Pros
- Great company culture (globally) - Company is driven by values - Excellent access to international technical experts who are the best in the world
Cons
The senior leadership in NZ lack vision and are unable to leverage Arup's great brand internationally. They sell the world to clients but are not able to back it up by building a strong local team with local expertise to serve clients in the NZ market. Company is too reliant on overseas resources to deliver projects with junior people in NZ doing the work without proper guidance. Client is the looser at the end of the day. Many of the senior leaders are not of the calibre that you find in Arup's offices overseas and therefore many of the goo, competent people leave. The NZ office also doesn't have a proper business plan on how to establish itself in the market. Senior leaders often just chase jobs to just to keep people busy, which is unlike Arup overseas.