Is Arup a good company to work for?

Arup has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,345 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Arup to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Arup have been left by employees working as Intern , Associate Principal and Graduate Engineer .

Does Arup pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arup employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arup. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arup?

76% of Arup employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arup 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arup?

Engineer (349) , Senior Engineer (212) , Graduate Engineer (208) , Consultant (174) , Intern (140) , Structural Engineer (140) , Senior Consultant (138) , Associate (109) , Civil Engineer (107) , Project Manager (87) , Mechanical Engineer (84) , Internship (49) , Associate Director (48) , Assistant Engineer (45) , Senior Structural Engineer (45)

What are the pros of working at Arup according to real employee reviews?

"Great for people with families in terms of attitudes to working from home and generally being flexible." ((in 492 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 370 reviews)); "Good benefits for health and profit share" ((in 249 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 196 reviews)); "Good working environment and values" ((in 131 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Arup according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and sometimes slow to get up the ladder" ((in 388 reviews)); "Pay is low and profit share value is very low for lower grades" ((in 272 reviews)); "extended working hours might be frustrating" ((in 105 reviews)); "Unless your a tall white man, you probably won't progress much, poor management" ((in 92 reviews)); "Long hours and no more" ((in 76 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arup layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Arup layoffs and their outlook for job security at Arup in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Arup locations?

New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Boston , Washington , Houston , Salt Lake City , Seattle , Chicago , Edison , Dallas , Austin , Provo , Irvine , Pasadena , Berkeley , Oakland , South San Francisco , San Jose , Cambridge , Germany

Arup reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(4,455 total reviews)

Jerome Frost

76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Arup has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,455 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arup employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews

4.0

Dec 19, 2017

Design Engineer

Design engineer

Recommend

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Pros

CPD is not useful at all.

Cons

Good company with training policy to learn useful software like Revit, Civil 3D, ArcGis, etc

5.0

Dec 19, 2017

Highly Respected Engineering Consultancy

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly respected company so it really stands out on your cv having worked there. They cover many different sectors. The head office in London is amazing. Great support network. I still keep in contact with my old line manager.

Cons

It is sometimes difficult to get on the projects that you want. They tend to go to the higher level employees.

4.0

Dec 17, 2017

Good company culture, but talented employees can hit a ceiling early

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture of learning and research, innovation, flat structure/lack of hierarchy, some smart people, perks as an employee owned company (travel, profit share, overseas assignments, learning/skills development), positive culture (warm people)

Cons

Poor implementation of business strategy, not a meritocracy (mediocre employees retained and often promoted at expense of others), a culture of 'doing your time', rather than promotion on merit, overly traditional in many respects particularly in larger engineering parts of business (e.g. buildings, infrastructure engineering), unsophisticated business processes, navel gazing (company likes to think about itself too much, at expense of thinking about market), lower wages compared to competitors

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