Is Arup a good company to work for?

Arup has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,324 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 3.8 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 (348) , Senior Engineer (211) , Graduate Engineer (208) , Consultant (174) , 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 477 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 370 reviews)); "Good benefits for health and profit share" ((in 235 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 200 reviews)); "Good working environment and professional" ((in 135 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 288 reviews)); "extended working hours might be frustrating" ((in 107 reviews)); "Unless your a tall white man, you probably won't progress much, poor management" ((in 97 reviews)); "Long hours and not much else" ((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 , 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

(4,440 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 4,440 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Oct 2, 2016

mechanical installations design

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great projects ,Great people, great place to get expirience

Cons

low salary ,no social benefits

5.0

Sep 30, 2016

Assistant Project Manager

Assistant project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open culture. Professional attitude. Open to innovation. Always keen to hire a fresh talent that can make a contribution to innovation and has a balanced approach to problem solving.

Cons

Slow rate of contract documentation may cost the company a very good contract.

5.0

Sep 27, 2016

Open & honest engineering consultancy

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open, transparent, inclusive family atmosphere Flat structure, a young graduate engineer can challenge an experienced director. Quality matters and innovation is encouraged You feel you are learning and improving - you can make a difference to the world.

Cons

Salary scales and remuneration fair, but in need of more transparency. Gender equality in higher grades is improving, but ethnic equality not so.

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