Buro Happold

A graduate fire engineering role developing fire safety strategies, modelling smoke and evacuation, and advising clients on safe building designs and regulatory compliance.What is Fire Engineering?  Every building presents unique fire safety challenges. To fully address life safety and design aspirations, your scheme needs a unique, holistic, creative approach to developing a simple, yet robust, fire safety solution.   Our involvement on projects spans from concept to completion, and further, to occupation and continued operational management. Our clients find this level of continued engagement reassuring as we guide them through the life cycle of the building.  For multiple building portfolio clients such as The National Museums of Scotland and University College London, we provide a complete consultancy service. This includes assessing the capabilities of their existing assets, developing solutions for refurbishment projects and advise on the design of new buildings whilst interfacing with multiple design teams and helping the client with their ongoing building management.  We listen and consult to fully understand the design aspirations for a development, and we facilitate these through imaginative and innovative fire engineering techniques, often working beyond the boundaries of prescriptive code guidance.   What sort of projects would I work on?  5 Broadgate - At approximately 100,000m2, 5 Broadgate is one of the largest and most robust and resilient single office buildings in London’s financial district. It was also an award-winning trailblazer of sustainability principles, representing the dawn of a new shift towards a consciousness around the importance of considering embodied carbon in commercial buildings.Battersea Power Station – Repurposing this historic landmark in to a 21st Century destination where people work, rest and play has required us to take a highly creative approach to the brief and developing bespoke designs that deliver added value to our client, and an iconic facility for the city. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Stadium  - This project saw Tottenham Hotspur Football Club’s stadium at White Hart Lane replaced by a world class UEFA/FIFA compliant arena. Buro Happold provided multidisciplinary services from concept through to completion.Co-Op Live: The new arena in Manchester will have the largest maximum capacity of any indoor music venue in the UK. The goal was for the arena to be among the safest in the world so we developed the design to achieve a high standard of safety while delivering a flexible layout and optimum music experience in a space designed to welcome the best and biggest artists from around the world. Everton FC: Bramley-Moore Dock stadium: Buro Happold helped Everton Football Club to create a landmark new stadium that will welcome supporters to be entertained in comfort and safety. What would I do?  Develop expertise in delivering fire safety engineering solutions in a multi-disciplinary environment with solid experience in developing fire strategies, undertaking engineering analysis and applying performance based designs. Work with other members of the team to understand and apply fire safety legislation and design guidance in the UK and internationally as part of global project delivery. Carry out and review fire engineering calculations including smoke modelling and evacuation analysis from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modelling Build knowledge to be able to identify appropriate fixed fire protection systems, i.e. automatic fire detection and/or suppression to support fire engineering design solutions. Communicate and present technical solutions to a variety of clients and stakeholders. Ensure team members are kept informed of important and relevant service/design decisions. Liaise with approval authorities on fire safety designs. Demonstrate excellent consultancy skills; Good communication and experience in dealing with difficult situations, negotiation and understanding the differing needs of our clients and within stakeholder groups. Visit sites to see how our fire strategies are implemented. What degree would I need?   For our specialist Fire discipline, we would prefer a Masters in Fire Engineering.  Alternatively a Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering, as they offer relevant foundation knowledge. 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.

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A graduate ground engineering role conducting site assessments, interpreting ground investigation data and designing geotechnical solutions, with opportunities to support construction onsite.Be ChallengedFrom the first appraisal of a site, through to the completion of construction, safety and economy are our goals. Buro Happold's ground engineering team provides clients with expertise that spans structural, building, civil and environmental engineering. We operate an integrated ground engineering approach where geotechnical engineers, geoenvironmental engineers, and engineering geologists, work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams throughout the UK and across the world including the US and Middle East. From the earliest stages of your projects, you can be assured of our capability in managing all aspects of ground engineering. This includes geotechnical design for all forms of building and civil engineering structures, understanding the geological settings and addressing contaminated land issues.  What sort of projects would I work on?The work the Ground Engineering team undertakes is diverse in terms of scale, location, development type, and the point at which we are engaged through the life of the project. We strive to ensure that our graduates have the opportunity to work across a varied portfolio of projects to broaden their skills during the early stages of their career. What would I do?You will be expected to develop a secure understanding of ground behaviour including response to structural load changes. Our work spans the full range of ground-related activities from outline schemes through site investigation, foundation design, and construction. A typical day could involve any or all of the following; Desk-based assessments of the site geology, history, and possible constraintsIdentifying and specifying ground investigation requirementsEngaging with ground investigation operationsInterpreting ground investigation data to develop appropriate and realistic ground models for designCarrying out designs for a wide range of geotechnical elements, from domestic buildings through to major infrastructureOn site supervision, direction and supporting construction operations. You will be supported by other senior members of the team, but you will be expected to demonstrate appropriate self-sufficiency in their various tasks for each project. For example; Undertaking geotechnical assessments and designEnsuring project work is carried out within agreed timescales and within budgetEnsuring senior staff are informed of important and relevant design decisions and the objectives of the company and the client are achievedCoordinating work with other disciplines in the project teamUnder guidance of senior staff, representing Buro Happold at meetings with the client, other professionals and suppliers. About you:MSc/MEng in Civil Engineering (or closely related) with a focus on geotechnical engineeringSecure understanding of soil mechanics and geology and genuine enthusiasm for fundamental engineering and the environmentShows real interest in the projects being worked on, likes to understand where their contribution fits within the wider project contextActively engages with colleagues on work projects and sees the value of learning from and sharing knowledge with them. Apply academic learning to practical project situationsMotivated and committed to your professional development including route to professional qualificationAn enthusiasm for engineering geology and the environment and a commitment to learning and developing knowledge in engineering geology and broader ground engineering expertiseStrong numeracy skills, excellent ability to speak and write English fluently, and a logical and pragmatic approach to problem solvingFlexibility to travel, including overnight stays on occasion, is essential, and a valid UK driving licence would be advantageous. 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.

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A graduate structural engineering opportunity designing new buildings and refurbishments, collaborating with architects and reducing the environmental impact of structures.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.   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 important 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 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 engineers 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. 

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