Is Arup a good company to work for?

Arup has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,334 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 76% 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?

76% 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 (349) , Senior Engineer (212) , Graduate Engineer (208) , Consultant (174) , Structural Engineer (140) , Intern (138) , Senior Consultant (138) , Associate (109) , Civil Engineer (107) , Project Manager (87) , Mechanical Engineer (84) , Internship (49) , Associate Director (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 493 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 360 reviews)); "Good benefits for health and profit share" ((in 235 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 195 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 389 reviews)); "Pay is low and not benchmarked correctly" ((in 282 reviews)); "extended working hours might be frustrating" ((in 109 reviews)); "Unless your a tall white man, you probably won't progress much, poor management" ((in 97 reviews)); "Slow career progression if you are out of the click" ((in 78 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

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(4,449 total reviews)

Jerome Frost

76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Arup has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,449 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

5.0

Jul 3, 2018

Electrical Design Engineer for building service

Electrical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

that I will be in a company that is number one in the world and will engage with engineers with a huge trade that will make me study more to become myself like them

Cons

I like my job a lot and I learn new things very quickly

4.0

Jun 30, 2018

Electrical engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All of the employees are great to work with and it is a friendly environment where everyone shares there knowledge. There are also a house he variety of projects that you work on which gives you great experience.

Cons

The pay is not that great compared to other comapanies and the pay is not consistent Between all the offices.

4.0

Jun 26, 2018

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic team and the best projects around

Cons

In some parts of the business there is a culture of working long hours

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