Buro Happold is seeking an experienced and knowledgeable Associate to join our UK Bridges Team in London, delivering excellence on Bridges and Civil Structures projects.
From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
At Buro Happold, you’ll join a purpose-led organisation where sustainability, equity, and performance are at the heart of our mission. We value integrity and bold thinking, and we’re looking for professionals who are ready to lead by example and shape the future of bridge engineering.
Our Bridges team combines technical excellence with practical construction insight to deliver efficient, buildable, and sustainable designs from concept through to completion. We are driven by a commitment to the highest standards and a passion for elegant, innovative solutions.
We are seeking an experienced engineer who excels in collaborative environments and brings a strategic mindset to complex engineering challenges. Your depth of expertise, initiative, and commitment to continuous improvement will be instrumental in driving innovation across our bridge design projects. Confidence in engaging with multidisciplinary teams and guiding design coordination is essential, as is a genuine passion for mentoring others and sharing knowledge.
You will guide the delivery of multidisciplinary bridge projects, balancing technical excellence with strategic, commercial, and leadership responsibilities. This is a post for an engineer with a strong technical bridge engineering background who is motivated by executing high-profile UK and international infrastructure, and development of colleagues.
Your skills and experience:
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Extensive technical experience of bridge engineering in the UK.
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In-depth understanding of the UK’s public infrastructure and procurement landscape.
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Proven track record in management of complex, multidisciplinary delivery of projects.
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Demonstrable experience of client relationship development.
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Chartered status with a relevant professional institution (e.g., MICE, MIStructE) and commitment to professional progression.
Key Duties:
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Lead the design and delivery of significant bridge and civil engineering projects.
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Serve as Project Leader on major multi- or single-disciplinary commissions, establishing robust management systems and ensuring high-quality output.
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Provide team leadership, coaching, and mentoring of engineers, promoting best practice in technical and commercial delivery in the Bridges team.
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Oversee project finances, actively managing resources, monitoring and controlling fee expenditure, and conducting commercial negotiations.
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Take a role in work winning: identify opportunities, produce compelling bids, and pursue strategic business development.
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Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, collaborators, and stakeholders and fellow professionals, acting as a representative for Buro Happold.
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Advance knowledge of industry trends, digital best practice, sustainability, and reduction of embodied carbon in bridge design.
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Champion health, safety, environment and welfare, and improve quality standards in all activities.
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Vision for growth and development of the discipline, the team, and the wider business.
What we offer:
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Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, exclusive of Bank Holidays.
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Hybrid working arrangements.
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10% car allowance.
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Private Medical Health.
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Company Pension Scheme.
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Life Assurance.
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Income Protection.
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Flexible Benefits - including Cycle scheme, Dental insurance, Optical Cover, Travel insurance and Corporate discounts.
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Early leaving at the end of the month - Buro Happold actively encourages its employees to finish at 3pm on the last Friday of each month (depending on business demands). These hours can equate to an additional 4 days leave per annum.
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 [email protected] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
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