Reliability Engineer

Metropolitan Council; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Council seeks a Reliability Engineer within Environmental Services to lead reliability-centered maintenance across wastewater facilities. You will analyze failure trends, optimize preventive and predictive programs, and partner with operations, engineering, and planning groups to improve asset availability and lifecycle performance.

The role requires experience in reliability engineering, maintenance management, and data-driven decision making, with strong communication across

Qualifications

• Experience in reliability engineering, maintenance management, or asset lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of asset management, predictive maintenance, or condition monitoring.
• Experience with enterprise asset management or CMMS systems.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements reliability-centered maintenance strategies.
• Analyzes failure trends and asset condition data to improve lifecycle performance.
• Collaborates with Operations, Engineering, Asset Condition Monitoring, and planning teams.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Maintenance strategy

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

High school diploma/GED

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or higher

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

WHO WE ARE

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. More information about us is on our website.

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! Environmental Services (ES) 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. ES treatment plants consistently earn state and national awards for complete compliance with their environmental permits. ES 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:https://metrocouncil.org/Wastewater-Water.aspx.x

What you would do in this job

The Reliability Engineer preforms specialized professional reliability engineering, asset reliability, asset lifecycle management, maintenance strategy development, and performance analysis work for Environmental Services wastewater facilities. Develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates reliability-centered maintenance strategies that improve asset reliability, availability, risk management, and long-term lifecycle performance. Partners with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Process Engineering, Asset Condition Monitoring, planning and scheduling teams, vendors, contractors, and other internal and external stakeholders. Work includes analyzing failure trends and asset condition data, supporting Asset Management Plans, optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance programs, translating reliability findings into actionable work, supporting capital planning decisions, and advancing continuous improvement initiatives for critical wastewater infrastructure.

This posting will create a six-month eligibility list for current and future openings.

What education and experience are required for this job (minimum qualifications)

Any of the following combinations of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, maintenance management, asset lifecycle management, asset management, condition monitoring, preventive or predictive maintenance, utility operations, industrial operations, engineering project management, or a related field and completed education (degree field of study in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, maintenance management, asset management, reliability engineering, engineering technology, or a closely related field):

• A high school diploma/GED with seven (7) years of experience.
• An associate degree with five (5) years of experience.
• A bachelor's degree with three (3) years of experience.
• A master's degree or higher with one (1) year of experience.

Licenses/Certifications:

A valid Class D driver's license is required for positions assigned to operate Council vehicles or travel between Council facilities. No specific professional license or certification is required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working in water, wastewater, utility, manufacturing, industrial, or other regulated operational environments.
• Experience applying reliability-centered maintenance, reliability-centered design, root cause analysis, root cause failure analysis, criticality analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, or preventive maintenance optimization methods.
• Experience using enterprise asset management systems, computerized maintenance management systems, Asset Condition Monitoring software, SCADA systems, databases, Microsoft Power BI, SQL, or related reporting and analysis tools.
• Experience with predictive maintenance or condition monitoring technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, or related methods.
• Experience supporting asset management plans, lifecycle cost analysis, capital planning, asset replacement planning, or long-term investment planning.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional project teams, facilitating technical discussions, preparing technical reports, or delivering training on reliability practices.
• Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional, Certified Reliability Leader, or other related reliability, asset management, predictive maintenance, or condition monitoring certification.
• Experience working with diverse populations of internal and external customers.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of asset management, reliability engineering, reliability-centered maintenance, asset lifecycle management, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and maintenance strategy development principles and practices.
• Knowledge of wastewater operations, utility or industrial systems, maintenance management, process management, continuous improvement, and risk-based decision-making practices.
• Knowledge of asset condition monitoring technologies and methods, including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other condition monitoring or predictive maintenance tools.
• Knowledge of enterprise asset management systems, computerized maintenance management systems, Asset Condition Monitoring software, SCADA systems, databases, and related technical systems used to collect, analyze, and report asset information.
• Knowledge of reliability metrics, key performance indicators, data analysis, statistical methods, predictive modeling concepts, asset criticality frameworks, and performance management methods.
• Skill in analyzing failure trends, maintenance history, asset condition information, operational data, and reliability performance measures to identify risks, patterns, and improvement opportunities.
• Skill in conducting or supporting root cause failure analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, criticality analysis, preventive maintenance optimization, and defect elimination efforts.
• Skill in developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating maintenance strategies, asset management plans, corrective actions, work plans, reports, dashboards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Skill in written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, technical writing, data visualization, project coordination, and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, identify and sequence work, exercise independent judgment, and make recommendations based on reliability, risk, asset condition, cost, and operational impact.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Process Engineering, Asset Condition Monitoring, planning and scheduling teams, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to explain complex technical and analytical information to technical and non-technical audiences and support the practical implementation of reliability improvements.

Additional information

Union/Grade: AFSCME / Grade G
FLSA: Exempt - Professional
Safety Sensitive: Yes - Non-DOT

Work Environment: Work is performed in a standard office setting and in wastewater treatment facilities, maintenance areas, process areas, and other operational environments. Positions may require travel between the primary work site and other Council facilities or external sites. When visiting operational facilities, personnel may be required to use personal protective equipment, such as safety boots, safety glasses, hard hats, hearing protection, or other required equipment. Work may involve exposure to machinery, uneven surfaces, wet or humid conditions, dust, fumes, chemicals, heights, heated materials, steam, or other facility-related hazards. The responsibilities listed are typical of the positions included in the job classification; however, not all duties are necessarily performed by each specific position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position. Regular attendance is an essential responsibility.

What steps the recruitment process involve

• We review your minimum qualifications.
• We rate your education and experience.
• We conduct a structured panel interview.
• We conduct a selection interview.

Once you have successfully completed the steps above, then:

If you are new to the Metropolitan Council, you must pass a drug test (safety-sensitivity positions only) and a background check, which verifies education and employment, and covers your driving record (if applicable to the job) and any criminal record. 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 drug test (if moving from a non-safety sensitive position to a safety-sensitivity position) and criminal background checks if the job you're applying for is safety-sensitivity, is a supervisory or management job, is in the Finance, Information Services or Human Resources departments, or has access to financial records, files/databases, cash, vouchers or transit fare cards.

IMPORTANT: If you make a false statement or withhold information, you may be barred from job consideration.

The Metropolitan Council is an Equal Opportunity, aff… 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

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