Senior Inclusive Environments Consultant

Buro Happold; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

25 days holiday per year

Generous pension

Flexible benefits

Learning & development programme

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Buro Happold is seeking a Senior Inclusive Environments Consultant to help shape spaces for diverse users. You will embed inclusive thinking from strategy through detailed design across workplaces, education, culture, transport, and urban developments in the UK and beyond.

The role offers hybrid working across multiple UK locations and opportunities to lead workstreams, influence design decisions and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Background in inclusive design, accessibility or related built environment discipline.
• Experience collaborating with architects, engineers and clients.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.

Responsibilities

• Undertake inclusive design reviews and accessibility audits across project scales and locations.
• Advise clients and teams on accessibility, inclusivity, neuroinclusion and user experience.
• Lead workstreams or projects and manage client relationships where applicable.
• Prepare clear reports and actionable guidance for project teams and stakeholders.
• Support business development, bids and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to presentations, workshops and project discussions.

Skills

Inclusive design

Accessibility

Stakeholder engagement

User experience

Communication

Leadership

Education

Background in built environment disciplines

Tools

NRAC membership

Job description

Shape more inclusive places for everyone. Join Buro Happold as a Senior Inclusive Environments Consultant.

This person can be based in any of our UK locations, on a hybrid working model.

At Buro Happold, we believe the best places are designed around the people who use them. Our Inclusive Environments team brings together accessibility, inclusive design, neuroinclusion, sensory design, stakeholder engagement and user experience to help create environments that work for the widest possible range of people.

We’re looking for a Senior Inclusive Environments Consultant to join our growing specialist team. This is an opportunity to work on meaningful projects across the built environment, collaborating with architects, engineers, designers and clients to challenge barriers, influence design and create places that are genuinely inclusive.

We’re deliberately flexible on level and welcome people from a range of professional backgrounds. What matters most is your passion for inclusive design, your ability to bring people and perspectives into the design process, and your desire to make a tangible difference through your work.

About The Role

As a Senior Inclusive Environments Consultant, you’ll work across a diverse portfolio of projects, helping clients and design teams embed inclusive thinking from strategy through to detailed design.

Our work spans workplaces, education, culture, transport, sport, healthcare and major urban developments, with projects across the UK and internationally. You could be undertaking accessibility audits one day, facilitating stakeholder engagement the next, and working alongside a multidisciplinary design team to develop practical inclusive design solutions.

Depending on your experience, you’ll have the opportunity to support senior colleagues on complex projects, lead defined workstreams, or take responsibility for project delivery and client relationships.

This is a role where your expertise can directly influence how people experience the built environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake inclusive design reviews, accessibility reviews and audits across a range of project scales, typologies and locations.
• Advise clients and design teams on accessibility, inclusive design, neuroinclusion, sensory design and user experience.
• Act as a trusted voice for clients, representing Buro Happold confidently in meetings, workshops and design reviews.
• Prepare clear, practical reports, recommendations and guidance that translate complex issues into actionable solutions.
• Support and deliver stakeholder engagement activities with diverse user groups.
• Work collaboratively with architects, engineers, designers, clients and other stakeholders to develop inclusive design solutions.
• Contribute to presentations, workshops, meetings and project discussions.
• Depending on your level, lead workstreams, manage projects and develop client relationships.
• Support business development activities, bids, thought leadership and knowledge sharing.
• Manage your time effectively across a varied portfolio of projects and sectors.
• Contribute to the growth, reputation and creative culture of our Inclusive Environments team.

About You

We’re more interested in finding the right person than a perfect CV. You may have a background in inclusive design, accessibility, architecture, engineering, planning, engagement, research or another related built environment discipline.

You’ll bring:

• A genuine passion for inclusive design and creating environments that work for diverse users.
• Experience or knowledge within the built environment, design, accessibility, engagement, user research or a related field.
• A strong understanding of accessibility standards, legislation and inclusive design principles.
• The ability to turn complex issues into clear, practical advice for clients and project teams.
• Confidence working collaboratively with clients, design teams and a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to act as a trusted and credible adviser.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with curiosity and a willingness to keep learning.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities across varied projects.
• An interest in developing specialist expertise in areas such as accessibility, neuroinclusion, sensory design, user experience or stakeholder engagement.
• For candidates operating at Senior Consultant level, experience of leading projects, managing client relationships and guiding teams towards successful outcomes will be particularly valuable.
• Professional accreditation, such as NRAC membership, would be advantageous but is not essential. We’re committed to supporting your professional development and helping you build your expertise and specialisms.

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

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• 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.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• 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.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

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.