Is Arup a good company to work for?

Arup has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,325 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 3.8 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 (348) , Senior Engineer (211) , Graduate Engineer (208) , Consultant (174) , 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 492 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 363 reviews)); "Good benefits for health and profit share" ((in 234 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 197 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 388 reviews)); "Pay is low and profit share value is very low for lower grades" ((in 281 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 93 reviews)); "Slow career progression if you are out of the click" ((in 82 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

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,441 total reviews)

Jerome Frost

76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Arup has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,441 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

3.0

Apr 4, 2017

Great Company but a bit of an old boys club

Senior quantity surveyor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent Benefits, Employee owned so you are looked after. Some really amazingly talented and intelligent people to work with on some of the most interesting design and construction jobs in the world.

Cons

Huge overhead due to the above which makes getting business externally difficult. Still very male, white and middle class. Doesn't represent the city it is based in very well. Even though hierarchy is flat its very much about who you know and very cliquey.

3.0

Apr 4, 2017

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Enjoyable team in London, interesting projects and varied work. High profile projects. Reward for hard work. Work life balance.

Cons

Time sheet control Unclear pay structure and promotion methods Unclear how to move between offices Sometimes long hours

4.0

Apr 2, 2017

Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work is generally very interesting, covering a wide range of disciplines and clients. The projects are commonly prestigious and in some cases could be considered cutting edge. In general the people are amazing - friendly and extremely helpful. Aside from salary, the benefits are very good, including private health insurance, above average pension contributions.

Cons

Maintaining a sensible work-life balance is very challenging at times. The firm is employee-owned, which is somewhat of a benefit - although in my opinion this is squed rather too heavily towards upper grades.

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