Water & Wastewater Recruiter
Cleveland, OH
NEORSD's Project Clean Lake, a $3 billion federal consent decree program of deep tunnels and green infrastructure, is one of the largest Great Lakes water-quality investments underway to keep combined sewage out of Lake Erie.
Specialized staffing for Cleveland water infrastructure
We're a specialized water and wastewater engineering recruiter for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, placing licensed Professional Engineers (PE), process engineers, and inspection specialists across treatment, distribution, and collection-system work.
Whether it's a treatment plant upgrade, collection-system rehab, or stormwater compliance work, we match vetted talent to what each program actually demands, regulatory, operational, and technical.
2026 Clevelandwater & wastewater hiring
Heading into 2026, Cleveland'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 Cleveland-specific figure we have not measured. See the national water & wastewater compensation ranges, or ask us what we are seeing in Cleveland right now.
Supporting Clevelandwater & wastewater programs
What else is being built in Cleveland
Our other practices are working the same metro. The programs below are what they are staffing in Cleveland right now, useful context if your project sits across more than one discipline, which most of them do.
- Ohio DOT freeway and bridge programs
- GCRTA rail and transit modernization
- Cuyahoga River and lakefront infrastructure
- Cleveland Clinic & academic medical center MEP
- Manufacturing-facility mechanical & electrical
- Higher-education campus systems
- Opportunity Corridor resident engineering
- Innerbelt Bridge rehabilitation inspection
- Cleveland Hopkins apron materials testing
- Complete and Green Streets implementation
- Cleveland Water main replacement program
- Site plan review for lakefront redevelopment
Water & wastewater recruiting in Cleveland, FAQ
Do you place water and wastewater engineers in Cleveland, OH?
Yes, we actively recruit water and wastewater engineers for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, from licensed PEs to process engineers and construction inspection specialists.
What water/wastewater roles do you recruit for in Cleveland?
Typical Cleveland 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 Cleveland?
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 Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) and Ohio's regulatory requirements.
Hiring water & wastewater engineers in Cleveland?
Tell us about the role. We'll deliver a vetted shortlist of licensed OH water and wastewater talent, backed by our placement guarantee.
Water & wastewater recruiting across the Great Lakes
Other engineering disciplines in Cleveland