Highways and Transportation Senior / Principal Engineer

Metis Consultants | Certified B Corp™️; Kansas; Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension

Wellbeing budgets

Flexible working

Profit share

Employee-owned

Job summary

Metis is seeking a Senior/Principal Engineer to lead highways and transportation projects, ensuring technical excellence and strong client relationships. The role focuses on leadership, project delivery, and mentoring within our growing team, with opportunities to drive standards and engage stakeholders.

The successful candidate will oversee multiple schemes, uphold CDM 2015 requirements, and contribute to the firm’s growth as an employee-owned consultancy committed to quality and client service.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in highways and transportation projects.
• Chartered Engineer status.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience supporting junior engineers.
• Proven track record delivering projects on time and budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead client, stakeholder and pipeline management.
• Direct project delivery and direction.
• Lead, review and submit highways projects.
• Fulfill CDM 2015 responsibilities.
• Provide technical leadership and approvals.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Team mentoring

Client & stakeholder liaison

Communication (English)

Budget & schedule control

Chartered Engineer

Multitasking

Proactive problem solving

Job description

Metis is looking to fill a Highways and Transportation Senior/Principal Engineer role to provide leadership and technical support for our growing Highways and Transportation pipeline.

About The Role

Metis has an exciting pipeline of highways and transportation schemes with a growing team. To ensure these commissions are delivered to the highest standards, we are looking for an experienced Highways and Transportation Engineer to assist with client, project and technical leadership. This role will work within our highways and transportation team. The successful candidate will take responsibility for leadership, project delivery, technical approvals and client relationships. They will be a team player and committed to supporting the development of engineers within the team.

KEY OBJECTIVES

The Highways And Transportation Principal Engineer Role Will Cover

• Client, Stakeholder and Pipeline Management
• Project Delivery, Management and Direction
• Leading, reviewing and submission of Highways and Transportation Projects
• CDM 2015 Responsibilities
• Technical Leadership and Approvals

Qualifications, Skills And Experience

• At least 6 years’ experience in Highways and Transportation Projects
• Technically excellent.
• Chartered Engineer
• 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 leading 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 or Manchester. We also fund professional institution membership for our employees, and training that you require to meet your own professional development objectives.

We have a proud track record of mentoring and supporting young engineers in achieving chartership.

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. 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.