Hierarchical nature lets it down - Anonymous employee Arup Employee Review

4.0
9 Jan 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Colleagues were great, strong network of talented people - Salary is decent - Amazing office, good location

Cons

- High attrition: lose a lot of good people due to internal conflict, no accountability for poor performance or behaviour and hierarchical untrained management - Typical new managers joining with zero training and turning team dynamics upside down - People leaving because of people, not jobs - Internal moves/promotions based on who you know rather than performance

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5.0
30 Apr 2026
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Pros

Working at Arup was a great experience, surrounded by smart, motivated, and mission-driven peers.

Cons

This may have since improved, but at least previously, the America's region felt rather second-class compared to UK. Most/all senior leadership, even in the US, was British.

3.0
19 June 2026
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Pros

great supervisor, lots of professional development opportunities

Cons

insane workload and expect you to be available for work 24/7. some teams are drowning and others have no resourcing. layoffs happen completely randomly and they lay off people who are 100 percent billable. profit share is bs and you get nothing as a junior member

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