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 481 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 369 reviews)); "Good benefits for health and profit share" ((in 219 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 204 reviews)); "Great working environment and coworkers." ((in 127 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 390 reviews)); "Pay is low and profit share value is very low for lower grades" ((in 281 reviews)); "extended working hours might be frustrating" ((in 105 reviews)); "Unless your a tall white man, you probably won't progress much, poor management" ((in 93 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

May 6, 2016

SF Arup review

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly, Intelligent staff, Ability to create opportunities easily, Interesting projects, Good travel opportunities if you push for it, international projects and a flexible working culture.

Cons

Lack of focus on staff personal development, low salaries, experiences are dependent on which team your in - rules and procedures are not consistently applied, progression and promotion are not transparent, reward and recognition are generally low.

3.0

May 8, 2015

Drinking too much of their own Kool-aid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

world-class learning organization. social responsibility at the core - not window dressing. Good compensation and benefits.

Cons

arrogance gets in the way and hurts this organization when it comes to motivating and retaining staff. technical excellence living alongside organizational dysfunction and really horrific people skills on the part of some senior management. organizations tend to stop improving when they become convinced that they are already at the top of their form. sometimes uncomfortable workplace due to political and environmental group-think.

2.0

Nov 2, 2014

Past their prime

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Adequate benefits, acceptable training (if you are in the "in-crowd)

Cons

The good guys have either left on their own accord or been pushed out. Marketing outstrips their ability to perform. The inertia of past success carries the firm by reputation into cool projects. Pay is sub-standard but overhead is high. Arup suffers from poor leadership in the US. Seems the Brits are still trying to colonize the engineering community with outdated ethos.

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