Water & Wastewater Recruiter
Jacksonville, FL
JEA's septic-to-sewer conversion program, one of the largest in the Southeast, is targeting thousands of aging septic systems near the St. Johns River to address longstanding water-quality and environmental-justice concerns.
Specialized staffing for Jacksonville water infrastructure
Metro Associates runs a dedicated water and wastewater search practice across Jacksonville and North Florida, connecting firms and utilities with licensed Professional Engineers (PE), process engineers, and construction inspection specialists reviewed under JEA.
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 Jacksonvillewater & wastewater hiring
Heading into 2026, Jacksonville'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 Jacksonville-specific figure we have not measured. See the national water & wastewater compensation ranges, or ask us what we are seeing in Jacksonville right now.
Supporting Jacksonvillewater & wastewater programs
What else is being built in Jacksonville
Our other practices are working the same metro. The programs below are what they are staffing in Jacksonville right now, useful context if your project sits across more than one discipline, which most of them do.
- FDOT District 2 highway and bridge programs
- JTA transit and Ultimate Urban Circulator
- St. Johns River crossings and resiliency
- Mayo Clinic & academic medical center MEP
- Port and industrial-facility electrical
- Hospitality and high-rise mixed-use systems
- I-95/I-295 interchange resident engineering
- JAXPORT channel deepening inspection
- St. Johns River bridge inspection
- Septic-to-sewer conversion capital program
- Site plan review for annexation-driven growth
- Street resurfacing & drainage capital program
Water & wastewater recruiting in Jacksonville, FAQ
Do you place water and wastewater engineers in Jacksonville, FL?
Yes. Our water and wastewater search practice covers Jacksonville and North Florida, placing PEs, process engineers, and inspection specialists on treatment, distribution, and collection-system work.
What water/wastewater roles do you recruit for in Jacksonville?
We fill Water/Wastewater Project Engineer (PE), Senior Process Engineer, Water Resources Engineer, Utility/Pipeline Design Engineer, SCADA/Controls Engineer, and Director of Water/Wastewater Engineering roles.
How quickly can you fill a water/wastewater position in Jacksonville?
Our pre-vetted national pipeline usually puts a qualified FL shortlist in front of you within days, every placement backed by our guarantee.
Do you recruit for NPDES permitting and utility compliance work?
Yes. We recruit engineers fluent in NPDES permitting, SCADA and instrumentation, and utility infrastructure rehabilitation, reviewed under JEA and Florida's regulatory requirements.
Hiring water & wastewater engineers in Jacksonville?
Tell us about the role. We'll deliver a vetted shortlist of licensed FL water and wastewater talent, backed by our placement guarantee.
Water & wastewater recruiting across the South Atlantic
Other engineering disciplines in Jacksonville