Graduate Project/Design Manager

Buro Happold; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Buro Happold is seeking a Graduate to join our Projects team in Bath and London. You will work across major design projects, coordinating specialists, managing timelines, and supporting delivery in a fast-paced consultancy environment.

Ideal candidates will have degrees in Design Management, Project Management, Architectural Science, Engineering Design or Construction Management, with strong Excel and communication skills and a proactive, independent approach to problem solving.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in design management, project management, or related field.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, and ability to work across multiple projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Willingness to work in Bath and London on projects.

Skills

Proficient communication

Organised planning

Multi-project coordination

Excel skills

Customer facing

Problem solving

Independent worker

Delivery ownership

Process improvement

Education

Design Management

Project Management

Architectural Science

Engineering Design

Construction Management

Job description

We are looking for a Graduate to join our Projects team in Bath and London. 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.

What is Project Design Management?

We ensure our client’s design projects run smoothly with the help of our expertise in hitting deadlines, mitigating risk and coordinating specialists. Our project design management services include:

• A single point of contact fully informed on the progress of the whole multidisciplinary team
• Guidance on which specialists your project needs and when
• Clear guidance on any complex technical issues
• Maintaining a realistic commercial framework without compromising creativity
• An overview of your project’s progress, risks and timetable across multiple design work streams
• Advice on contract and procurement approaches
• Improving team cohesion, mitigating risks and addressing potential problems early
• Effective change management

See more about our Project Design Management team.

What sort of projects would I work on?

Battersea Power Station Development

The transformation of the 42-acre brownfield site around the formerly redundant Battersea Power Station is one of the most ambitious regeneration projects London has seen in decades. Electric Boulevard, featuring vibrant rows of independent shops with stylish apartments above, will be at the heart of the new community.

Temple Quarter Emprise Campus (TQEC)

The University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus sits at the heart of the city’s vibrant new Temple Quarter and adjacent to the main railway terminus, Bristol Temple Meads. With improvements to the train station planned, as well as new housing, infrastructure, retail and leisure areas, the Temple Quarter initiative aims to create 22,000 jobs over the lifetime of the project.

New Stadium for Everton

To give fans the modern matchday experience they expect, Everton is putting everything that makes Goodison Park so special – the character, camaraderie and shared sense of tradition – into creating an inspirational new place to play and watch football. Set on Liverpool’s waterfront, the planned stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock will reinvigorate a semi-derelict site less than two miles along the Mersey from the famous Royal Liver Building.

What skills can you bring to the role?

• Proficient communication skills, comfortable conversing with senior staff members across the practice
• Organised and able to plan ahead to meet deadlines
• Ability to work across multiple projects and prioritise tasks appropriately
• Intermediate level skills in Microsoft office especially Excel.
• Proactive and approachable attitude when dealing with internal and external customers
• Sufficiently perceptive to spot possible problems and take appropriate action to address or elevate as needed
• Able to work independently and demonstrate initiative
• Enthusiastic about delivering excellent performance; takes responsibility for own delivery
• Can identify where processes may benefit from improvement

What degree would I have studied?

We welcome people into our team with a broad range of experience. Typical degrees include:

• Design Management
• Project Management
• Architectural Science
• Engineering Design
• Construction Management

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.