Senior Engineer or Principal Engineer

We are the Metropolitan Council, the regional government for the seven‑county Twin Cities metropolitan area. We plan 30 years ahead for the future of the metropolitan area and provide regional transportation, wastewater, and housing services. More information about us on our website.

The Environmental Services (ES) Division has four vacancies for either a Senior Enginee r or Principal Engineer (depending on qualifications) in the Interceptor Engineering group of the Capital Design and Delivery department.

The interceptor system is the sanitary sewer network of pipes, mains, and tunnels that intercept wastewater flow when it leaves one city and is conveyed through other cities en route to one of the nine wastewater reclamation/treatment facilities in the 7‑County Metropolitan area. The interceptor system consists of 635 miles of gravity mains, force mains, and siphons; 230 billing and performance meters;

and 59 lift stations. The interceptor system serves 2.8 million people from 111 communities.

How your work would contribute to our organization and the Twin Cities region:

The Interceptor Engineering group is responsible for planning and designing capital projects to preserve, improve, and expand the interceptor system to meet our customer service goals. In addition, the Interceptor Engineering department supports the Construction Services group during capital project construction.

A senior or principal engineer in the Interceptor Engineering group is responsible for managing capital improvement projects. Either a senior or principal engineer prepares project documentation, develops scopes of work, schedules and budgets, monitors progress for multiple capital projects, and coordinates reviews with internal and external stakeholders. The principal engineer manages large, complex, and often multidisciplinary projects ($15 M or greater in construction costs) and interceptor planning projects and conducts peer reviews of engineering reports and designs as well as mentors less experienced staff.

After an initial period of on‑site work, this position is eligible for a hybrid (both remote and onsite) telework arrangement. The candidate's permanent residence must be in Minnesota or Wisconsin.

• Represent the Council with regulatory agencies, local interests, neighborhood groups, cities, metropolitan county, state, and federal governmental units, industrial user groups and other interested parties.
• Apply engineering skills and knowledge to wastewater projects.
• Conduct or review condition assessments for lift stations, pipelines, meters, or odor control facilities.
• Manage project budgets and expenditures.
• Prepare milestone schedules and mitigate project delays.
• Track approval processes for purchase orders, change orders, amendments, pay requests, invoices, and other procurement/contract administration documents.
• Solve problems from an owner/government agency perspective.
• Lead planning and/or design of assigned projects to meet ES business objectives.
• Prepare consultant work authorizations and review consultant deliverables, including plans and specifications, technical memoranda, evaluations, and reports.
• Prepare and review evaluations for process mechanical equipment, products, systems, and facilities.
• Monitor projects during installation, construction, and commissioning.
• Provide work direction to Architectural/Engineering (A/E) consultants, technical staff, and less‑experienced engineers.
• Perform lower‑level engineer series duties as needed.
• Complete related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a directly related area of discipline.
• Four years of related experience as an Engineer.
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE) or registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Minnesota or a state with reciprocity. PE may be required for some positions.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a directly related area of discipline.
• Five years of related experience as an Engineer.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Minnesota or a state with reciprocity.