We are the Metropolitan Council, the regional government for the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area. We plan 30 years ahead for the future of the metropolitan area and provide regional transportation, wastewater, and housing services.
We are committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Join an award-winning wastewater industry leader in protecting our environment! Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) operates and maintains the wastewater collection and treatment system in the Twin Cities metropolitan region. It also provides coordinated long-range water resources and supply planning, and air and water quality monitoring to meet future needs. MCES treatment plants consistently earn state and national awards for complete compliance with their environmental permits. MCES received a Governor’s Award as a Great Place to Work.
To find out more about the Environmental Services division, please click on the link for more information: .
How your work would contribute to our organization and the Twin Cities region:
The Environmental Scientist Join an award-winning wastewater industry leader in protecting our environment! Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) is an operating division of the Metropolitan Council. MCES operates and maintains the wastewater collection and treatment system for the Minneapolis-St. Paul seven-county metropolitan area, which includes approximately 600 miles of regional sanitary sewers and eight regional wastewater treatment plants. MCES treats an average of 250 million gallons of wastewater daily, providing cost-effective service to more than 2.6 million people in 109 customer communities. MCES treatment plants consistently earn state and national awards for complete compliance with their environmental permits. MCES also is nationally renowned for its superior work monitoring air and water quality and planning for a long-range water supply to meet future demand.
Full Salary Range: $32.09 – $48.44 Hourly/ $66,747 -$100,755 Annually
Virtual Position Information session – Environmental Scientist
Date: July 24, 2023
Time: 12:30pm-1:00pm Central Standard Time
Registration Required – please click on the to register for the virtual position information session.
Education/Experience:
A bachelor’s degree in a science such as engineering, chemistry, environmental science, math, computers, biology, or a related field.
OR
A bachelor’s degree in another field AND two (2) years of experience in environmental compliance.
OR
Associate’s degree in a science such as engineering, chemistry, environmental science, math, computers, biology, or a related field AND two (2) years of experience in environmental compliance.
What additional skills and experience would be helpful in this job (desired qualifications):
What knowledge, skills, and abilities you should have within the first six months on the job:
Union: AFSCME Grade F
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Safety Sensitive: No
Work Environment
Work is generally performed in a standard office setting. May require travel between primary work site to other sites. The environment may be hot, cold, dirty and/or dusty. Occasionally may be required to work evenings and weekends.
Full Salary Range: $32.09 – $48.44 Hourly/ $66,747 -$100,755 Annually
Physical Requirements
Occasionally requires field inspection, ladder and stair climbing, and walking. Appropriate safety equipment must be used. Some positions require working outdoors in inclement weather, swimming, and ability to push, shove and lift.
If you are new to the Metropolitan Council, you must pass a background check which verifies education, employment, and criminal history. A driving record check and/or physical may be conducted if applicable to the job. If you have a criminal conviction, you do not automatically fail. The Metropolitan Council considers felony, gross misdemeanor, and misdemeanor convictions on a case-by-case basis, based on whether they are related to the job and whether the candidate has demonstrated adequate rehabilitation.
If you are already an employee of the Metropolitan Council, you must pass a criminal background check if the job you’re applying for is safety-sensitive, is a supervisory or management job, is in the Finance, Information Services, Audit, or Human Resources departments, or has access to financial records, files/databases, cash, vouchers or transit fare cards. A driving record check and/or physical may be conducted if applicable to the position.
IMPORTANT: If you make a false statement or withhold information, you may be barred from job consideration.
The Metropolitan Council is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and veteran-friendly employer. The Council is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the region and strongly encourages persons of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, women, and veterans to apply. If you have a disability that requires accommodation during the selection process, please email .
Agency
Metropolitan Council
Address
390 Robert St. N.
St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101
Website
Agency
Metropolitan Council
Address
390 Robert St. N.
St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101
Website
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