Highways and Transportation Engineer
Metis is looking to fill a Highways and Transportation Engineer role to provide technical support on our maintenance and asset renewal schemes.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Metis has an exciting pipeline of highways and asset renewal schemes, and a growing highways and transportation team. To ensure these commissions are delivered to the highest standards, we are looking for an experienced Highways and Transportation Engineer to assist with technical leadership and project delivery.
This role will work within our highways and transportation team. The successful candidate will take responsibility for production, review and submission of our asset renewal and maintenance projects. They will also support the development of detailed designs across the team.
The ideal candidate will have experience delivering asset renewal and maintenance schemes within the UK. They will provide quality design outputs, focus on health and safety, and consider sustainability in their day-to-day duties. They will be a team player and committed to supporting the development of graduate engineers.
KEY OBJECTIVES
The Highways and Transportation Engineer role will cover:
- Production, review and submission of asset renewal and maintenance projects including carriageways, footways, VRS and drainage remedial works.
- CDM 2015 Responsibilities
- Delivery on asset renewal and maintenance schemes
- Pipeline and project management
- Client and stakeholder management
- Support the technical leadership of Engineering projects
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Two to five years’ experience in asset renewal and maintenance schemes
- Competency with CAD
- Knowledge of material and contract specifications
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Capacity to manage multiple projects
- Experience in supporting junior team members, helping them to produce exceptional outputs
- Ability to integrate into a team and consult with clients and stakeholders
- Proven track record in delivering projects on time and on budget
- Energy and enthusiasm!
SALARY AND PACKAGE
Metis offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including workplace pension (Royal London), monthly wellbeing budgets (Heka), and flexible working in our offices in Richmond-upon-Thames. We also fund professional institution membership for our employees, and training that you require to meet your own professional development objectives.
As an employee-owned business, Metis also offers a profit share scheme to all employees with at least 12 months’ service. Under the terms of the Finance Act 2014, any profit share distributed to employees is exempt from Income Tax up to £3,600.
ABOUT METIS
Founded in 2009, Metis is a leading civil and environmental engineering consultancy in London and Manchester. We have built a reputation among British local authorities for delivering high-quality projects, led by experts in infrastructure management, highways engineering and water engineering.
Metis provides an agile alternative to traditional engineering consultancies, tailoring our services to meet our clients’ needs in both the public and private sectors. We pride ourselves on our strong client relationships, and are respected ‘critical friends’ to many organisations. We are growing rapidly, and this growth provides a platform for ambitious individuals to develop and lead within the business.
Metis is a certified B Corporation, and is committed to promoting environmental sustainability and community wellbeing in every project. In 2025, Metis became an employee-owned business. This grants our business long-term stability, and our employees the opportunity to share in our profits.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply for the role, simply complete the form below. Your cover letter should outline why you would like to work for Metis, and what makes you a great fit for this role.
(Please select London in answer to the question “Which Metis office would you look to work in?”. This role is not open to our Manchester office.)