Associate People Movement Consultant in Leeds

Join to apply for the Associate People Movement Consultant role at Buro Happold. The Analytics & Crowd Dynamics team at Buro Happold is challenged with the most unique, interesting people‑centric projects around the world. This requires us to be at the forefront of innovation in the field to address the complex challenges of analysis, optimisation and solutions for how people move and behave. We are disrupting how buildings and cities are planned, designed, and operated. We are putting people at the centre of decision making, using people‑flow simulations and other methods to analyse crowd behaviour, visitor movement and management. We are optimising spaces such as airports, museums, theatres, workplaces, stadia, campuses and urban spaces. We take pride in delighting our clients by providing practical solutions that have significant positive impact on user experience, the performance of the venue or space and facilitating crowd management.

The work is highly varied and challenging, and would involve complex modelling work, as well as providing day‑to‑day design and management advice to architects and clients. We are interested in candidates who are dynamic, enthusiastic and organised to work independently across all aspects of projects from inception to delivery.

In return, we can offer:

• Career in cutting‑edge analytics and simulations – backed by Buro Happold’s strong employee‑centred personal and professional development.
• Drive the emerging data‑driven and people‑centred approach to solve real‑world problems that have a direct impact on the efficiency as well as the quality of life within buildings and cities.
• Collaborate with a talented and diverse array of problem‑solvers, including computational designers, engineers, urban and transport planners, airport planners, security specialists, economists, etc.
• Produce visceral, visually compelling data insights for high‑profile clients in a range of sectors and international markets.

Key Duties

• Work across several interesting projects around the world from a diverse range of sectors, covering many different scales and sizes from unique attractions in the UK to analysing millions of people in Makkah.
• Providing day‑to‑day design and management advice to clients including architects, developers, operators and authorities based on people‑flow analysis and expert knowledge in crowd modelling and management.
• Deliver top quality crowd‑flow / people movement consultancy working with our international clients and stakeholders.
• Overseeing modelling and analysis, report/presentation delivery, and client liaison.
• Develop client relationships, prepare and submit bid proposals for work in liaison with the team’s work‑winners across the business.
• Undertaking the necessary project management, quality assurance and time management on projects to deliver high‑value, profitable work effectively.
• Support across a range of sectors using existing understanding of the standards and methods that are applied to different scenarios.
• Guide and mentor other team members in such analysis and delivery to the client.
• Contribute fresh innovative ideas in group meetings and team discussions, taking a lead on innovative development of ideas on a project or otherwise.
• Travel as needed to attend on‑site and client meetings.

Your skills & experience

• Significant industry experience of crowd, pedestrian modelling, crowd management consultancy.
• A degree in a relevant subject including but not limited to transport, mathematics, economics, statistics, operational research, geo‑spatial analysis, physics, organisational psychology, and engineering.
• Experience leading crowd‑flow projects.
• Experience working as part of a specialist team integrating with a variety of disciplines and stakeholders.
• On‑site crowd‑management experience desirable.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills with experience analysing and interpreting people‑flow and other data sets, generating assumptions as necessary in lieu of data availability.
• Experience of crowd modelling packages and their applications such as Legion, Pathfinder, Mass Motion, Viswalk etc.
• Ability to present and communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner to clients, including at board level when required.
• Desirable experience using GIS software to analyse and visualise geospatial data (ArcGIS, QGIS).
• Confident using Microsoft Office packages, in particular Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud products (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) beneficial.

What We Offer

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Generous pension contribution of 10%, life assurance and income protection.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3 pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to continuous development.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.
• An opportunity to support your local community and those in society that are most in need, wherever they are located in the world through our Share Our Skills (SOS) programme.
• A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.

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.