Buro Happold Industrial Placement / Year in Industry 2027

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

No published policyIndustrial Placement / Year in Industry (12 months)

Unconfirmed. Buro Happold publishes no sponsorship policy for its industrial placement / year in industry, so we cannot state a firm answer. Buro Happold runs 12-month Industrial Placements paid at the UK Real Living Wage across teams like Transport & Mobility, Structural Engineering and Infrastructure. Its individual Industrial Placement job postings reviewed did not mention sponsorship either way, even though its graduate role postings separately and explicitly say sponsorship is not available for those roles.

Sponsors grads?
Not published
Pay vs threshold
Not published
Opportunity
placement
Pay
UK Real Living Wage
2027 cycle
Placement opportunities are on an ad-hoc rolling basis with no fixed application window, candidates are told to keep checking vacancies
Confidence
medium

Buro Happold Industrial Placement / Year in Industry: at a glance

Several specialist teams at Buro Happold offer industrial placements, in which students work on real engineering projects. Placement opportunities are advertised on an ad hoc basis. For example, the Infrastructure team's 12-month civil engineering placement involves work across a varied portfolio of projects, with roles advertised separately for the Leeds, Manchester, Bath and London offices. Source

Duration
12 months (Civil Engineer, Infrastructure placement)“This is an exciting opportunity to join our Infrastructure team in our London office for a 12-month industrial placement.”Source
Who can apply
Students studying towards a Civil Engineering degree with a formal year out in the course, or the option to take one (Civil Engineer, Infrastructure placement)Source
Locations
London, Bath, Manchester, LeedsSource
Degree requirement
current student, placement forms part of the degree (sandwich/year-in-industry year)Source
Recruitment stages
  1. Online application
  2. Interview
“Successful applications are progressed to interview stage within 2-3 months from the closing date of the advert.”Source
The catch: Buro Happold's graduate postings state plainly that it cannot sponsor now or in future, so a placement student should ask directly rather than assume the silence on placement postings means sponsorship is available.

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What Buro Happold publishes about this programme

Checked against Buro Happold's own careers pages on 2026-09-22. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

  • Visa sponsorship policy: not published
  • Application dates: published
  • Programme description: published
  • Duration and start date: published
  • Who can apply: published
  • Pay: published
  • Locations: published
  • Degree requirement: published
  • Recruitment stages: published

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Sources

Verdict last checked 2026-09-21. Application dates last checked 2026-09-22. How we check programme verdicts

Common questions

Does Buro Happold sponsor visas for its industrial placement / year in industry?

Unconfirmed. Buro Happold publishes no sponsorship policy for its industrial placement / year in industry, so we cannot state a firm answer. Buro Happold runs 12-month Industrial Placements paid at the UK Real Living Wage across teams like Transport & Mobility, Structural Engineering and Infrastructure. Its individual Industrial Placement job postings reviewed did not mention sponsorship either way, even though its graduate role postings separately and explicitly say sponsorship is not available for those roles.

What is the Buro Happold industrial placement / year in industry?

Several specialist teams at Buro Happold offer industrial placements, in which students work on real engineering projects. Placement opportunities are advertised on an ad hoc basis. For example, the Infrastructure team's 12-month civil engineering placement involves work across a varied portfolio of projects, with roles advertised separately for the Leeds, Manchester, Bath and London offices.

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with Buro Happold?

Buro Happold's graduate postings state plainly that it cannot sponsor now or in future, so a placement student should ask directly rather than assume the silence on placement postings means sponsorship is available.

When do applications open for the Buro Happold industrial placement / year in industry?

Placement opportunities are on an ad-hoc rolling basis with no fixed application window, candidates are told to keep checking vacancies. Checked on 2026-09-22 against Buro Happold's own site.

How long is the Buro Happold industrial placement / year in industry?

12 months (Civil Engineer, Infrastructure placement), according to Buro Happold's own careers information.

Who can apply for the Buro Happold industrial placement / year in industry?

Students studying towards a Civil Engineering degree with a formal year out in the course, or the option to take one (Civil Engineer, Infrastructure placement), according to Buro Happold's own careers information.

Where is the Buro Happold industrial placement / year in industry based?

London, Bath, Manchester, Leeds, according to Buro Happold's own careers information.

What degree do you need for the Buro Happold industrial placement / year in industry?

current student, placement forms part of the degree (sandwich/year-in-industry year), according to Buro Happold's own careers information.

What are the recruitment stages for the Buro Happold industrial placement / year in industry?

Online application, Interview, according to Buro Happold's own careers information.

How should I confirm Buro Happold's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on Buro Happold's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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