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 (23) , 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

Buro Happold reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(695 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 695 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

695 reviews

5.0

Nov 8, 2018

Great place to work

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to great projects and opportunity to have a high level of responsibility.

Cons

Poor internal processes, including annual reviews.

4.0

Dec 7, 2017

Review of Buro Happold Engineering

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic projects, bright and enthusiastic people, unique culture, great reputation

Cons

Organisational scale and global presence can be limiting

Buro Happold Response

8y

Hi, thank you for sharing your positive feedback of BuroHappold we appreciate your honest review.

2.0

Jun 4, 2017

Fine as a temporary job. Avoid as a career.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the people are really great. Not welcoming though, as there are central cliques and hierarchical Brown nosing groups

Cons

Pay is not competitive at all The emerging professionals programme sounds good, but in reality it's a glorified secretarial course and was cancelled halfway through due to lack of funds when I took it. Everyone is expected to work far above and beyond their contracted hours Promises of a bonus are rubbish Internal communication is lacking, for example the closure of an office in another city reached us through the grapevine with no announcement.

Buro Happold Response

9y

Hello Thank you for your comments. We do perform rigorous market testing and salary benchmarking, using a wide variety of resources, to ensure that we are positioned competitively against the market median and pay a fair wage. We also offer an annual bonus scheme linked to both personal and corporate performance. Regarding internal communications, we have recently introduced a variety of new measures such as e-News, CEO global calls and have launched a new intranet to enhance connectivity across our global practice. We wish you the very best in your future. The BuroHappold Team

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