circumstances. I was supported throughout by a single contact in HR who was empathetic, patient and acted in my best interest at all times. I was off work for three months and at no point felt rushed to return to work. I'm now undergoing a gradual return and I can't praise my manager or HR enough for their support. They have been brilliant. Like all organisations, BuroHappold has received criticism on this site but my experience is that when it comes to the health and well-being of their employees, they deserve much praise.

Cons

When it comes to supporting the health and well-being of staff, there are none.

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Buro Happold Response
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Hi, thank you for sharing your very positive review of your very difficult period. We strive to support our people as best we can.
1.0
Mar 21, 2022

Extremely bad higher management

Graduate engineer
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Pros

Good projects to add in your resume.

Cons

a) no work life balance- you will work all day without extra pay on top of this you are treated so bad by the management. b) Toxic work culture- they assign work even after office hours. c) salary is very less and the excuse they give is exposure(not worth it.)

2.0
Jul 13, 2021

A good company for your first job, then move on.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great work environment, and a genuinely creative body of knowledge. One can learn a lot at Buro Happold, and landing a job there at the beginning of one's career is great. You will develop great skills and be involved in projects that are genuinely interesting. Given that their recruitment policy is a disaster, and they under-resource every job, this also means that those with initiative can take on a lot of responsibility at a level that would be unthinkable elsewhere. There is little resistance to good ideas, regardless of where they come from, so even junior employees can contribute to the success of projects.

Cons

The management of the company is stuck in the 1970s. Staffing policy is: hire three for the job of five, make them work for five, charge the client for five, and pay them for two. Burnout is common, and opportunities for promotion nigh on non-existent. Unsurprisingly, many junior engineers leave as soon as they get chartered, taking their knowledge with them. Lucky is the company that employs them subsequently, because they will shine. At the mid-senior level, promotions are basically achieved by leaving to go to another company, as there isn't even the structure in place to foster career progression. Asking to discuss salary and career progression are actually two good ways to ensure that one is never promoted. The point about under-resourcing above remains valid here, though: engineers will often work way above their pay grade with neither the salary nor the recognition, which is a shame.

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