Senior Engineer or Principal Engineer Salary
$93,017.60 - $150,862.40 Annually
Location
Regional Maintenance Facility (RMF) - Eagan, MN
Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
2025-00375
Division
Environmental Services Department WW P&CD
Interceptor Engineerin
Opening Date: 01/27/2026
Closing Date: 2/24/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Questions
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
The Environmental Services (ES) Division has three (3) vacancies for either a Senior or Principal Engineer (depending on qualifications) in the Interceptor Engineering group of the Capital Design and Delivery department.
About the Interceptor System
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. The interceptor system consists of 635 miles of gravity mains, forcemains, 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.
Responsibilities
A senior or principal engineer in the Interceptor Engineering group is responsible for managing capital improvement projects. Either a senior or principal engineer is responsible for preparing project documentation, developing scopes of work, developing schedules and budgets, monitoring progress for multiple capital 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 is also responsible for conducting peer reviews of engineering reports and designs as well as mentoring less experienced staff.
Requirements
Senior Engineer
Principal Engineer
Desired Qualifications
What you would do in this job
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.
What education and experience are required for this job (minimum qualifications)
Senior Engineer
Principal Engineer
What additional skills and experience would be helpful in this job (desired qualifications)
What knowledge, skills and abilities you should have within the first six months on the job
What you can expect from us
We offer the opportunity to make a difference and positively influence the Twin Cities metropolitan area. We encourage our employees to develop their skills through on-site training and tuition reimbursement. We provide a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a good work/life balance.
Additional information
What your work environment would be
Work is typically performed in a standard office setting and at various project sites throughout the region. Periodic construction or project site visits will be required.
Steps the recruitment process involves
We review your minimum qualifications. We rate your education and experience. We conduct a structured panel interview. We conduct a selection interview.
Applicant Instructions
It is important that your application shows all relevant education and experience you possess. The supplemental questions listed below are to further evaluate your education and experience and to determine your eligibility for this position. Answer each question completely, and please do not type "see resume." Otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete, and you will not receive further consideration for this position.
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Select the position(s) for which you are applying.
Senior Engineer Principal Engineer Both
Select the option that reflects your highest level of completed education.
Five or more years of related experience as an Engineer At least four, but less than five years of related experience as an Engineer Some related experience as an Engineer, but less than four years of experience No experience as an Engineer.
Please select your highest certification, if applicable.
Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Minnesota or the ability to obtain licensure in the State of Minnesota via reciprocity within six months Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam (FE)
Please select the areas below with which you have work experience (select all that apply).
Experience managing engineering work on large multi-disciplinary capital projects ($