Highway Infrastructure Engineer

Metis is looking to fill a Highway Infrastructure Engineer role to oversee and manage project delivery.

The Highway Infrastructure Engineer role combines big-picture strategic thinking with an ability to lead teams towards innovative solutions. You will ensure that our infrastructure plans are forward-thinking and have a solid technical foundation, delivering extraordinary value to our local authority clients and the general public. You’ll also support local authority client relationships, and take commercial accountability for projects and supporting future pipelines.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in the highway industry and strong technical judgement and knowledge.

• Highway Asset Management Plans (HAMPs)
• Maintenance Management Plans (MMPs)
• Lifecycle Models and Investment Strategies
• Carbon and Environmental Management
• Maintenance Work Programmes
• Performance Management Frameworks

• Apply fundamental understanding of highway legislation, policy strategy and local authority duties
• Integrate risk-based, whole-life asset management across planning, design, maintenance and operations
• Support the end-to-end delivery of projects, including monitoring project performance and identifying risks
• Own and maintain trusted client relationships
• Help drive business growth through proactive pipeline management
• Support mentoring and training of junior Metis employees
• Embed sustainability and PAS:2080 principles into every project
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement

• Relevant Civil or Environmental degree or masters level qualification, with a minimum of 2:1 (or equivalent)
• Experience (either in consultancy or client-side) in strategic highway asset management
• Proven track record in managing projects, portfolios, finances and risk
• Strong knowledge of highway legislation, guidance and policy (e.g. Highways Act, NRSWA, Code of Practice for WMHI, London Mayor’s Transport Strategy)
• Proficiency with highway asset management systems, activities and datasets
• Exceptional stakeholder, communication and client relationship management skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills

• Ability to critically review technical work and provide feedback
• Familiarity with sustainability assessments, carbon calculations and/or circular economy principles
• Proficiency with technical tools such as Microsoft Power BI and QGIS

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. 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.