Associate Engineer or Engineer
Listed on 2025-12-27
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering, Water 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 two vacancies for either an Associate Engineer or Engineer (depending on qualifications) in the Plant Engineering group within the Capital Design and Delivery department.
Associate Engineer – Anticipated Starting Salary Range: $75,774 - $86,008
Engineer – Anticipated Starting Salary Range: $84,053 - $97,698
The starting salary will depend on the selected candidate's experience, skills, education, and internal salary equity.
We are committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Join an award‑winning wastewater industry leader in protecting our environment!
The Environmental Services (ES) Division of the Metropolitan Council operates and maintains the wastewater collection and treatment system in the Twin Cities metropolitan region. It also provides coordinated long‑range water resources and supply planning, and air and water quality monitoring to meet future needs. ES Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs) consistently earn state and national awards for complete compliance with their environmental permits.
ES received a Governor’s Award as a Great Place to Work.
The Plant Engineering group consists of 19 scientists, engineers, and administrative staff. As an Associate Engineer or Engineer in the Plant Engineering group you will have an opportunity to work on all phases of capital project delivery - from planning, through design and construction support - at one or more of nine ES Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs) that treat municipal wastewater collected within the 7‑county Twin Cities region.
To start, the successful candidate will be assigned to a project delivery team led by a project manager in the Plant Engineering group. Following is a partial list of current Plant Engineering projects:
- Metropolitan WRRF Fourth Incinerator – $285 M
- Metropolitan WRRF Effluent Pumping Station Rehabilitation – $40 M
- Empire WRRF Solids Improvements – $45 M
- Seneca WRRF Piping and Site Rehabilitation – $10 M
- Blue Lake WRRF Improvements – $200 M
- Hastings WRRF Renewal – $30 M
- New Crow River WRRF – $180 M
- System‑Wide Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Replacement – $20 M
If you are a civil engineer, a chemical engineer, a mechanical engineer, or have a related engineering degree, and you have interest in wastewater treatment or wastewater solids treatment, and you enjoy participating in high‑functioning teams, then this position might be right for you.
The best qualified candidates will have excellent communication skills and a passion for providing high‑level customer service in fulfilling the ES mission of providing wastewater services and integrated planning to ensure sustainable water quality and water supply for the region.
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.
Responsibilities- Perform field evaluations and observation.
- Assist in the preparation of engineering studies, feasibility reports, engineering evaluations, technical memoranda, cost estimates, etc. to develop alternative solutions and answer “what if” scenarios by gathering and analyzing data.
- Evaluate mechanical equipment, products and systems for wastewater treatment processes and facilities.
- Develop plans and specifications for construction projects under the direction of Plant Engineering Project Managers.
- Establish and maintain appropriate facility and project files.
- 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.
- Provide engineering assistance to wastewater treatment plant operations, ES maintenance, and the…
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