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      Arup

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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (4,428 total reviews)

      Jerome Frost

      76% approve of CEO

      56% 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 4,428 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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      4K reviews
      4.0
      Jul 29, 2013

      A kinder gentler corporate environment that strives to make things better

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Arup has challenging projects, great benefits, intelligent and well educated group of peers that push you to do better. Generally management is concerned about work life balance and do a good job in communicating that to the employees. The work is often cutting edge and by its nature encourages you to work at solving new challenges.

      Cons

      Arup promotes egalitarianism - which is both a good thing and a bad thing, as it is very difficult to do so in a capitalist system.You may never get "your own corner office" as this company frowns on people insulating themselves. With any organization there will be some people who both believe and act in the spirit of the culture and some that don't.

      3.0
      Oct 28, 2011

      The job is stable and the paycheck is enough

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The culture is very comfortable and pretty fun. Arup makes an effort to keep its employees happy though food and office amenities. 3 weeks paid vacation, 2 weeks sick time, plus about 10 other holidays.

      Cons

      The compensation is not what i think it should be (meaning i'm underpaid). definition of milestones required for advancement are vague at best. Mid-level management has no power. Principles make all raise decisions, even for the underlings they may not interact with. this is a serious disconnect that leaves the young engineers at the mercy of their managers to convince the principles to promotes the younger engineer and give them raises. some of these managers don't seem to understand the structure leaving young engineers dissatisfied with lack of raises and promotions.

      4.0
      May 25, 2011

      Great place to work at, with some rough edges

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Low turnover. A lot of long-term staffs, so people like to work for the company. Excellent support from the management team on Work-Life balance. Easy commute to multiple offices. Friendly, respectful and stimulating work environment Get-together lunches and after hour social events are encourage. Senior staffs are encourage to use laptop and are given one if requested. Central Service (IT, Finance, HR, Facilities) staffs are friendly and have good respond time. HR representatives are knowledgeable and easy to talk to. Excellent time-off benefits. Encourages staffs to stay safe and healthy, through seminars, gym memberships and sporting events.

      Cons

      Work may requires long hours and work weekends commitment. May works on multiple projects with similar deadlines. Deadlines are frequent and sometimes unrealistic. Very little downtime between projects (you will be starting on another project before you even finish your current one). Travel may be required, where you will be away from home for a few days. Not many people can say they have time to go on vacation. Can easily burn out as a junior engineering staff. A lot of long-term staffs, so promotions and moving up to management level is very hard for newer staffs. Staff will be volunteered by managers for tasks but do not communicate the benefits to picking up the tasks.

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