Turning Complexity into Coordination: Join Buro Happold as a Group Coordinator and be the driving force behind exceptional engineering teams.
This person will be based in Bath or Manchester on a hybrid working model.
At Buro Happold, we create innovative solutions that shape cities, communities and environments around the world. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we're looking for a highly organised and proactive Group Coordinator to join our Business Services team in Bath on a 12 month fixed term contract.
This is an exciting opportunity to support multidisciplinary engineering teams, helping to ensure projects are delivered efficiently while providing essential operational and administrative support across the business.
As a Group Coordinator, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting our engineering teams and enabling smooth day-to-day operations. You'll collaborate with colleagues across the business, coordinate key activities, and help maintain the high standards that underpin our work.
Key Responsibilities:
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Coordinating multidisciplinary reports, ensuring deadlines, templates and brand standards are met.
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Formatting, reviewing and preparing technical documents, correspondence and presentations.
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Supporting business development activities, including bid submissions, CV updates and project sheets.
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Arranging and coordinating meetings, taking minutes and tracking actions where required.
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Organising team events, away days, CPD sessions and internal communications.
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Managing travel arrangements through approved booking platforms and external travel providers.
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Supporting onboarding activities for new starters in partnership with Welcome Coordinators.
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Coordinating Career Path Objective meetings and other people-related processes.
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Maintaining team SharePoint pages and supporting document management systems.
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Liaising with IT and other central business services teams to support operational requirements.
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Assisting Group Leaders with expense submissions and other administrative tasks.
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Supporting quality management processes and ensuring adherence to company systems and procedures.
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Providing training and guidance to engineers on company systems, templates and processes.
What We Are Looking For:
We're seeking an organised, resilient and detail-focused professional who enjoys working in a collaborative environment and supporting others to succeed.
You'll ideally have:
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Previous experience in an administrative, coordination or team support role.
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Experience supporting both individuals and larger teams across multiple projects.
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Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint.
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Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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A proactive, solutions-focused approach and confidence working with colleagues at all levels.
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High attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
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Experience establishing and maintaining administrative processes and systems.
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The ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively in a dynamic environment.
Desirable experience
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Knowledge of Adobe InDesign (training can be provided).
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Experience supporting multidisciplinary or professional services teams.
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Familiarity with quality management systems and document control processes.
Why Join Buro Happold?
At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.
What we Offer You:
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
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Hybrid working arrangements.
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Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
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Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
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Generous company pension scheme.
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Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
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Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
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3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
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A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
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Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
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A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
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An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way 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 and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference 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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