Water & Wastewater Recruiter
Cincinnati, OH
MSD's Project Groundwork, centered on the Lick Run daylighting and green-infrastructure corridor, is a federal consent decree program that has reshaped how the region manages combined sewer overflows.
Specialized staffing for Cincinnati water infrastructure
Metro Associates runs a dedicated water and wastewater search practice across Cincinnati and the Ohio Valley, connecting firms and utilities with licensed Professional Engineers (PE), process engineers, and construction inspection specialists reviewed under Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD).
From treatment plant upgrades to collection-system rehabilitation and stormwater compliance, we match vetted talent to the regulatory, operational, and performance demands of complex water infrastructure programs.
2026 Cincinnatiwater & wastewater hiring
Heading into 2026, Cincinnati's market is shaped by aging-infrastructure replacement, PFAS and emerging-contaminant compliance, and federally funded resiliency work. Licensed process engineers and inspection specialists who can deliver permit-compliant, resilient systems remain in short supply.
Pay for these roles moves with local cost of labor and project mix, so we publish ranges nationally rather than implying a Cincinnati-specific figure we have not measured. See the national water & wastewater compensation ranges, or ask us what we are seeing in Cincinnati right now.
Supporting Cincinnatiwater & wastewater programs
What else is being built in Cincinnati
Our other practices are working the same metro. The programs below are what they are staffing in Cincinnati right now, useful context if your project sits across more than one discipline, which most of them do.
- Ohio DOT & Brent Spence Bridge corridor program
- Metro / SORTA transit and bus-rapid-transit
- Ohio River crossings and floodwall systems
- Consumer-goods headquarters & manufacturing MEP
- Cincinnati Children's & hospital-system infrastructure
- Higher-education campus systems
- Brent Spence Bridge Corridor inspection
- I-75 thru-the-valley materials testing
- CVG airport apron resident engineering
- Greater Cincinnati MSD consent-decree overflow program
- Lick Run watershed green-infrastructure project
- Street reconstruction & paving capital program
Water & wastewater recruiting in Cincinnati, FAQ
Do you place water and wastewater engineers in Cincinnati, OH?
Yes, we actively recruit water and wastewater engineers for Cincinnati and the Ohio Valley, from licensed PEs to process engineers and construction inspection specialists.
What water/wastewater roles do you recruit for in Cincinnati?
Typical Cincinnati searches include Water/Wastewater Project Engineer (PE), Senior Process Engineer, Water Resources Engineer, Utility/Pipeline Design Engineer, and SCADA/Controls Engineer.
How quickly can you fill a water/wastewater position in Cincinnati?
With a national pipeline of pre-vetted water and wastewater professionals, we typically deliver a shortlist of qualified OH candidates within days, every placement backed by our guarantee.
Do you recruit for NPDES permitting and utility compliance work?
Yes. Candidates are screened for NPDES permitting, SCADA/instrumentation, and utility rehabilitation experience, matched against Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) and Ohio's regulatory requirements.
Hiring water & wastewater engineers in Cincinnati?
Tell us about the role. We'll deliver a vetted shortlist of licensed OH water and wastewater talent, backed by our placement guarantee.
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