Arup Employee Reviews

Excellent company to work for. Friendly and great benefits. Very good working conditions. Respectful colleagues, encouraged to succeed and improve in your job.It's a company that provides a stable career so probably more suited to people later in life, not so great if you're young and want to excel your career rapidly.

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Rail Telecoms team in Arup

Rail Telecoms Engineer (Current Employee) - Manchester, Greater Manchester - 10 August 2019

Chance to participate in multiple national Rail upgrade projects and also multibillion new Rail projects such as HS2; Knowledge development; Flexible work time, flexible benefits;

Pros

Flexible work time, flexible benefits

Cons

Involvement only in Rail Telecoms business and nothing else so no big chance for development

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Insights into Arup

Based on 11 survey responses

What people like

Inclusive work environment
Time and location flexibility
Fair pay for job

Areas for improvement

Sense of belonging
Overall satisfaction

Productive workplace

Assistant Information Manager (Current Employee) - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire - 11 March 2019

Arup is a good company to work for, and they have a strong ethically driven working environment, there is a lot of flexibility for individuals to set up their work life balance to suit. One area Arup could be more fluid on is role definitions. They stick to very rigid descriptions that if a role dosn't quite fall into Arup management struggle to accommodate it in terms of career progression.

Pros

Profit share twice a year, cycle to work, office sponsored social outings

Cons

Can be long hours depending on the project.

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Great workplace

Work Experience Student (Former Employee) - london - 3 February 2019

I had a week of work experience in this company and it was absolutely terrific. The workers around are very polite and supportive and there are many facilities that can be used in order to help get to work.

Pros

Great working environment

Cons

Could take time to get to your working space.

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Productive and fun workplace'

Team Coordinator (ATR) (Former Employee) - London - 17 January 2019

Busy most days I learned so much in areas of my work duties Management is poor needs upgrading her skills and management with people A mixed culture There was no part of the job hard Talking to staff assisting and supporting in all areas requested

Pros

Free fruit and cakes weekly in the adternoons

Cons

Long hours no flexi

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Great Learning Opportunities

Student Fire Engineer (Former Employee) - Glasgow, Glasgow - 6 November 2018

Throughout a four week placement I experienced a great deal of exposure to the Fire Engineering Industry. Despite having no prior industry experience the team I worked with were supportive and gave me a great deal of experience working with clients, fire engineering softwares and calculations and technical reports. The work culture at Arup was fantastic. The most enjoyable part of the job was working with the people in Arup, everyone was so welcoming, supportive and encouraging.

Pros

Supportive Environment and Welcoming Staff

Cons

Short work placement

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Great culture and leadership

Programme Manager (Former Employee) - London - 2 November 2018

Respectful and collaborative culture promoting openness and knowledge sharing. Innovation are in a forefront of the business strategy. Dedication is always rewarded and highly appreciated.

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Work exp placement

Work Experience Placement (Former Employee) - London, Greater London - 27 September 2018

Very useful and accommodating. Worked on international projects and found it very interesting. All the staff were friendly and happy to help me out when I was there.

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Muy buen ambiente laboral

Senior Engineer (Current Employee) - Manchester, Reino Unido - 10 September 2018

Buen ambiente laboral y condiciones. Conciliación laboral muy valorada.

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Good place to work

Assistant Accountant (Former Employee) - London, Greater London - 17 July 2018

Good place to work if your willing to work in a place that will expect you to take on work that your haven't done before and improve the processes and procedures

Pros

near a tube station

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Advance technolgy and research, Quantity surveying (Former Employee) - Shirley - 29 May 2018

Was only here for one week work experience so can't really have a strong opinion. Although when I was there, all of the staff were helpful and it's a fun place to work.

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Productive place with interesting projects around the world

Senior Engineer (Current Employee) - London - 9 May 2018

Productive place with interesting projects around the world Polite work environment Creative environment Relatively flat organization Company culture

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hard working

trainee electrical engineer in the MEP department (Former Employee) - cardiff - 1 May 2018

peaks and troughs in work load. Goes from large amounts of work to almost nothing to do. Could be managed better. Lack of guidance from senior staff as they are too busy. Good opportunities if you are in the right place at the right time.

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Productive and fun workplace

Senior Operations Consultant (Former Employee) - London - 19 December 2017

Clear processes and procedures. Clear management style and structure. Working culture that promotes teamwork, information sharing. Experienced and skilled co-workers. Good learning environment.

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Nice place to work

3D/2D CAD Co-ordinator (Current Employee) - 13 Fitzroy Street London. W1T 4BQ. United Kingdom - 8 November 2017

The company as a whole is very nice to work for with nice people and offices. The project (Crossrail Bond Street) had many contract problems which caused much of the of the problems the staff and managers faced on a day to day basis.

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Great work environment

Student Intern (Former Employee) - London - 29 September 2017

Ambiance is conducive to productivity. Support is abundant when required. Staff are genial and helpful. Facilities are exquisite ranging from a well stocked library to printing and binding services.

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A good company to work for

Transport Planning Consultant (Project Manager) (Former Employee) - Leeds - 19 September 2017

Great company, good leadership, good training opportunities. Can be long working days where required but as expected in private sector consultancy. Gave me a great start in my career.

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Great company to work for

CAD Technician (Former Employee) - Fitzroy Street, London - 25 June 2017

I started my training at Arup, they are a great company to work for as they help and support further education while you work. I started here after leaving college and completed numerous higher education diplomas and courses while working. I was a CAD technican and would use marked up drawings and create 2D and 3D layouts using autocad/microstation/inroads. The staff here were always friendly and willing to help if i had questions. A big bonus was every week a lunchtime talk would be held to teach us about various jobs that were going on within the company. Lunch would also be provided.

Pros

free lunches at talks, work parties, bonus's

Cons

long hours sometimes

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Huge company and exciting projects

Technician (Former Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - 20 April 2017

Great company and every day you're doing something new. Lots of exciting projects across offices and an excellent networking company who are only growing in size.

Pros

Company benefits

Cons

Less competitive salary

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Positive working enviroment

IT Technical Support (Former Employee) - Tottenham Court Road Station - 29 March 2017

I was only there for a two week work placement so fill I am unable to fully comment on ARUP. However, from my time there the staff were friendly and welcoming, I dealt with company Directors who were pleasant to speak to.

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Fantastic business.

Associate Director (Current Employee) - London, Greater London - 13 February 2017

One of the best consultancies to work with. Extremely professional and genuine experts in their field of work. With projects spanning the globe, there are opportunities for everyone.