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

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1.0

Jun 25, 2022

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Can be interesting and varied projects. Smart people. Good opportunities to grow from being thrown in the deep end in a “free flowing” environment.

Cons

A fundamentally dysfunctional organisation (at least on the “cities” side). Disorganised and chaotic environment. Toxic politics at senior level makes working here unpleasant and limits potential of organisation. Management is full of ‘lifers’ with limited vision and perspective on the wider industry. Much of the work is on soul destroying Saudi mega projects and while firm is trying to diversify these efforts are doomed because of aforementioned problems. Senior management behave dishonestly and lie to staff. Organisation doesn’t really care staff retention or development. Many employees get fed up and leave after a few years.

Buro Happold Response

Hello Thank you for your review, I have fed your comments back to the business. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and would welcome a further discussion (in confidence) if you feel able. There are a number of points that would be good to know more about and hope you were able to feed these into our recent pulse survey which is a great opportunity to get your thoughts heard. Your feedback is really helpful, I'm sorry it wasn't more positive on this occasion but please be assured we are listening. Many Thanks Lucy

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5.0

Jun 19, 2026

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive team, good company culture

Cons

Large company so business decisions can be slow moving

3.0

May 19, 2026

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work environment was great. They're pretty good on diversity.

Cons

Stressful work for sure, but I've heard it varies depending on your location. They do random layoffs.

Buro Happold Response

1mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re really pleased to hear you value our flexible working and the diversity of our people. We take all comments seriously. Your feedback is hugely valuable, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review.

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