civil engineering careers

Launch Your Graduate Engineering Career With Us

Metis is committed to nurturing the next generation of engineers and environmental consultants. Through close partnerships with universities, we offer engaging graduate programmes and paid internships. As an Employee-Owned Business, Metis also provides an ideal springboard for graduate civil engineering careers. When you join us full-time, you’ll share in the profits our business makes after 12 months’ service.

You’ll gain hands-on experience across diverse sectors such as highways, flood risk management, and infrastructure management. Through the guidance of our professional training agreements, mentoring programme and training suite, we’ll also help you to establish the foundations of a successful and fulfilling career.

What you’ll experience at Metis:

At Metis, you’ll engage in diverse engineering projects that make a meaningful impact on society and the environment. You’ll join a workplace that is conducive to developing graduate civil engineering careers, gaining industry-aligned skills through formal ICE training and partnerships with CIWEM and CIHT. We pride ourselves on a meritocratic culture that values your contributions and recognises your achievements. Everyone at Metis has the opportunity to excel.

We also cultivate a sociable atmosphere outside work with activities such as group runs every Thursday, an after-work touch rugby team, and quiz nights. Additionally, we organise an annual sports day and a treasure hunt, fostering team engagement throughout the year.

Your Benefits at a Glance:

  • 25 days’ annual leave, with the option to buy up to two weeks additional leave
  • Pension scheme (we match employee contributions up to 7% of salary)
  • Monthly wellbeing budgets
  • Flexible working in our offices in Richmond-upon-Thames or Manchester
  • Professional institution membership, and professional development to support graduate civil engineering careers
  • Company mobile phone
  • Cycle-to-work scheme (with showers and bike parking in the office building)
  • Interest-free travel loans
  • One paid volunteering day per year

Submit your CV and cover letter

We're always on the lookout for talented young people. If you're interested in graduate careers, please feel free to submit your CV to us.

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“After having a phone interview with one of the directors, I was confident I wanted to complete my degree apprenticeship with Metis. ”

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“I’ve always had interests linked to both the creative and the logical sides of the brain. My two majors in school were Art and Mathematics. Engineering gives me the opportunity to merge the two. ”

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“I wanted to work for a forward-thinking, innovative company that values its staff and promotes a healthy work culture. Metis is exactly that. ”

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