Manager / Senior Manager

Are you ready to shape the future of capital projects and programme strategy in the UK? Join our growing Advisory team at Buro Happold and help deliver transformative outcomes for clients and the built environment across the public and private sectors.

This is a rare opportunity to be part of a dynamic team from its early stages, with the chance to grow your own portfolio and influence the direction of our UK Advisory offering.

About the Team

Our Programme Advisory and Capital Projects team works across:

• Delivery strategy and business cases
• Programme strategy and PMO set-up
• Governance and assurance propositions

We support clients in defining capital programmes, securing funding, and setting up organisations for successful delivery.

Key Duties:

Client Delivery & Commercial Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of client assignments as key client contact.
• Manage client satisfaction, scope changes, and challenges.
• Quality assure deliverables and monitor commercial performance (resourcing, change control, invoicing, issue management).
• Operate as a trusted advisor for our clients.

Business Development & Market Presence

• Manage and develop an active sales pipeline (leads, opportunities, proposals).
• Lead account management and bids, focusing on storyboarding and commercial elements.
• Lead proposition development and capability growth.
• Build Buro Happold and Advisory exposure within chosen markets.

Leadership, Coaching & Team Development

• Manage performance, development, and progression of team members.
• Ensure wellbeing and motivation of assignment teams.
• Lead Advisory people projects and collaborate across geographies/disciplines.

What we’re looking for

We’re seeking a Manager or Senior Manager with:

• Proven UK market experience in capital projects and programme advisory.
• A consulting background, ideally with an engineering or project management foundation.
• Strong client relationship-building skills – existing networks are a plus.
• A seller/doer mindset with a passion for business development.
• Ambition to grow a team and shape our advisory offering.

Essential requirements

• A relevant professional qualification (e.g. CEng, MICE, MRICS or equivalent).
• Experience in a major consulting firm in a client-facing role with business development responsibilities.
• Prior experience in the construction industry, including (but not limited to) design consultancy, project management or cost consultancy.
• Technical knowledge of design, procurement, construction, contract management, and construction delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen and market awareness.
• Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to build and manage engagement teams.
• Confidence, independence, and proactivity.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Why Buro Happold?

At Buro Happold, you’ll be surrounded by intellectual and engineering challenges of the highest calibre. We offer a strong learning culture, and an entrepreneurial mindset. You’ll be part of something bigger—where sustainability, equity, and performance outcomes truly matter.

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.

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. Contact [email protected] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.