Lab Planner - Buro Happold

We are looking for an Associate/Associate Principal to join our Laboratory Consulting Team in the United States. 

This role would see you working as part of a talented specialist team and playing a key role on some of our most challenging projects in the Science & Technology Sector. This represents a fantastic opportunity to grow your career as a laboratory planner in a multi-disciplinary context. 

Our laboratory designers bring a wealth of expertise to projects, informed by decades of experience delivering some of the most complex yet human-scale research facilities to world-leading clients.

We provide consultation, planning and design services on laboratories through all stages. We pride ourselves on collaborating closely with the scientific users to deliver buildings that meet their needs for today whilst anticipating future adaptations. As well as working directly for science clients, we continue to work for lead architects as well as other engineering consultancies.

From design concept to delivery to peer review and post-occupancy evaluation, our laboratory consultants can provide the support required at each stage. We are also able to draw on Buro Happold’s deep experience of integrated engineering and design knowledge from a wide range of projects around the world. 

Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.

From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary

Key Duties: 

Your day to day responsibilities will be varied and diverse, however your primary focus areas will include the following:

• Leading laboratory consulting projects as a Project Associate, which involves effective project management, design coordination and promotion of our multi-disciplinary work within a multi-disciplinary environment
• Drafting additional fee proposals for presentation to the client, where appropriate
• Representing Buro Happold and specifically Laboratory Consulting and providing consultancy advice to clients, lead architects and collaborators
• Participating in meetings with lead architects, consultants and contractors, etc. in a consultative capacity as part of a single and/or multi-disciplinary team
• Lead the design, analysis and consultancy on projects as guided by the Project Director 
• Coach, mentor and support junior employees to ensure they can be as effective and successful, as possible
• Collaborate closely with the BHLC team in the UK
• Collaborate closely with the BH Science Sector Engineering/ Specialists Teams
• Collaborate closely with the BH/ Brightspot advisory teams
• Promote wellbeing of the project team and raise concerns around management of the project, including regarding client relationships
• Establish a strong internal and external network to contribute to work winning through bidding for projects and repeat work. Where appropriate, set personal work winning targets and promote other Buro Happold service offerings
• Propose multiple creative solutions to challenges, articulating and documenting the benefits/shortfalls of each to the client while taking into consideration other disciplines’ requirements
• Produce reports, presentations, models and drawings as required.
• Ensure maintenance of ongoing learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Seeking out new opportunities to enhance the business' skills, services and marketability with respect to Laboratory Consultancy and the Science & Technology sector 

Your skills and experience:

• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Significant professional experience in the sciences sector (and non-science sectors associated with fitout design)
• Experience in a comparable laboratory planning capacity.
• Strong analytical mindset with problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to take on leadership responsibility. 
• Skilled in the basic use of Revit.
• Strong collaboration skills and a keenness to work in a multidisciplinary environment.

What we offer:

• Salary range of $100,000 to $140,000. This will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience
• Generous benefits package
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Generous PTO (4-5 weeks depending on position) in addition to 10 paid holidays
• 401k with company match
• Hybrid working & summer hours
• Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
• Connection to global network of experts on the forefront of industry initiatives
• Access to wide ranging learning and development opportunities
• Be a part of supporting our diverse company culture through open engagement with our Young Employees Forum, Diversity and Inclusion Forum, Buro Happold Women's Network, and/or our Black at Buro Happold Employee Resource Groups

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.