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Senior Project Engineer (Water/Wastewater)

MSA Professional Services, Inc.

Champaign, IL · HybridFull-time$89–142K/yrSeen todayStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$89–142K/yr
Location
Champaign, ILHybrid
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 water and wastewater projects in Champaign, Illinois. The role serves as a client liaison, mentors staff, and contributes to project execution across planning, design, construction, and operations. The position is hybrid eligible and offers flex time. Candidates must have a relevant engineering degree, a Professional Engineer license, and at least eight years of water/wastewater project experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Water/Wastewater Projects, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Environmental or Civil Engineering, requiredProfessional Engineer License, required8+ Years Water/Wastewater Experience, requiredWork Authorization for Any Employer, required

Benefits

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

Full job description

Overview

Senior Project Engineer (Water/Wastewater)

Locations: Champaign, IL

Type: 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! 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 5,017 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$89–142K/yr
  • Illinois median$99–145K/yr127 salary ranges
  • US median$96–145K/yr2,664 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $116K, is 6% below the Illinois median midpoint ($123K) — in the middle half of Project Engineer salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 146 open Project Engineer jobs in Illinois and 5,017 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
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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