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WSP is currently initiating a search for an Associate Structural Engineer for the following offices: Los Angeles, CA; Las Vegas, VA; and Salt Lake City, UT. Be involved in projects with our Property and Buildings Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.
Provides support to technical staff, engineers, and project managers for due diligence, remediation, improvement, and/or construction of building and infrastructure projects in the public and private sector. Tasks may include basic assistance with the research, design, concept development, and construction of load-bearing structures or structural elements. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural soundness, and functionality.
Your Impact
- Perform structural engineering work relating to the design of new concrete, concrete masonry (CMU), steel, metal stud, light-frame wood, and mass timber structures for residential, institutional, and commercial projects.
- Develop structural engineering solutions to facilitate the re-use of existing building structures through structural retrofitting or resiliency assessments.
- Incorporate advanced modeling techniques, concept development, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of end-users, while also utilizing future-ready solutions with structural engineering design standards.
- Contribute to project coordination through remote/in-person meetings, technical sketches, BIM modeling, and work site notebooks/logs.
- Verify the characteristics of a site, providing technical assistance on securing structural soundness from loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence.
- Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, accurate reports, sketches, calculations, and 2D/3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of data, findings, or analyses.
- Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, statistical analysis, and reporting.
- Assist with development and scoping of small to medium-sized projects.
- Contribute to the preparation of technical reports and presentations that explain research and findings to improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or problems.
- Conduct engineering studies and surveys to gain further information on a particular design and construction problem or issue and/or to plan for future needs.
- Write technical reports summarizing research with findings and conclusions, generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using sketches, calculations, electronic systems, spreadsheets, software, and 2D/3D illustrations.
- Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
- Assist with work plan preparation and coordination of site work.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Work collaboratively with other engineers, professionals, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 1 to 3 years of relevant post education experience.
- Knowledge of structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.
- Familiarity with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including rehabilitation and new design.
- Highly familiar with relevant structural and civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
- Analytical mindset with an ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and making decisions.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Experience with discipline-specific design software (i.e., SAFE, ETABS, RAM Structural Systems, Sp Column, AutoCAD, Revit (BIM), Excel).
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Engineer in Training Certification.
- Master's degree in Structural Engineering, or related.
- Prior internship related to the degree of study and specific engineering discipline.
- Prior design experience.
- Familiarity with process and concepts for design/build.
- A member of and/or actively participate in local professional practice organizations.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $79,500-$100,500
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Associate Structural Engineer for the following offices: Los Angeles, CA; Las Vegas, VA; and Salt Lake City, UT. Be involved in projects with our Property and Buildings Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.
Provides support to technical staff, engineers, and project managers for due diligence, remediation, improvement, and/or construction of building and infrastructure projects in the public and private sector. Tasks may include basic assistance with the research, design, concept development, and construction of load-bearing structures or structural elements. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural soundness, and functionality.
Your Impact
- Perform structural engineering work relating to the design of new concrete, concrete masonry (CMU), steel, metal stud, light-frame wood, and mass timber structures for residential, institutional, and commercial projects.
- Develop structural engineering solutions to facilitate the re-use of existing building structures through structural retrofitting or resiliency assessments.
- Incorporate advanced modeling techniques, concept development, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of end-users, while also utilizing future-ready solutions with structural engineering design standards.
- Contribute to project coordination through remote/in-person meetings, technical sketches, BIM modeling, and work site notebooks/logs.
- Verify the characteristics of a site, providing technical assistance on securing structural soundness from loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence.
- Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, accurate reports, sketches, calculations, and 2D/3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of data, findings, or analyses.
- Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, statistical analysis, and reporting.
- Assist with development and scoping of small to medium-sized projects.
- Contribute to the preparation of technical reports and presentations that explain research and findings to improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design and/or construction issues or problems.
- Conduct engineering studies and surveys to gain further information on a particular design and construction problem or issue and/or to plan for future needs.
- Write technical reports summarizing research with findings and conclusions, generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using sketches, calculations, electronic systems, spreadsheets, software, and 2D/3D illustrations.
- Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
- Assist with work plan preparation and coordination of site work.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Work collaboratively with other engineers, professionals, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded improvement and development projects.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 1 to 3 years of relevant post education experience.
- Knowledge of structural engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.
- Familiarity with infrastructure planning, design, and construction management; including rehabilitation and new design.
- Highly familiar with relevant structural and civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
- Analytical mindset with an ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and making decisions.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Experience with discipline-specific design software (i.e., SAFE, ETABS, RAM Structural Systems, Sp Column, AutoCAD, Revit (BIM), Excel).
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Engineer in Training Certification.
- Master's degree in Structural Engineering, or related.
- Prior internship related to the degree of study and specific engineering discipline.
- Prior design experience.
- Familiarity with process and concepts for design/build.
- A member of and/or actively participate in local professional practice organizations.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $79,500-$100,500
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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Frame your credentials around infrastructure advisory
WSP's consulting work sits at the intersection of engineering, environmental services, and project management. Before applying, reframe your resume around client-facing advisory experience in at least one of these sectors, not generic management consulting deliverables.
Target WSP's sector-specific business units
WSP organizes hiring by practice area, including transportation, environment, and energy. Applying directly to a named sector team rather than a generic consultant posting gives your application a clearer internal routing path and stronger alignment with the sponsoring business unit.
Clarify your visa category early in outreach
WSP sponsors multiple visa types for Business Consultants, including H-1B, E-3, and TN. Naming your specific category in a recruiter conversation removes ambiguity and lets the hiring team confirm fit with their legal team before investing in the process.
Understand the LCA's role in your offer timing
For H-1B and E-3 hires, your employer files a Labor Condition Application with DOL before USCIS sees anything. Build at least three to four weeks of LCA processing time into your expected start date when negotiating your offer.
Use Migrate Mate to find open Business Consultant roles at WSP
Sponsorship-eligible consulting positions aren't always flagged clearly on general job boards. Search Migrate Mate to filter WSP's current Business Consultant openings by visa type so you're only applying to roles where sponsorship is already confirmed.
Prepare a degree equivalency brief for specialty occupation review
USCIS requires Business Consultant roles to qualify as specialty occupations under H-1B rules. If your degree title doesn't map neatly to your consulting function, prepare a concise written summary connecting your academic background to the specific role scope before your offer letter is drafted.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does WSP sponsor H-1B visas for Business Consultants?
Yes, WSP sponsors H-1B visas for Business Consultant roles. Because consulting positions must qualify as specialty occupations under USCIS standards, your application will need to demonstrate that the role requires a degree in a specific field directly related to the work. WSP's legal team handles the petition, but you'll want your credentials and job duties to align clearly before the process begins.
How do I apply for Business Consultant jobs at WSP?
Apply directly through WSP's careers portal or browse open roles filtered by visa sponsorship eligibility on Migrate Mate. When you reach the application stage, address your sponsorship needs upfront in recruiter conversations rather than waiting until an offer is on the table. WSP's recruiting teams are familiar with the process, so transparency early avoids delays later.
Which visa types does WSP typically use for Business Consultant hires?
WSP sponsors several visa categories for Business Consultants, including H-1B, E-3 visa for Australian citizens, TN visa for Canadian and Mexican nationals, and Green Card pathways such as EB-2 and EB-3. F-1 OPT and CPT are also supported for students transitioning into full-time roles. The right category depends on your nationality, degree, and employment status.
What qualifications does WSP look for in Business Consultant candidates?
WSP's Business Consultant roles typically require a bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as engineering, environmental science, business, or a related discipline. Project management experience, client-facing advisory work, and sector knowledge in infrastructure, transportation, or environmental services strengthen your candidacy. Advanced degrees or professional certifications improve both your competitiveness and your visa petition's specialty occupation argument.
How long does the sponsorship process take for a Business Consultant role at WSP?
Timeline depends on your visa category. E-3 and TN processing can move quickly, often within a few weeks once documents are in order. H-1B sponsorship for cap-subject candidates requires filing in April for an October 1 start date, so timing your job search to align with that window matters. USCIS premium processing is available for H-1B petitions and can reduce adjudication time to around 15 business days.