Graduate Information Manager 2023

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 opportunity is to join our IM and BIM Consultancy team in our London or Bath office.

What is Information Management?

Our Information Management experts bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to support a broad range of organisations, businesses and multi-stakeholder projects as a trusted collaborator in the safe, secure and efficient management, curation and interrogation of their data.

There is an element of data management in every project we work on, the quantum of which varies across projects, clients and sectors. From BIM (building information modelling) to city-scale digital twinning, we utilise a range of digital technologies to manage all the data and information from our multidisciplinary projects around the globe (see our BIM page and Asset Consulting). We are also able to bring our information management consulting experience to help improve clients’ operations, projects and schemes to increase their efficiencies, reduce risk, improve quality and support collaboration.

Our clients benefit from Buro Happold's ability to make data and information work for them. We enable better outcomes through enhanced Information Management (IM) that transforms performance.

As a specialist engineering consultancy, we understand how unique industry challenges pertaining to time, quality and cost can best be addressed using IM expertise.  Our service encompasses strategic Information Management, Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation, Common Data Environments (CDEs), Asset Information Models (AIMs) and Digital Twins.

Buro Happold’s pioneering approach is not only effective for client projects and programmes but also integral to broader social initiatives. We are part of the UK BIM Alliance, both as supporters and previously as a member of the operational executive board. The practice is also participating in an Innovate UK-funded consortium that aspires to increase productivity, performance and quality in construction through open source data exchange.

We are a two-time AEC Excellence Award winner (2017, 2018) for the application of BIM. More recently, Buro Happold received the 2019 Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Building Performance Award for Building Performance Consultancy (Over 1,000 Employees).

What degree would I be studying/?

Typical degrees include: Engineering Technology, Architect, Architectural Technologist, Project Management, BIM Management

What would I do?

This role will see you working as part of a talented specialist team focussing on IM consultancy projects across a range of sectors, including stadia, culture, commercial, aviation, residential and more.

We are looking for someone that can work collaboratively and leverage the diverse skills and knowledge which exist in our business to drive their own career development and learning forward.

Above all, you'll have a genuine desire to leverage IM, BIM and Digital-led solutions in order to achieve more sustainable outcomes for the built environment.

We will continue to offer flexible working post-covid, we'd ideally like you to be within commuting distance of one of our UK offices.

With us, your preconceptions will be tested, your resilience built, and your career enriched.

The nature of the role will vary subtly depending on your background and aspirations - we are looking for candidates to fill roles that have either a technical or commercial leaning.

Broadly, as an Information Management Consultant you will work with a Senior IM to maximise the value of adopting a Digital-led project approach throughout the whole project lifecycle.

You will be involved in supporting a Senior IM in the strategic implementation of IM and BIM through the planning, design, construction and operational stages for a project lifecycle. On active projects, the role involves supporting a Senior IM in the management and delivery of the Client’s information requirements during the project lifecycle through activities such as coordination and programme sequencing & visualisation.

What you'll do

Further day to day responsibilities will be as follows...

• Pursuing an outcome-based service and systems thinking approach.
• Liaising and co-operating Senior IM team members in support of a collaborative working culture both within Buro Happold and with external parties.
• Generating reports based on risk, progress, performance, change and quality.
• Establishing the Common Data Environment including processes and procedures to enable reliable information exchange between Project Team Members, the Employer and other parties
• Maintaining the Information Model to meet integrity and security standards in compliance with the employer’s information requirement
• Managing Common Data Environment processes and procedures. Carry out validation and compliance with them and advise on non-compliance.

What’s in it for you?

Broad insight within a team, mentored by a subject matter expert. The opportunity to experience our culture and value, and learn what sets us apart from other organisations. Exposure to a wide range of portfolios, including local community led projects and global large-scale clients. The diversity of the projects we work on is one of the many reasons Engineers love to work at Buro Happold.

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.

Opportunity to be supported (or even join) our Young Engineers Forum in your local office, join bi-annual events/trips, and contribute your experience and learnings to the next generation of engineers through various outreach activities.

Our Graduate Connect program allows our Graduates to learn the fundamentals of design and technology whilst building a base in consulting and professional skills. This is a blended learning programme where participants gain experience against our internal professional and technical frameworks in relation to their specialism.

We see membership of a professional body and professional registration as crucial to the development of our engineers and offer substantial support to those aspiring to achieve this. We aim to support employees to achieve the highest level of membership and registration their academic background allows.

Interested? Intrigued? Inspired?

This role is for current students or recent graduates for an Autumn 2023 start.