Is Arup a good company to work for?

Arup has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,322 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 (348) , Senior Engineer (211) , Graduate Engineer (208) , 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 483 reviews)); "Lovely people and a great culture" ((in 366 reviews)); "Good benefits for health and profit share" ((in 232 reviews)); "Sociable and good work life balance" ((in 203 reviews)); "Good working environment and professional" ((in 131 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 284 reviews)); "extended working hours might be frustrating" ((in 106 reviews)); "Unless your a tall white man, you probably won't progress much, poor management" ((in 94 reviews)); "Long hours and no more" ((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

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,439 total reviews)

Jerome Frost

76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Arup has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,439 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

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.

2.0

Oct 29, 2014

Not good for non Brits!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office setup Interesting and diverse projects. You get the chance to work on international projects

Cons

No future if you are not from Britian (or at the very least from the Commonwealth) If you are a minority or an international, there is very limited chance that you can get promoted beyond senior engineer. Low salary compared to their competitors Lay off happens frequently. relation between management and staff is not genuine and honest

1.0

Oct 28, 2014

Joke of a company

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits. Location was pretty good.

Cons

Some of the worst people I've ever worked with. Leadership in the US is joke and the company can't seem to win any projects. The people have been there forever and don't value anyone with new ideas. Arup USA can't win any real projects and I can't see it being an employer of choice moving forward. Very low salaries and the profit share is not competitive no matter what they tell you. They try and hire very cheap labor and keep them for as long as they can. Look elsewhere.

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