Lead Professional Engineer (Water-Wastewater)

Location: Hybrid role based primarily in Bloomington, Minnesota, with options to reside in the Milwaukee, Downers Grove, or Duluth offices. Travel up to 15%, including occasional overnight travel.

Salary: $148,500–$176,300 for the Milwaukee office; $137,750–$163,400 for the Duluth office. Compensation varies by experience, qualifications, and responsibilities and excludes ESOP and bonus compensation.

Company

hirify.global is a 100% employee-owned multidisciplinary engineering firm delivering infrastructure solutions through civil, structural, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, controls, and architecture expertise.

What you will do

• Plan and design municipal and industrial water, wastewater, stormwater, treatment facility, pump station, and collection or distribution system projects from concept through construction.
• Lead technical delivery for complex projects and guide multidisciplinary project teams across all design phases.
• Prepare or oversee engineering calculations, plans, specifications, hydraulic analyses, plant layouts, and equipment reviews.
• Perform quality control reviews and improve design standards to ensure accurate, consistent deliverables.
• Collaborate with municipalities, utilities, private developers, stakeholders, and regulators on sustainable infrastructure solutions.
• Mentor emerging engineers and support client relationships and new project opportunities.

Requirements

• Professional Engineer license and 20+ years of progressive water-wastewater engineering experience.
• Experience leading technical delivery for conveyance and treatment facility projects in the public and/or private sectors.
• Expertise in conceptual and detailed plans and specifications, hydraulic analyses, plant layouts, equipment selection, and collection system design.
• Experience with process evaluations, cost estimating, construction administration, permitting, and regulator coordination.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and direct technical work on projects with engineering fees exceeding $1 million.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcMap, SWMM, AFT Fathom, SewerCAD, HydroCAD, WaterCAD, and/or Revit.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree emphasizing water and wastewater treatment.
• Established client and stakeholder relationships across the Twin Cities metro, greater Minnesota, and the upper Midwest.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee ownership through an ESOP funded entirely by company profits.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance available from day one.
• Discretionary annual incentive plan and employer HSA contributions for eligible plans.
• 401(k) matching and paid time off based on professional experience.
• Eight paid holidays per year.

Hiring process

• Pre-employment screening is required.