Summer Placement - Building Services (MEP) - London London, United Kingdom

Buro Happold group.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Greater London is offering a paid Summer Placement in Building Services for university students. The role includes undertaking building services design and calculations, preparing technical specifications, and working with a diverse team on innovative projects. The ideal candidate is studying for a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field such as Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. This is an 8-week placement scheduled for Summer 2026, promising competitive compensation and valuable experience.

Benefits

Competitive reward package

Flexible working

Opportunity to work on multidisciplinary projects

Qualifications

• Current university student studying Mechanical Engineering, Building Services, or related fields.
• Experience or understanding in building services design and calculations.
• Willingness to embrace and utilize the latest technologies.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking building services design and calculations.
• Preparation of technical specifications and schedules.
• Involvement in planning and managing CAD production.

Skills

Building services design

Sustainable design

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Technical specification preparation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Building Services

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture & Environmental Engineering

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering Design

Job description

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Summer Placement - Building Services (MEP) - London

Job Reference burohappold/TP/655/1728

Number of Positions:

4

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Contract

Competitive

Working Hours:

37.5

Location:

London

Closing Date:

31/01/2026

Job Category:

Early Careers

Business Unit:

UK+

BEnv General

Summer Placement - Building Services (MEP) – London

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 is an exciting opportunity to join our Building Services team in London for an 8-week summer placement.

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.

What is Building Services Engineering?

Why shouldn’t your project use high performance, low energy building systems? We at Buro Happold work as part of a global team, balance client’s aspirations with engineering (and often budgetary) constraints, to design high performance, low energy building systems. We use advanced modelling techniques to analyse the building envelope and its floor layouts. Our innovatively designed systems are then integrated into the building fabric, to create functional internal spaces and balanced, controllable conditions.

To learn more about our Building Services team and further projects, please click here .

• You will embrace the latest technologies to improve performance and sustainability. Sustainable design is top of our corporate agenda.
• Undertake building services design and calculations (using both software and knowledge to verify robust calculations).
• Exposure to preparation of technical specifications and schedules, design development reports and innovative design solutions.
• Involvement in planning and managing input to CAD for production of design work.
• Attend where possible, and shadow at Buro Happold at meetings with clients, other professionals and suppliers.

What degree will I be studying?

We would like to hear from you if you are currently studying towards a Bachelor or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services, Electrical Engineering, Architecture & Environmental Engineering and Engineering Design.

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, scientists and designers both within Buro Happold and our collaborators.

Application Process

The recruitment timeline can vary depending on the role and team you are applying to.Successful applications are progressed to interview stage within 2-3 months from the closing date of the advert.We will endeavour to keep you informed throughout the time that your application is being considered, however, due to the volume of applications received and the size of our team, we are not able to respond to individual requests for status updates.

This is a paid role for current university students for an 8-week placement taking place during Summer 2026. Exact dates can be flexible depending on candidate and team availability.

The annual salary for this placement will be in-line with the UK Real Living Wage.

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 [e-mail] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.