Senior Engineer or Principal Engineer

WHO WE ARE

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 or Principal Engineer (depending on qualifications) in the Interceptor Engineering group of the Capital Design and Delivery department.

NOTE:

This position will remain open until filled and may close at any time after Thursday, May 14, without further notice. Priority application review will begin on Thursday, May 14, 2026.

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 enroute to one of the 9 wastewater reclamation/treatment facilities in the 7‑County Metropolitan area. It consists of 635 miles of gravity mains, force mains, and siphons; 230 billing and performance meters; and 59 lift stations.

The system serves 2.8 million people from 111 communities.

NOTE:

THIS IS A REPOST. If you have previously applied, you do not need to reapply.

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

A senior or principal engineer in the group manages capital improvement projects. Responsibilities include preparing project documentation, developing scopes of work, developing schedules and budgets, monitoring progress for multiple projects at a time, and coordinating reviews with internal and external stakeholders. The principal engineer manages large, complex, and often multi‑disciplinary projects ($15M or greater in construction costs) and interceptor planning projects.

The principal engineer also conducts peer reviews of engineering reports and designs and 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. Conduct necessary communications and interactions with groups.
• 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. Anticipate impacts to the project schedule and actively work to mitigate project delays.
• Track approval processes for various 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.

Senior Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a directly related discipline, and four (4) years of related experience as an Engineer, and successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE) or registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State…