Industrial Placement - Structural Engineering

Civil, Structural, Architecture.

Engineer Innovation 

Are you interested in working on projects that push the boundaries of structural ingenuity and creativity, prioritise the environmental impact, working with world class architects and fellow engineers who are excited to come to work every day, this is your chance.  

What do you want to be today?
At Buro Happold you'll have the opportunity to contribute.

We offer exciting project experience on amazing structural design projects in the UK and around the world, such as the new Everton Stadium, the EU’s new Joint Research Centre in Seville, and London’s vibrant East Bank development including the Stirling Prize nominated London College of Fashion and the newly opened Sadler’s Wells East. Our work includes incredible new build projects and ambitious refurbishment and re-use across the UK and around the world. Whatever your passion we have a place that will suit you.  

Structural Artistry is at the heart of our business, allowing us to collaborate with world leading architects.  All engineers at every grade contribute to the continuous learning required to deliver some of the most complex building projects.  Questioning the norm is part of the Buro Happold everyday engineering process, with opinions and contributions expected from all.  This is particularly acute in challenging how structural engineering impacts the environment and the contribution to embodied carbon usage.  

We would like to hear from you if  

  • You have a degree in Civil, Structural, Architectural engineering.  
  • You are excited about engineering and how we shape the world.  

When you join Buro Happold you are embedded into a fun engineering family, that supports your career development.    

We place great importance on 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 we 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.  

What's in it for you?

A plethora of interesting and challenging projects to stretch your professional skills, a friendly and close knit team, flexible working and a competitive reward package. The opportunity to work on multidisciplinary projects aside a range of specialist engineers, scientists and designers both within Buro Happold and our collaborators.

Application Process

The recruitment timeline can vary depending on the role and team you are applying to. Successful applications are progressed to interview stage within 2-3 months from the closing date of the advert. We will endeavour to keep you informed throughout the time that your application is being considered, however, due to the volume of applications received and the size of our team, we are not able to respond to individual requests for status updates.

This is a paid 12-month industrial placement aimed at current students taking part in a sandwich course at their university. 

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Job ID Number: burohappold/TP/898/2612
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  • Deadline
    November 16th, 2026
  • Starting
    August/September 2027
  • Salary
    Competitive + benefits
  • Degree required
    Bachelor's
  • Duration
    12 months
  • Location
    Bath and London
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Disciplines Accepted...
  • Architecture
  • Civil/Infrastructure
  • Geotechnical
  • Structural
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