Highways and Transportation Engineer

Metis Consultants, Ltd.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension (Royal London)

Monthly wellbeing budgets (Heka)

Flexible working

Professional institution membership funding

Profit-share scheme

Job summary

Metis Consultants, Ltd. is hiring a Highways and Transportation Engineer in Manchester. The candidate will provide technical leadership on maintenance and asset renewal projects while integrating into a team. Responsibilities include managing multiple projects, client interactions, and ensuring quality design outputs focusing on sustainability. Ideal candidates have 2-5 years of experience in relevant schemes, strong CAD skills, and a commitment to support junior members. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including a pension scheme and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Two to five years’ experience in asset renewal and maintenance schemes.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Proven track record in delivering projects on time and on budget.

Responsibilities

• Production, review and submission of asset renewal and maintenance projects.
• Support the technical leadership of engineering projects.
• Client and stakeholder management.

Skills

Asset renewal experience

Competency with CAD

Client management

Project management

Excellent English

Job description

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.