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Senior Project Engineer (Water Treatment/Potable Water)

MSA Professional Services, Inc.

Baraboo, WI · HybridFull-time$88–143K/yrSeen todayStill listed today

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Compensation
$88–143K/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 provide planning, design, and construction services for drinking water systems. The role addresses routine water supply and complex treatment and distribution challenges, with solutions for site-specific and community-wide water management. The position is based in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and is hybrid eligible. A bachelor’s degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering, eight or more years of relevant project experience, and a PE license are required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Potable Water Planning, nice to haveFeasibility Studies, nice to haveCompliance Reporting, nice to haveAutoCAD, nice to haveBIM Software, nice to haveTechnical Specifications, nice to havePermit Preparation, nice to haveConstruction Administration, nice to haveProject Scoping, nice to haveProject Budgeting, nice to haveClient Interaction, nice to have

Qualifications

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

Benefits

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

Full job description

Overview

Senior Project Engineer (Water Treatment/Potable Water)

Locations: Baraboo, WI

Type: Full‑Time | Salaried | Hybrid Eligible | Flex Time Eligible

As a leader in the Water Treatment space, MSA is looking for our next strategic hire as a Senior Project Engineer!

In this role, you will provide comprehensive water services, including planning, design, and construction related services, for drinking water systems. You will work to address a wide range of needs, from routine water supply to complex treatment and distribution challenges, offering solutions for both site-specific and community-wide water management.

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

  • Potable water planning, feasibility studies, and compliance reporting

  • Develop drawings using AutoCAD and/or BIM software platforms

  • Develop Technical Specifications

  • Regulatory and technical permit preparation

  • Administer & observe construction of potable water-related projects

  • Project scoping & budgeting

  • Interact with clients, vendors, manufacturers, and the public

Qualifications

What you bring

Skills & Knowledge / Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering required

  • 8+ years of prior experience with relevant project types required

  • Professional Engineer (PE) license 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: $88,000–$143,000 (commensurate with experience)

  • Flex Time (Remove for Hourly): 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 5,017 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$88–143K/yr
  • Wisconsin median$88–137K/yr44 salary ranges
  • US median$96–145K/yr2,664 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $116K, is 5% above the Wisconsin median midpoint ($110K) — in the middle half of Project Engineer salary ranges in Wisconsin.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 188 open Project Engineer jobs in Wisconsin and 5,017 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 3,886 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,041 of the 5,017 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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