At Buro Happold, we are proud to create exceptional environments through collaboration, innovation and expertise. We are now seeking an experienced People Manager to join us on a 6-month contract, leading and supporting an established team within our Business Operations function.
The role will be based from our Bath office with hybrid working.
This is a pure people leadership role — ideal for someone who is passionate about developing talent, enhancing performance, and creating high-performing, inclusive team environments.
What you’ll be doing
As our People Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping team performance, engagement and development by:
- Leading day-to-day line management for an established team, fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture
- Driving performance management processes, including 1:1s, appraisals and development planning
- Coaching and supporting managers to deliver high-quality feedback and performance conversations
- Acting as a trusted advisor on employee relations, wellbeing, and engagement matters
- Partnering with senior stakeholders to align team capacity, performance and business priorities
- Supporting organisational change, workforce planning and team growth initiatives
- Championing wellbeing, psychological safety and sustainable performance across the team
What we’re looking for
We’re keen to hear from individuals who bring:
- Proven experience in a people leadership / performance management role, ideally within professional services or a complex organisation
- Strong coaching and influencing skills, with the confidence to support and challenge senior stakeholders
- A track record of delivering fair, objective and effective performance management processes
- High levels of emotional intelligence, with the ability to manage sensitive situations with empathy and sound judgement
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to balance people needs and business outcomes
Our approach to leadership
At Buro Happold, we value leaders who:
- Take a coaching-led, enabling approach
- Foster inclusive and psychologically safe environments
- Influence with credibility, integrity and sound judgement
- Remain resilient and adaptable through change
- Have the confidence to challenge constructively while supporting growth
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.
- 10% Car allowance
- 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. #LI-TG1 #LI-Hybrid
Apply today and be where exceptional is everywhere. #
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 recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. #LI-TG1 #LI-Hybrid