Industrial Placement - London, United Kingdom - BuroHappold Engineering

BuroHappold Engineering

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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 exciting opportunity is to join our Sports & Entertainment Consultancy team for a 12 month Industrial Placement (Year in Practice).

Engineering, Design and Innovation:

Type of contract
Temporary
Grade
Intern
Area of Expertise
Specialist Consulting
Region
UK
Office / Project Location
Manchester, London, Bath
Closing Date
05/05/202 Ref No
6911

What do the Buro Happold Sports & Entertainment Consultancy team do?:

Buro Happold's Sports and Entertainment Consulting Group were created to win and deliver a broad range of work within the sports, music and entertainment sector.

Our group consists of architects, engineers and management consultants focussed on sports design, technical consulting and a broad range of sports advisory services including strategic planning and feasibility studies.

This position would be ideal for a Part 1 architectural student or year in practice engineer or other undergraduate (economics, geography, business etc) looking for a wealth of experience within an exciting sector.

This position is a great opportunity for someone with good design skills, who is graphically strong, able to work across a variety of projects and be a true team player.

Find out more about our Sports and Entertainment Consultancy and our services here.

What sort of projects would I work on?:
Recent and current projects won or delivered by the Group include:

A legacy strategy for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games
A major events strategy for the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, KSA
Florentina stadium competition with Zaha Hadid Architects
Nondisclosed sports park with Heatherwick Architects
Nondisclosed stadium, arena and swimming complex with Foster and Partners Architects
A sports strategy for the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, KSA
A Regenerative Nature Based Tourism Strategy for the NEOM marine reserve, KSA
Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) National Training and Sports Performance Centre, Taif, KSA
Tsirio Athlete and Sports Campus, with BIG Architects, Cyprus
JCDC Stadium, Client support role in project inception / brief writing / competition process; ongoing design team role as sports technical advisor to gmp Architects, Jeddah, KSA
Twickenham stadium, clientside advisor and design support for ongoing building improvements and renovation options.

What would I do?:

Work winning activities

Help to identify and track business opportunities including tenders and RFP's
Participate in Group weekly calls and other business development calls and address followup actions
Work with Buro Happold in supporting design architects in sports projects along with the wider team
Support PQQ's and proposals for new work as required
Work with Buro Happold in new sports projects / pursuits
Prepare general marketing collateral to support conferences, work winning etc
Support design teams / clients / operators in development of sports related projects

Work delivery activities

Work with the project leader on project management tasks
Join project / client review meetings and implement actions as appropriate
Work on a range of project deliverables and reports
Undertake desk research and consultation as required
Support design work in sports architecture including reports, design input and research

Our team uses various design software and IT systems such as Microsoft Office (powerpoint, excel), Adobe (InDesign, Illustrator), CAD (Rhino).

Any previous exposure and/or experience using these systems would be highly beneficial to your learning experience with us.

What degree will I be studying?:
Our team have a wide range of backgrounds, typical relevant study fields are as follows:

Architecture
Engineering
Economics
Geography
Urban planning
Design Management
Other relevant engineering fields

What's in it for you?:

A plethora of interesting and challenging projects to stretch your professional skills, a friendly and close knit team, flexible working and a competitive reward package.

The opportunity to work on multidisciplinary projects aside a range of specialist engineers and designers both within Buro Happold and our collaborators.

This internship opportunity will last for approximately 12 months from the date of starting - typically our students join us in August or September, but we are flexible on start dates depending on your University timetable and other commitments.

Interested? Intrigued? Inspired?

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Be you at Buro Happold:

Buro Happold is proud to be a practice of a diverse range of professionals.

We actively promote inclusivity to enable every individual to reach their full potential, the more inclusive we are the better our work will be.

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