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CleanTech Partner
Shaping the future, from the inside out
0
hires
0
week reduction in time to hire
0
%
acceptance rate for the first 6 months
locations:
- UK
Overview
50 years of engineering excellence, reimagined
Buro Happold is an international, integrated consultancy of engineers, designers and advisors. They’ve been delivering creative, value-led solutions with people, places, and the planet at the centre for the last 50 years. The consultancy is renowned for working on complex projects across all continents alongside world-leading architectural practices and organisations, such as the United Nations, UNESCO, and C40 Cities.
With their ambitious “Intention31” five-year strategy underway, Buro Happold’s TA leader, a previous Bond client, knew Bond’s model would be perfect to accelerate internal growth and optimise hiring across the business.
A full-scope partnership
Buro Happold’s internal TA team were laser-focused on engineering hires. They needed a partner to take ownership of business-critical roles across the wider organisation.
Bond embedded as an extension of the team, taking on recruitment across the whole business:
- Business development
- Finance
- Business Support
- Health and Safety
- Project Delivery
- Learning and Development
- HR
X2 key hires that were crucial:
Head of UK markets – A pivotal appointment responsible for all UK markets, business development, and bids. A role that shapes Buro Happold’s commercial future.
Global L&D Future Capabilities – A hard-to-fill, headhunted hire. TTH 22 days.
Beyond recruitment
Bond didn’t just deliver hires, we delivered infrastructure. Working side-by-side with Buro Happold’s team, we tackled:
- Candidate experience packs – Elevating how candidates engage with the brand from first touch
- Salary benchmarking exercises – Ensuring competitive, equitable offers across markets
- DE&I strategy development – Addressing gender pay gap with refreshed case studies, imagery, and inclusive storytelling
- EVP & attraction strategy – Collaborating with marketing to build branded job adverts that cut through
- Hiring manager toolkit – Standardised guidance and interview packs to drive consistency and confidence
From transactional recruiting to strategic advisors
A key story for this partnership has been the strength of exceptional stakeholder management and a consultative mindset. Bond worked closely with hiring managers to build strong relationships and trust. Meeting for regular 1-1’s with hiring managers to discuss their specific recruitment needs, share updates, and review pipeline progress.
By increasing visibility through frequent calls and interactions, we tailored our communication style to each manager’s preferences and shifted our approach to be more proactive rather than reactive. The team also valued the new methods of tools we integrated and welcomed our suggestions for process improvements.
Side by side, we achieved:
- 43 hires
- 100% acceptance rate in the first 6 months
- 1 week reduction in TTH
