Graduate Structural Engineer

Interested in being part of a team that deliver exciting, efficient structures that go beyond expectations? With a world class reputation, our creativity and our people have delivered positive change to clients, the environment, and communities alike. If you want to be part of something bigger, this is your chance.

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. If you have any questions about how this could apply to your specific circumstances, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

Good luck with your studies and engineering journey, Buro Happold

Please see our Early Careers Candidate Pack for further guidance and information

Application Process

For the purpose of this application we ask you to fill in a form with some role-specific questions, which means you should ignore the "CV Upload" request when you click apply. This will allow us to get to know you better and standardise the information we get from each candidate.

We believe in ensuring all our processes are equitable and want to help everyone access the opportunities we have to offer. We recognise that AI can be a useful tool during the application process, and you’re welcome to use it to support your research or help polish work you have written yourself. However, we ask that you do not copy or submit answers generated directly by AI. We want to hear your ideas, experiences and perspectives in your own words, and personally written responses that authentically reflect you will be looked upon favourably as we get to know you through the process.

Please note that this role is for an Autumn 2027 start.