Graduate Civil Engineer (Highways)

Metis Consultants Ltd.; Greater London, Manchester; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Wellbeing budgets

Flexible working

Professional memberships

Training

Profit share

Employee-owned

Job summary

Metis Consultants Ltd. is seeking graduates to pursue a career in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Based in London or Manchester, the role offers exposure across highways, transportation, water and environment sectors and mentoring to achieve chartership.

You’ll work on feasible studies, designs, and stakeholder engagement, with a supportive team culture and strong client exposure. Graduate salary and benefits are provided; professional development is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent and a 2:1 (or equivalent).
• Final or expected grade of 2:1; Masters considered.
• Interest in highways, asset management and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of highways and asset management projects to program, budget and quality.
• Prepare feasibility studies, preliminary designs and technical reports.
• Apply standards (DMRB, Manual for Streets) with supervision.
• Contribute to innovative, sustainable design including drainage/SuDS integration.
• Analyse condition, performance and lifecycle data for assets.
• Assist in prioritising investment programmes and maintenance.
• Attend meetings, workshops and stakeholder consultations.

Skills

Technical ability

Communication

Team spirit

Proactive attitude

Willingness to learn

Education

Civil Engineering degree (2:1 or equivalent)

Job description

Metis is looking to employ graduates pursuing a career in Civil and Environmental Engineering! Successful candidates will be individuals that want to work in a dynamic and inspirational SME, covering grassroots projects that challenge them and make a tangible difference to the lives of local communities. This job listing is open to candidates looking to work in our London or Manchester offices.

You should have:

• sound technical and communication ability
• a proactive team spirit and fearless, can-do attitude
• an appetite to learn and readiness to try new things
• an instinctive drive to innovate and continuously improve

KEY OBJECTIVES

The Graduate Civil Engineer will:

• support delivery of highways and asset management projects to agreed programme, budget, and quality standards
• prepare feasibility studies, preliminary designs, detailed engineering drawings, models, calculations, and technical reports
• apply relevant standards (e.g. DMRB, Manual for Streets, local authority guidance) with supervision
• contribute to innovative and sustainable design solutions, including integration with drainage/SuDS and public realm enhancements
• analyse condition, performance, and lifecycle data for infrastructure assets (e.g. highways, drainage, public realm)
• assist in prioritising investment programmes and maintenance interventions
• attend meetings, workshops, and stakeholder consultations

WORKING AT METIS

As a graduate at Metis, you’ll have the opportunity to gain experience across all arms of our business: Highways and Transportation, and Water and Environment. You’ll also receive exposure to all stages of our projects, from inception to completion. This means you can engage in business development, develop project management skills, and attend client meetings and site visits. We anticipate that you’ll engage with numerous clients and organisations including the Environment Agency, local authorities and utility companies.

Our team will mentor and support you through your professional development to help you meet your career objectives. This includes chartership through our formal training agreement with ICE, and active partnerships with CIWEM and CIHT.

Metis was “Highly Commended” at the 2025 New Civil Engineer awards in the Best Place to Work category! Our unique culture fosters close teams, friendly socials and forthcoming support throughout your time with us.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

You should have completed, or be in the process of completing, a degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent discipline. As minimum, Metis requires a final or expected grade of 2:1 (or an equivalent score). We will also consider postgraduate Masters degree students.

SALARY AND PACKAGE

Metis offers a competitive graduate salary and benefits package. This includes workplace pension ( Royal London ), monthly wellbeing budgets ( Heka ), and flexible working in our offices in Richmond-upon-Thames or Manchester. 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 civil and environmental engineering consultancy based in London and Manchester. We have built a reputation among British local authorities for delivering high-quality projects, led by experts in Highways and Transportation, and Water and Environmental 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.