Interesting work but cannot get past Senior Consultant unless you grease the right palms - Anonymous employee Arup Employee Review

2.0
Jan 18, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly staff, flexible working hours, possibility of international working.

Cons

FSS pension was taken away after the financial crash. Limited opportunities for promotion due to top heavy company structure. Best talent has been poached or left dissatisfied with lack of recognition and left.

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5.0
Apr 30, 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
Jun 19, 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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