Is Arup a good company to work for?

Arup has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,322 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% 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?

77% of Arup employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arup 3.9 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 (348) , Senior Engineer (211) , Graduate Engineer (208) , Consultant (173) , Structural Engineer (140) , Intern (137) , Senior Consultant (137) , Associate (109) , Civil Engineer (107) , Project Manager (87) , Mechanical Engineer (84) , Associate Director (48) , Internship (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 489 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 361 reviews)); "Good benefits for health and profit share" ((in 239 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 201 reviews)); "Good working environment and values" ((in 143 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 387 reviews)); "Pay is low and profit share value is very low for lower grades" ((in 287 reviews)); "extended working hours might be frustrating" ((in 108 reviews)); "Unless your a tall white man, you probably won't progress much, poor management" ((in 99 reviews)); "Long hours and not much else" ((in 80 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 , Salt Lake City , Houston , Seattle , Chicago , Edison , Dallas , Austin , Provo , Irvine , Pasadena , Berkeley , Oakland , South San Francisco , San Jose , Cambridge , Germany

Arup reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,439 total reviews)

Jerome Frost

76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Arup has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,439 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

1.0

Mar 4, 2015

Application process

Public safety engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Has great benefits, Fair salary, good working environment.

Cons

The upper management are not necessarily the most considerate of your needs. They over work you and when your in the application process if you have anything on your record and you are given an offer you will be given an offer and benifits and you will sign the paper work before getting a background check. If you have anything on your background check you or anything negative on you credit report the company will take back the offer and you will lose your job opportunity after given all this hope.

3.0

Feb 26, 2015

9 years of my life wasted

Senior structural engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Projects (after the fact) some smart people (who are abused) Some really hard workers (who are also abused) A great place to build up your résumé get your PE and move on with your life!!!

Cons

Some managers are horrible and have no idea what they are doing. They sugar coat everything. They are all full of BS. Arup is dysfunctional to say the least

4.0

Feb 25, 2015

Benefits of working for a corporation without most disadvantages of it.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Arup's specific ownership structure (no profit reported to outside shareholders) makes it a naturally employee oriented firm, with a developed sense of community, broad employee benefits and career development opportunities, including international assignments and other lateral move options.

Cons

Personal and career growth opportunities may be limited for non-technical staff. There may also be a general perception for non-project staff to be second-category citizens, regardless of their experience, education and value, just because they are not engineers. The salaries are below competitive compared to similar positions in similar firms, although for many it is balanced out by benefits and friendly work environment.

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