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Senior Project Engineer (Water/Wastewater)

MSA Professional Services, Inc.

Baraboo, WI · HybridFull-time$89–142K/yrSeen todayStill listed today

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Compensation
$89–142K/yr
Location
Baraboo, WIHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Professional Engineer License, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

MSA Professional Services is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to support municipal water and wastewater projects in the public sector. The role may be based near an MSA office in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, or Illinois and is hybrid eligible with flex time. The engineer will serve as a client liaison, mentor staff, and contribute to project execution from planning through construction and operations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project Planning, nice to haveProject Scoping, nice to haveProject Budgeting, nice to haveQuality Assurance, nice to haveQuality Control, nice to haveClient Relationship Development, nice to haveStaff Mentoring, nice to havePlan Oversight, nice to haveSpecification Oversight, nice to haveBidding Documents, nice to haveProject Funding Packages, nice to havePublic Presentations, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Environmental or Civil Engineering, requiredProfessional Engineer License, required8+ Years Water/Wastewater Experience, requiredUS Work Authorization, required

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Full job description

Overview

Senior Project Engineer (Water/Wastewater)

Locations: Anywhere in a commutable distance to an MSA office location in WI, MN, IA, or ILType: Full‑Time | Salaried | Hybrid Eligible | Flex Time Eligible

MSA continues to expand as leaders in the Water/Wastewater space, and we are looking for another Senior Project Engineer to support our exciting growth! This position can be based out of any of our Midwest office locations (WI, MN, IA, IL), and will primarily support municipal projects in the public sector. As a Project Engineer, you will serve as a client liaison, mentor staff, and play a key role in the successful execution of projects. MSA supports Water/Wastewater projects through planning, design, construction, and operations.

MSA specializes in the sustainable development of communities and is proud to be 100% employee owned. With roots reaching back to 1919, MSA has grown from a rural land survey company into a multidisciplinary network of nearly 550 engineers, architects, planners, funding experts, surveyors, GIS experts, environmental scientists, and more who are committed to making communities better places to live, work, and play.

Come join the ownership team here!

Employee Testimonial:

"As an employee-owned company (100% ESOP), working at MSA is not just a job. We're genuine co-owners, and this ESOP setup promotes a culture of collaboration and engagement throughout MSA because we all have a direct financial interest as owners." -Project Engineer - Transportation, Cedar Rapids Office

Responsibilities

Role Responsibilities

  • Project project planning, scoping, budgeting and QA/QC

  • Client relationship development

  • Assist with mentoring emerging engineering staff

  • Oversight of plans, details, specifications, and bidding documents

  • Assistant with project funding packages with assistance from funding staff

  • Provide project updates at public forums

Qualifications

What you bring

Skills & Knowledge / Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering required

  • Professional Engineering (PE) required

  • 8+ years of prior experience with Water/Wastewater projects required

  • This position requires you to have authorization to work in the United States for any employer. We will not provide sponsorship for this position

Why MSA

  • 100% employee‑owned firm with 100+ years of community impact

  • Collaborative culture with in-house experts for all disciplines across the firm

  • Flexible work‑life integration

  • Ongoing learning and professional growth opportunities for all positions

  • Commitment to fostering a work environment where employees have a strong sense of inclusion and belonging

  • Included on the "ENR Top 500 Design Firms" for over 27 straight years

Pay & Benefits*

  • Compensation Range: $88,871–$142,192 (commensurate with experience)

  • Flex Time: Work 42 hours this week? Have 2 hours added to your Flex Time balance to use as time off in the future

  • ESOP: Receive MSA stock shares annually, at no cost to the employee

  • Medical, dental & vision insurance for you, spouse, domestic partner, and eligible dependents

  • 17+ days PTO (potentially higher pending experience) + 8 paid holidays

  • Paid parental leave regardless of birth parent

  • 401(k) plan with company matching

  • Short‑term incentive program for annual bonus opportunities

  • Company‑paid life & disability insurance

*Full eligibility requirements for listed benefits will be discussed during the hiring process

MSA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. At MSA, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce, and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

How this job compares

Set against the 5,081 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$89–142K/yr
  • Wisconsin median$88–129K/yr51 salary ranges
  • US median$95–141K/yr2,656 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $116K, is 7% above the Wisconsin median midpoint ($108K) — in the middle half of Project Engineer salary ranges in Wisconsin.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 195 open Project Engineer jobs in Wisconsin and 5,081 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,964 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,124 of the 5,081 open Project Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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