Is Arup a good company to work for?

Arup has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,310 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 (347) , Senior Engineer (211) , Graduate Engineer (206) , 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 474 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 364 reviews)); "Good benefits for health and profit share" ((in 224 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 198 reviews)); "Great working environment and coworkers." ((in 134 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 279 reviews)); "extended working hours might be frustrating" ((in 104 reviews)); "Unless your a tall white man, you probably won't progress much, poor management" ((in 91 reviews)); "Long hours and no more" ((in 75 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 Arup locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Salt Lake City , Chicago , Los Angeles , Seattle , Houston , New York , Boston , Washington , San Francisco

Arup reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,428 total reviews)

Jerome Frost

75% 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 4,428 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

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

2.0

Apr 15, 2014

Will suck the life out you

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great and exciting projects, good EU reputation and cool global projects.

Cons

POOR upper management, unless you are a Brit or are a close friend of the elite group no chance for advancement or getting a fair deal.

4.0

Mar 14, 2012

Mostly awesome, but beware of sharks

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, great company, fun atmosphere, prestigious and interesting projects, challenging work, highly intelligent coworkers, open information sharing globally across the firm, opportunities for learning, opportunities to create your own path and learn what you want.

Cons

Long hours, and not so great if you end up with one of the few terrible managers. The vast majority of the people there are great and you'll likely love it, especially at the lower levels where you aren't a threat to anyone. However, there is a bit of political game-playing going on at the higher levels, and unfortunately some of the leaders with high integrity are blind to the games of the people without it. The ones who do see it may not be able to help you.

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