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 Security & Public Safety team in London.
What is Security Design?
Our experience and position across defence and security, information technology and the construction industries uniquely qualifies us to offer services uncommon to traditional security and technology consultants. Our clients can benefit from bespoke strategies, followed by engineered solutions that holistically consider risk, operational requirements, the business case for technology investment and the wider architectural vision. By engaging in leading research and development, we navigate and influence industry and the regulatory and statutory landscape. We consider a project’s key threats and critical dependencies from the outset, allowing us to design in ‘real world’ mitigation strategies that remain flexible to a changing threat landscape, whilst maintaining a project’s aesthetic and aspirations. We develop strategies that provide the right mitigation without placing obtrusive and unfriendly measures that could detract from the look of a building.
Digital technology continues to advance at pace. Pair this with the world’s constantly evolving security risks, and you want to be certain your built environment is safe. Our experience and position across defence and security, information technology and the construction industries uniquely qualifies us to offer services uncommon to traditional security and technology consultants.
What sort of projects would I work on?
The International Quarter (Tiq), London
Located in the south east corner of the London 2012 Olympic site, TIQ Residential occupies a prime position within the masterplan for the regeneration of the area holding a project value of around £70million. The BuroHappold Engineering team has been appointed to work on two new buildings in this development, comprising 30 and 18 storeys respectively. These will house ultra-efficient residential accommodation that provides high level, sustainable urban living designed to meet both current and future needs of the growing local community.
Elephant Park, London
Located in London’s Elephant and Castle, this project features a new high-end residential development and the largest park created in the city for 70 years. The development will create almost 3,000 new homes on the site of the former Heygate estate, as well as the new public realm that will provide open, green space for residents and visitors. This verdant new residential quarter is redefining 21st century city living.
What would I do?
As a Graduate Security Consultant you will support the design and implementation of security strategies for a variety of projects. Working closely with experienced security professionals, you will learn to asses risks, develop security solutions, and ensure the safety and security of assets, people and information. This is an entry-level role designed to provide you with hands-on experience and the opportunity to grow your expertise in security consultancy.
At a glance, these will be your main responsibilities:
- Support team members in the delivery of projects:
- Conduct research in relation to security issues and crime and disorder trends
- Produce graphics for reports
- Produce drawings in Bluebeam or similar system in use
- Attend meetings and produce minutes
- Assist in the development of security strategies.
- Assist in the production of BREEAM Security Needs Assessments (Hea 06)
- Assist in the production of Security Threat Risk and Vulnerability Assessments
- Produce presentations for internal and external purposes
- Produce ‘marked up’ drawings with design solutions or comments
- Produce design or technical notes for projects
- Accompany team members on site visits
- Attend Continuous Personal Development (CPD) events
About you
- A degree in Criminology, Security Risk Management or related degree
- A passion for security and technology
- Possess initiative and thrives in a team environment.
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Highly motivated and commitment to professional development
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.
