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Senior Project Manager Engineering (Water/Wastewater)

MSA Professional Services, Inc.

St Paul, MN · HybridFull-time$110–176K/yrSeen todayStill listed today

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Compensation
$110–176K/yr
Location
St Paul, MNHybrid
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 seeks a Senior Project Manager Engineering for its St. Paul office, managing water and wastewater projects primarily for public-sector municipalities. The role includes project planning, scoping, budgeting, quality assurance, client relationships, business development, mentoring, document oversight, and funding-package development. The position is full-time and hybrid eligible. Candidates must have a relevant engineering degree, 10+ years of relevant project experience, a PE license, and U.S. work authorization; sponsorship is not provided.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project Management, requiredProject Planning, requiredProject Scoping, requiredBudgeting, requiredQuality Assurance, requiredClient Relationship Management, requiredBusiness Development, requiredEngineering Staff Mentoring, requiredPlan and Specification Oversight, requiredProject Funding Packages, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Environmental or Civil Engineering, required10+ Years Relevant Project Experience, requiredProfessional Engineer License, requiredU.S. Work Authorization, required

Benefits

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

Full job description

Overview

Location: St. Paul, MNType: Full‑Time | Salaried | Hybrid Eligible | Flex Time Eligible

Due to continued strategic growth, MSA is excited to announce an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager Engineering at our St. Paul office location. As leaders in the Water/Wastewater space, this role would manage projects primarily with municipalities in the public sector.

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 over 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 Responsibilites

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

  • Client relationship and business development

  • Assist with mentoring junior engineering staff

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

  • Development of project funding packages with assistance from funding staff

Qualifications

What you bring

Skills & Knowledge / Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering required

  • 10+ 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: $109,863–$175,780 (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 746 open Senior Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$110–176K/yr
  • US median$138–198K/yr581 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $143K, is 15% below the US median midpoint ($168K) — in the lowest quarter of Senior Project Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 21 open Senior Project Manager jobs in Minnesota and 746 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Senior Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 13 years at the median (733 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 619 of the 746 open Senior Project Manager jobs (83%) 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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