Associate Engineer or 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.

We are committed to supporting a

diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

The Environmental Services (ES) Division is hiring either an Associate Engineer or Engineer (depending on qualifications). This posting will create a 6-month eligibility list for future vacancies.

Join an award-winning wastewater industry leader in protecting our environment! Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (ES) 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 treatment plants 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.

To find out more about the Environmental Services division, please click on the link for more information: https://metrocouncil.org/Wastewater-Water.aspx.

How your work would contribute to our organization and the Twin Cities region:
The Wastewater Planning and Community Programs team leads infrastructure planning efforts for the regional wastewater system that is operated by the Environmental Services division of the Metropolitan Council. This work involves close coordination with the 111 communities that are connected to the regional wastewater system, in order to understand system needs and meet the anticipated growth of the region as well as thoughtfully plan for cost-effective and reliable wastewater service. The wastewater planning role is critical to orderly and economical growth of the region while protecting public health and the environment.

Our team brings a regional perspective to infrastructure planning, drafting and interpreting policy, and looking broadly at solutions that provide the greatest benefit to the region. We do this through coordinated planning, permitting, and administration of programs to provide a regional wastewater system and integrated water planning to meet the needs of the Twin Cities region every day to secure clean water that current and future generations can rely on. Our work is both challenging and rewarding, involving collaboration with internal and external partners to anticipate future conditions and to prepare our region for that future.

Associate Engineer
Full Salary Range: $75,774 – $122,990 yearly
Anticipated Salary Range: $75,744 – $90,376 yearly

Engineer
Full Salary Range: $81,973 – $132,933 yearly
Anticipated Salary Range: $81,973 – $97,698 yearly
*The starting salary will depend on the selected candidate’s experience, skills, education, and internal salary equity.
This position is eligible for a hybrid (both remote and onsite) telework arrangement. The candidate’s permanent residence must be in Minnesota or Wisconsin.

This position includes planning technical analysis, collaboration, and administration of programs and projects in the Wastewater Planning and Community Programs team. The work may also include cross-functional participation on projects and programs in the Met Council’s Water Resources and Water Supply Planning teams. Some examples of duties include:

• Participate on wastewater system planning project teams, including identifying future wastewater system needs through forecasting, assessing capacity of existing infrastructure through modeling and hydraulic analysis, identifying and evaluating alternative solutions to meet the needs of the communities we serve. This work may involve assisting with management of engineering consultant contracts and performing engineering evaluations on internal teams.
• Work with engineering teams to inform project scope and capital programming of system expansion projects.
• Develop and update the regional Wastewater System Plan and Council policies in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Analyze flow meter data to identify trends in community wastewater flow, to allocate wastewater system costs to communities, and to administer inflow and infiltration mitigation programs. Work with cities to problem solve where meter data identifies increases in inflow and infiltration.
• Participate on task forces or work groups composed of community partners to evaluate policy related to regional wastewater system planning or water supply planning.
• Review local comprehensive plans, environmental permits, and Sanitary Sewer Extension Permits to ensure alignment with regional policies and system plans. Partner with staff from the Met Council Community Development division in applying regional policy to review of local plans. This work involves meetings with city staff and other community partners to build relationships and to coordinate local and regional planning.
• Provide technical support to our finance teams for the Met Council’s sewer connection charge program and inflow and infiltration grant programs.

Associate Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a directly-related field AND
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)* within 6 months of hire

Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a directly-related field AND
• 2 years of relevant engineering experience AND
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)* within 6 months of hire

OR

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a directly-related field AND
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)* within 6 months of hire

*Note: FE exam replaces the former Engineer in Training (EIT) exam

What additional skills and experience would be helpful in this job (desired qualifications):

• Experience with water or wastewater system planning or comprehensive plan development.
• Fluid mechanics and hydraulic analysis experience or coursework.
• Design of wastewater conveyance or treatment systems.
• Experience with hydraulic modeling using PC-SWMM.
• Experience with ArcGIS software.
• Written and verbal communications skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with PowerBI.
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders from diverse occupational and educational backgrounds.

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• Ability to read and interpret engineering plan sets, operations manuals, shop drawings, and related technical information.
• Proficiency with ArcGIS and PCSWMM software.
• Ability to review and understand local comprehensive plans and sanitary sewer plans.
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel tools to analyze data and to perform hydraulic calculations.

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.

More about why you should join us!

Associate Engineer
Union/Grade: AFSCME Grade F
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Safety Sensitive: No

Engineer
Union/Grade: AFSCME Grade G
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Safety Sensitive: No
What your work environment would be:
The majority of time, work is performed in a standard office setting. Conducting field inspections and performance of duties at off site locations as required. Some positions may require work to be performed at off site work locations (e.g., field inspections) where the position may be exposed to moving parts, fumes, airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions and vibration. Confined space entry at industry and various facilities is required.
What steps the recruitment process involves:

1. We review your minimum qualifications
2. We rate your education and experience
3. We conduct a structured panel interview
4. We conduct a selection interview

Once you have successfully completed the steps above, then:

If you are new to the Metropolitan

Council, you must pass a drug test (safety-sensitive positions only),

and a background check which verifies education, employment, and criminal

history. A driving record check and/or

physical may be conducted if applicable to the job. If you have a criminal conviction, you do not

automatically fail. The Metropolitan Council considers felony, gross

misdemeanor, and misdemeanor convictions on a case-by-case basis, based on

whether they are related to the job and whether the candidate has demonstrated

adequate rehabilitation.

If you are already an employee of

the Metropolitan Council, you must pass a drug test (if moving from a

non-safety sensitive position to a safety-sensitive position) and criminal

background checks if the job you’re applying for is safety-sensitive, is a

supervisory or management job, is in the Finance, Information Services, Audit,

or Human Resources departments, or has access to financial records,

files/databases, cash, vouchers or transit fare cards. A driving record check and/or physical may be

conducted if applicable to the position.

IMPORTANT: If you make a false statement or withhold information,

you may be barred from job consideration.

The Metropolitan Council is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and veteran-friendly employer. The Council is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the region and strongly encourages persons of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, women, and veterans to apply.

If you

have a disability that requires accommodation during the selection process,

please email HR-OCCHealth@metc.state.mn.us.