Industrial Placement

Industrial Placement - Transport & Mobility
From helping shape entire cities to adapting infrastructure to deal with the climate emergency, a career at Buro Happold presents the chance to make a difference. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Transport & Mobility team in either our Bath, Manchester or London office for a 12-month Industrial Placement.
About The Transport & Mobility Team
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented undergraduate to join our Transport and Mobility team for a 12-month Industrial Placement in either our Bath, London or Manchester office .
Our transport team works across a variety of exciting projects around the world, with work varying from strategic master planning at city, area or development scale to transport assessments and infrastructure design at the planning stage.
To find out more about our Transport and Mobility discipline, please click here .
What sort of projects would I work on?
The team workload is split evenly between development projects in the UK and projects overseas. The type of work varies from strategic Master planning at city scale to the preparation of Transport Assessments for projects in the UK. There will therefore be opportunities for overseas travel.     
Recent projects that our team have led the Transport input for, include:
Middle East – A number of major developments (regional plans, mega resorts, city and district plans) associated with the 2030 Saudi Transformation Plan, including The Red Sea Project, AlUla Regional Framework Plan, and Riyadh’s King Salman Park. Also, the Al Daayan Healthcare Campus in Qatar and associated template for global Hospitals of the Future, ongoing work on Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City, and the Museum of the Future, Dubai.
North America – Make Way for Lower Manhattan, a scheme to improve the quality of the streetscape in Lower Manhattan, New York.
Asia – UK PACT projects for transitioning Indonesia to low carbon transport. Also, a new headquarter district for one of China’s largest technology providers, and a new island resort in Japan.
Europe – SAP Garden Arena, Munich, and the City West 2040 Mobility Strategy for sustainable and equitable travel in a central district of Berlin.
UK - A number of urban development projects such as the expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon), Mayfield Development, Manchester, Thameside West in London’s Royal Docks, Vauxhall Cross mixed use development in London, Lords Cricket Ground: redevelopment of the Compton and Edrich stands, and White City Living near Westfield in west London.
Currently pursuing a degree in a transport related subject such as;
Transport Planning
Urban Design, Urban Planning
Particularly interested in transportation, and with a passion for emerging transport and mobility trends and technologies, engineering design, sustainability and making a meaningful contribution to society
Able to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner, verbally and in writing
Comfortable executing project deliverables within a given timeframe
Ideally familiar with using GIS software to analyse and visualize geospatial data
Graphic skills are desirable, and experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign) is preferred
Comfortable undertaking numerical analysis
Contribute to the preparation of transport and mobility strategies and designs for a wide range of projects
Undertake transport calculations and input to transport modelling
Provide graphic design and editing for reports, memos, and presentations
Perform geospatial analysis and visualization using GIS
Assist in the documentation of transport strategies and designs in reports and presentations
Participate in project meetings, under the guidance of senior staff
Exact dates can be flexible depending on candidate and team availability.
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us.