Arup reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,428 total reviews)

Jerome Frost

76% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Arup has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,428 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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2.0
Oct 15, 2014

Big company, odd means of doing business

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to learn, awesome projects. Benefits are good, meaning insurance and others. Cool offices. Some really nice people.

Cons

Work life balance is a joke, but much worse in the UK where they expect overtime (16 hour days sometimes) with no compensation. Some true savants good at their job but should never be in management. Echoing what others say, you have to be British or in the A club to get promoted, and it's nasty what some folks do, which is obvious to most, and still get promoted. There is a reason all the real talent leaves after 3-5 years.

4.0
Oct 4, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They treat their employees really well, the company ethics are outstanding, there are plenty of fun activities and benefits in addition to the intense workflow. The office I worked in, following the entire company's "green" mandate, had facilities for showers and lockers for people to change in should the go for a workout during lunch or choose to commute by bicycle.

Cons

When the economy is tough, it doesn't matter how well your own office is doing, cuts are across the board. Also the company is ridiculously huge, so getting in touch with someone with whom you need to work with, who may be in another country entirely, can be a arduous, slow process.

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