What Wastewater construction roles does Amundson Group recruit for?

We place every level of role in Wastewater construction: superintendents, project managers, estimators, chief estimators, foremen, general foremen, field engineers, project engineers, schedulers, surveyors, QC managers, and executive-level positions including VPs, Operations Directors, and Chief Estimators.

Which U.S. markets does Amundson Group cover for Wastewater construction?

We recruit nationally in Wastewater with deep Sun Belt focus including Houston, Dallas, Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Phoenix. Our team specializes by role and territory, so a Wastewater search goes to a recruiter already inside that specific market.

How fast can Amundson Group fill a Wastewater construction role?

Our average time from brief to first qualified candidate is 7 hours. Field-level roles typically close in 2–4 weeks, mid-level roles in 3–6 weeks, and senior / executive roles in 6–10 weeks. Wastewater is one of our core specialties, so we maintain an active candidate bench.

Does Amundson Group offer retained search for Wastewater leadership roles?

Yes. Our retained search puts a first qualified resume in front of you in 7 hours on average and a vetted shortlist in 7 days. For senior Wastewater roles (Chief Estimator, VP Operations, Preconstruction Director, Operations Manager), retained search is typically the right path.

What makes Amundson Group different from other Wastewater recruiters?

Three differentiators: (1) we recruit exclusively in construction — our team is inside the industry all day, every day; (2) we specialize by role and geography, so every search is handled by a specialist; (3) we back our retained work with one named recruiter, a first qualified resume in 7 hours and a shortlist in 7 days. Veteran-owned, Inc. 5000 2024 and 2025.

What are current Wastewater construction salaries?

See our 2026 Construction Salary Guide and sector-specific salary reports. Salary ranges vary significantly by market, experience level, and employer size — our research team publishes updated benchmarks every quarter.

Waste Water Construction headhuters

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1,200+ Construction Placements

1,200+ construction placements to date for 250+ construction companies.

First Resumes in 7 Hours

Our average time from job intake to first qualified resume is 7 hours.

90,000+ Professionals in Network

We recruit from a network of 90,000+ construction professionals, most of them working today.

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Inc. 5000 Company

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1,200+

construction placements to date

7 Hours

Average time to resume

90,000+

construction professionals in our network

250+

construction companies served across the United States

About Us

Water and wastewater construction is its own trade, and so is recruiting for it

Amundson Group is a veteran owned, construction only recruiting firm headquartered in Houston. On water and wastewater work we place the superintendents, project managers, estimators and foremen who have built treatment plants, pump stations, lift stations and pipelines under public owners and strict inspection. Plant and conveyance are different jobs, and we screen for the one you are hiring for.

Speed you can plan around

Average 7 hours from job intake to first qualified resume.

Plant and pipeline people, not generalists

Superintendents, project managers and estimators who have run treatment plants, lift stations and pipelines.

A bench you cannot post your way into

A network of 90,000+ construction professionals and more than 1,200 placements.

4.9 on Google, 93 reviews

Waste Water Construction Headhunters

We place Waste Water Construction across a range of roles, including:

Project Controls

Track budgets, schedules, and resources so projects hit targets without surprises.

Fleet Services

Keep equipment moving, maintained, and cost‑effective so projects stay on schedule and on budget.

foremen

Keep crews moving, quality high, and the job site running smoothly every day.

Project MANAGEMENT team

Keep schedules tight, budgets intact, and crews firing on all cylinders.

Superintendents

Run the field, own the safety plan, and hit the milestones – every time.

Estimators

Nail the numbers so you win profitable work and protect your margins.

Survey Team

Lay out the groundwork with precision to keep every phase of construction on point.

Hse

Lead safety on site, protect crews, and make sure every job finishes without incident.

Field team

Solve technical challenges in real time to keep progress (and grade) on target.

Hiring for water and wastewater construction? Amundson Group is a construction-only recruiter. First qualified resumes in 7 hours. Send us the role or call (832) 558-7982.

