Are you the organised, proactive PA that every Partner wishes they had? At Buro Happold, you’ll play a key role supporting our leadership team as we deliver globally recognised engineering.
This person can be based in either our Leeds or London office on a hybrid working model.
At Buro Happold, our work transforms skylines, connects communities, and helps create more sustainable, resilient places. Behind the innovation and engineering excellence is a dedicated team of professionals who make it all possible.
We are looking for a proactive and highly organised Personal Assistant to provide exceptional support to our Partners and Directors within our UK Buildings team, on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a key role within our 24‑strong PA/EA community, contributing to the smooth, effective running of our business and supporting the delivery of world‑class projects.
About The Role:
As a Personal Assistant at Buro Happold, you will play a vital part in enabling our leaders to focus on strategic priorities, project delivery, and client relationships. You will manage busy schedules, co‑ordinate meetings, support communication flows, and ensure seamless organisation across a variety of business activities.
You’ll act as a trusted partner, communicating confidently across teams, maintaining confidentiality, and fostering collaborative, positive relationships. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast‑paced, people‑centric environment and takes pride in delivering excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
- General administration i.e., photocopying, scanning documents, arranging printing and binding.
- Co‑ordinate schedules, meetings, events, travel and reservations with efficiency and accuracy.
- Review and manage inboxes, prioritising and redirecting communications to ensure timely responses.
- Act as a liaison between internal departments, stakeholders, and external clients.
- Support Partners and Directors in driving business objectives and strategic initiatives.
- Prepare, proofread and maintain correspondence, presentations, reports and key documentation.
- Undertake research and compile information for reports, records and decision‑making.
- Support the wider PA/EA team and contribute to onboarding new colleagues.
- Ensure information flows smoothly across the business and promote collaborative ways of working.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and add value beyond core PA duties.
What We Are Looking For:
- Previous experience in a similar PA/EA role.
- Strong proficiency across MS365, especially PowerPoint.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- High levels of organisation, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Sound judgement, proactivity and the confidence to work independently.
- A high standard of ethics, discretion and the ability to handle sensitive information.
- Emotional intelligence, flexibility, and a collaborative approach.
- A positive, approachable and solutions‑focused attitude.
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
- Discretionary bonus
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements
- Generous company pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies
- A strong commitment to 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
- An opportunity to support your local community and those in society that are most in need, wherever they are located in the world through our Share Our Skills (SOS) programme
- 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 exceptional.
Apply now 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 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. #LI-TG1