From helping shape entire cities to adapting infrastructure to deal with the climate emergency, a career at Buro Happold presents the chance to make a difference. This opportunity is to join our Asset Consultancy team in our London or Bath office.
What is Asset Consultancy?
Asset consultancy is a specialist area of practice working directly with investors and end user clients to solve problems and provide practical, hands-on engineering expertise to drive building performance and minimise operational cost.
Our work involves engineering diagnostics and interventions, facilities management consulting and surveying and takes place throughout the building life cycle. Our team work closely with our clients to understand their commercial needs and the role-built assets play in business delivery. We adopt an ‘end-user’ approach, stepping into our client’s shoes to understand day-to-day operational needs and their ambitions going forward. We can then provide strategic advice focussed on tangible commercial outcomes that finds the right balance between cost, performance, and risk.
What sort of projects would I work on?
- Natural History Museum – London, UK
- Castlemead - Bristol, UK
- The Barbican – London, UK
- Royal National Institute for the Blind – London, UK
- What degree would I be studying?
We welcome people into our team with a broad range of experience. However for this particular opening, we would be very keen to hear from students who have studied (or still studying) one of the following degrees;
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
What would I do?
Assist with practical site-based activities as part of the asset consulting core delivery team. Examples of such activities include the following:
- Assisting with the inspection of existing buildings.
- Working as part of a team to identify and solve engineering or construction problems.
- Working under the guidance of a senior member of staff to document findings (using industry recognised software and digital tools).
- Assisting in the generation of asset information and life cycle analysis.
- You will have the opportunity to assist building condition and defect surveys as part of a vibrant portfolio of work.
- Work with an experienced team to develop specifications and design packages.
- Under guidance of senior staff, represent Buro Happold at meetings with the client, other professionals, and suppliers.
- Ensure that appropriate service/design decisions are met.
- Ensure senior staff are kept informed of important and relevant service/design decisions and the objectives of the company and the client are achieved.
Graduates at Buro Happold
When you join Buro Happold you are embedded into an exciting network of engineers and consultants, that supports your career development. We have a Graduate Connect learning programme that targets specific learning and supports your journey to chartership as well as our Young Employee's Forum that links all our young talent in terms of knowledge sharing, learning and very importantly socialising.
We place great importance on a having a safe and inclusive environment and will seek to make any arrangements that may be required to enable all who work with us to thrive. We have flexible working hours and hybrid working, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life. If you have any questions about how this could apply to your specific circumstances, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
Application process
We typically complete shortlisting after the role has closed. Therefore, you can expect to hear from us with 2-4 weeks of the job closing on our website. Should you wish to contact us to find out more information or to get an update, please contact earlycareers@burohappold.com
Please note that this role is for an Autumn 2025 start.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
