Lead Group Coordinator

Are you ready to lead, inspire, and drive success in a world-class engineering support team?

This person can be based in London on a hybrid working model. 

Are you ready to make an impact in a globally renowned engineering consultancy? Buro Happold are looking for a proactive and people-focused Lead Group Coordinator to join our Business Services team on a 12-month fixed term contract. 

About The Role

The Lead Group Coordinator will provide essential support to engineering teams and take overall responsibility for the administration and coordination of team resources. Working directly with the Engineering and Office Support Lead, the successful candidate will champion high standards of service, foster development across the support team, and ensure administrative processes are efficient and compliant with company quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct line management of Group Coordinators and Administrative Assistants, including overseeing performance, conducting career development reviews, and providing training using Buro Happold’s specialized materials.
• Organise and facilitate team activities, ensure resource allocation, and liaise with HR and other leads for recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Coordinate multidiscipline reports, manage documentation according to brand guidelines, and support engineers in completing timesheets and presentations for meetings.
• Arrange internal and client meetings, take minutes, and follow up on action points. Organise team events, CPDs, and support business travel arrangements.
• Oversee effective onboarding for new starters in collaboration with Welcome Coordinators and maintain team SharePoint pages.
• Encourage self-development of team members through use of company learning resources.

What We Are Looking For: 

• Previous experience in administration, preferably in the engineering or design sector, with experience in leading teams or mentoring junior staff members.
• Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; experience with InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator is desirable (training provided).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with key stakeholders.
• A proactive, adaptable, and resilient attitude with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to manage workloads and prioritize tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.

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: 

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• 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. 

Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere. 
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. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.