Honesty, clarity, expertise
We’re not a faceless large consultancy – when you work with Metis you receive our undivided attention and dedication.
Home to a diverse and inclusive workforce, our team have international roots and half of our joint NZ / UK technical team are female – which is incredibly rare in engineering.
Our unique, integrated and personal approach to civil and environmental engineering means you receive a service like no other.
We do not do one-size-fits-all. Our services are tailored to your needs and designed to solve your unique problems.
We integrate our core values into every project we work on:
- Exceptional quality: We believe that we are the best at what we do. We remain agile and innovative to keep it that way. We will never compromise on this.
- Creating Partnerships: Large consultancy expertise, small consultancy service. Our personal approach builds lasting relationships built on trust, honesty and mutual respect.
- Exciting Workplace: To be the best, we need the best people. We provide a supportive, fun environment in which challenge is encouraged and collaboration is easy. There is no space for passengers.
- Genuine Sustainability: We are in a great position to influence sustainable development and enhance our environment. We understand our responsibilities. We put sustainability at the heart of all our activities.
The Leadership Team
Michael Arthur
Managing Director and Principal Engineer (Co-Founder)
BEng(Hons) CPEng CMEngNZ CEng C.WEM MCIWEM
An expert in the water sector, Michael is a Chartered Engineer with more than 15 years’ experience NZ and the UK. His extensive technical knowledge, and background with public and private sector clients, ensures high quality delivery of complex engineering projects at detailed and strategic scales. He co-owns and leads Metis services in NZ offering after spending 5yrs working with Simon and Luke building the highly successful Metis business in the UK.
Michael’s technical, leadership and teaching skills aren’t just put to use during business hours – he holds advanced scuba diving qualifications and volunteers as a martial arts instructor too.
Simon Jones
Director (Co-Founder)
MEng(Hons) CEng MCIHT MIAM MIoD
Simon is a chartered Civil Engineering with over 20 years’ experience. He established Metis UK with Luke back in 2009 and is extremely proud of the company’s success and hard-earned reputation. He is excited by the prospects of working with Michael to build off the UK business’ experience to deliver our services in NZ.
After working with the New Zealand engineering consultancy Opus for 5 years whilst balancing work with a place on the British Rowing Team, Simon travelled New Zealand extensively and fell in love with the outdoor lifestyle and friendly culture.
Simon has two young daughters and loves spending his time outside of work taking them on adventures. Maybe New Zealand will be their next destination!
Luke Meechan
Director (Co-Founder)
BEng(Hons) CEng FICE FIHE MIAM MIoD
A Chartered Civil Engineer with over 25 years’ experience in infrastructure asset management in NZ and UK, Luke takes an active role in the development of our industry. Nurturing future talent for both Metis and professional institutions, he is ambitious for the company, its people and the clients we work with. Luke is excited about Metis opening up in NZ and good memories of his time at Opus.
Luke’s ambition doesn’t stop there – as a keen cyclist Luke has ridden stages of the Tour de France to fundraise for charity and also volunteers to support his local community.