Water and Wastewater Construction Recruiting Resources

Guides and Market Data

Salary Data

Where We Recruit

The water and wastewater work we recruit for

Treatment plants: new water and wastewater treatment plants, expansions, process upgrades and the clarifiers, basins, digesters and headworks inside them.
Pump and lift stations, reservoirs, elevated and ground storage tanks and the yard piping that connects them.
Large diameter transmission mains and interceptors, open cut and trenchless, with the shafts, tie ins and dewatering that go with them.
Collection and distribution systems for new development, and the rehabilitation, lining and replacement programs that keep an old system in service.
Reclaimed water, stormwater and flood control work, and the deep utility packages on site development and heavy civil jobs.

Water and wastewater construction is where Amundson Group’s placement record runs deepest after heavy civil and site development, because the same contractors build all three and the same people move between them. A superintendent who has kept a plant in service through a bypass, a project manager who has closed out a municipal job with a state revolving fund in it, a pipe crew lead who can hold grade on a 48 inch main: these are the people the firm has placed for years, and the 90,000+ professional network reaches the ones who are between jobs before a job board does.

The roles we fill on a water or wastewater job

Superintendents and general superintendents, project managers and project executives, project engineers and assistant project managers, estimators and chief estimators who price plant and pipeline work, schedulers, safety managers, quality managers, surveyors, mechanical and process piping superintendents, equipment managers, and the foremen and pipe crew leads who run the work. Hourly pipe crews, operators and pipelayers are placed alongside the salaried seats when a client asks for a crew. Every role is construction; Amundson Group does not recruit plant operators or utility staff, and it says so when a role belongs there.

What water and wastewater contractors are paying at placement

Amundson Group’s Construction Placement Pay Index reports the base salary its placements were hired at. The October 2026 release puts the national median at $112,500 for a project manager, $112,200 for a superintendent, $93,340 for a project engineer, $87,200 for a foreman, $118,750 for an estimator, $100,000 for a safety manager and $93,600 for a pipe crew lead, a role the firm places mostly on utility and wastewater work. Plant work pays toward the top of those ranges for superintendents and project managers, because a process plant is harder to build than a pipeline and the owners know it. Base only, before truck, per diem and bonus; the live index carries every state and metro cut that clears the sample bar.

How a water or wastewater search runs

Intake the same day: the plant or pipeline, the owner, the delivery method, the pay band and the travel terms.
First qualified resumes in 7 hours on average, from people with a completed plant or pipeline job behind them, drawn from the firm’s placement record and targeted outreach.
A vetted shortlist within 7 days: every candidate interviewed by a recruiter who speaks the trade, plant and pipeline experience checked against the job rather than the resume, references and licenses confirmed.
Interviews around the site’s schedule, an offer built to close, a check in after mobilization.

Fees are agreed before the search starts and are owed only when you hire.

Where the water and wastewater work is

Everywhere a system is growing or aging: the fast growing counties of Texas, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Arizona, where new plants and transmission mains chase new rooftops, and the older cities of the Midwest and Northeast, where consent decrees and replacement programs set the schedule. Amundson Group is headquartered in Houston and recruits for water and wastewater work nationwide from there, with a network that is deepest in Texas and the Southeast.

Questions we hear on this market

Which water and wastewater construction roles are hardest to fill?

Plant superintendents who have kept a treatment plant in service through construction, project managers who have closed out a municipal job with public funding in it, and estimators who can price process work. Pipe crew leads are scarce in every growing market.

Do you recruit for treatment plant work or only pipelines?

Both. Treatment plants, pump and lift stations, storage, transmission and distribution, rehabilitation and the deep utility packages on site and heavy civil jobs. The construction side only: Amundson Group does not recruit plant operators.

What does a wastewater construction superintendent earn at placement?

The October 2026 Placement Pay Index puts the national median superintendent placement at $112,200 base across every sector, and plant superintendents sit toward the top of the range. Base only, before truck, per diem and bonus.

How quickly can Amundson Group staff a water or wastewater project?

First qualified resumes in 7 hours on average and a vetted shortlist within 7 days per role, with travel terms and license requirements confirmed before you see a resume.