Intern - Building Performance Engineering

Join our Middle East Buildings Environment team as a Building Performance Engineering Intern and gain practical experience in sustainable design, energy efficiency, and building performance.

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.

Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive.

You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter.

All of Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing.

This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy.

• We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic intern who is interested in building performance engineering and sustainable, net-zero carbon design. This internship offers an opportunity to develop practical knowledge of how buildings can be designed and operated to improve energy efficiency, occupant comfort, health, and well-being.
• Working under the guidance of senior engineers and sustainability specialists, you will support the delivery of low‑carbon building services and environmental design solutions. You will gain exposure to energy modelling, building simulation, sustainable design standards, and building‑performance analysis.
• Assisting with energy and carbon modelling using tools such as IES‑VE.
• Supporting thermal comfort assessments and façade optimisation studies.
• Helping analyse daylight, natural ventilation, passive cooling, and mixed‑mode ventilation strategies.
• Assisting with sustainability assessments against frameworks such as LEED, WELL, Mostadam, Estidama, and Passivhaus.
• Supporting post‑occupancy evaluations, operational energy modelling, energy audits, and building‑performance reviews.
• Conducting research on sustainable building technologies, climate resilience, energy data analytics, and net‑zero carbon strategies.
• Preparing technical calculations, presentations, reports, and project documentation under supervision.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams, including building‑services engineers, architects, sustainability consultants, and project managers.
• Developing awareness of workplace and site Health and Safety requirements.

• We are looking for a current student or recent graduate in one of the following disciplines:
  Building Services or MEP Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Engineering Design or Engineering Science, Physics, Sustainability, or a related discipline.
• A genuine interest in building performance, sustainability, energy efficiency, and net‑zero carbon design.
• Basic understanding of building services, energy systems, HVAC principles, or environmental design.
• Interest in energy modelling, building simulation, and data‑led design decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with an eagerness to learn new software and technical methods.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team.
• A positive, proactive, and professional approach to learning and contributing to project work.
• Awareness of the importance of Health and Safety in an office and construction‑site environment.

• Basic familiarity with IES‑VE or other building‑performance simulation tools.
• Exposure to Rhino, Grasshopper, or parametric modelling tools.
• Aw…