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Great people. Great places. Great projects. kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP company, is a high-performance, fast-paced consulting engineering firm designing data centers and mission critical environments across the globe. We hire smart, responsive, team players to work in collaborative and mentoring office settings. Our mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, telecommunications, and security building system designs keep many of the world’s top Fortune 100 financial, technology, enterprise, hyperscale, and colocation companies up and running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We work on innovative, award-winning, large-scale projects. We travel to construction sites to see our designs being built. As part of WSP, we are able to offer our employees increased professional development and career opportunities in addition to kW MCE’s office culture which is consistently recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work.” Join our great people at our great places designing great projects.
This Opportunity
kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP USA company, is currently initiating a search for a Lead Building Automation and Controls Engineer for one of our kW offices (Milwaukee WI, Phoenix AZ, Atlanta GA, Herndon VA, New York City NY, Troy NY, or Chicago IL).
As a Building Automation Controls Engineer with us, you will work with senior engineers to design automation control and monitoring systems serving data centers. Applications include heat rejection systems such as industrial air handling units and chilled water plants as well as integration to intelligent HVAC and electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS). Design activities include drawing and specification development for control products, points lists, and sequence of operations.
Your Impact
- Work in a team or independently, planning and executing engineering tasks within projects
- Demonstrate significant understanding of the range of services provided by the kW MCE engineering teams & related practices
- Independently, under general supervision, support the team during proposal, design, and construction stages of projects
- Execute controls design of complex projects
- Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors, and building owners
- Attend client meetings and contribute to discussions
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal project discipline team members and external equipment vendors and manufacturers
- Communicate complex control and monitoring concepts and decisions to clients and stakeholders
- Integrate complex mechanical & electrical engineering requirements into larger facility controls and monitoring designs
- Interact regularly with clients, which includes maintaining current relationships and developing new relationships
- Perform all aspects of controls designs, review systems, and drawings prior to issuance
- Survey and evaluate existing conditions
- Review controls contractor and system integrator shop drawings and product details to ensure project delivery meets or exceeds design requirements
Who You Are
The ideal candidate will possess experience with building type HVAC systems or process control applications from a controls systems vendor, commissioning agent, or design consultant. Candidates should have strong communication skills, and an interest in liaising with internal and external design, client, and construction team members.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or relevant work experience
- 7+ years of experience in designing building automation control systems for commercial, industrial, or mission critical facilities
- EIT or Registered Professional Engineer (PE), or the ability to become licensed
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with applicable software packages including AutoCAD, Revit
- Knowledge of building, mechanical, electrical and energy codes
- Ability to organize and present design information to project staff
- Attention to detail, highly organized, self-starter
- Ability to travel to project sites
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- Mission Critical/Data Center experience highly preferred
- Experience with international projects is beneficial
Compensation and Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
Expected Salary: $125,000 - $175,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and 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, or federal law.
About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
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.

Great people. Great places. Great projects. kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP company, is a high-performance, fast-paced consulting engineering firm designing data centers and mission critical environments across the globe. We hire smart, responsive, team players to work in collaborative and mentoring office settings. Our mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, telecommunications, and security building system designs keep many of the world’s top Fortune 100 financial, technology, enterprise, hyperscale, and colocation companies up and running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We work on innovative, award-winning, large-scale projects. We travel to construction sites to see our designs being built. As part of WSP, we are able to offer our employees increased professional development and career opportunities in addition to kW MCE’s office culture which is consistently recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work.” Join our great people at our great places designing great projects.
This Opportunity
kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP USA company, is currently initiating a search for a Lead Building Automation and Controls Engineer for one of our kW offices (Milwaukee WI, Phoenix AZ, Atlanta GA, Herndon VA, New York City NY, Troy NY, or Chicago IL).
As a Building Automation Controls Engineer with us, you will work with senior engineers to design automation control and monitoring systems serving data centers. Applications include heat rejection systems such as industrial air handling units and chilled water plants as well as integration to intelligent HVAC and electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS). Design activities include drawing and specification development for control products, points lists, and sequence of operations.
Your Impact
- Work in a team or independently, planning and executing engineering tasks within projects
- Demonstrate significant understanding of the range of services provided by the kW MCE engineering teams & related practices
- Independently, under general supervision, support the team during proposal, design, and construction stages of projects
- Execute controls design of complex projects
- Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors, and building owners
- Attend client meetings and contribute to discussions
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal project discipline team members and external equipment vendors and manufacturers
- Communicate complex control and monitoring concepts and decisions to clients and stakeholders
- Integrate complex mechanical & electrical engineering requirements into larger facility controls and monitoring designs
- Interact regularly with clients, which includes maintaining current relationships and developing new relationships
- Perform all aspects of controls designs, review systems, and drawings prior to issuance
- Survey and evaluate existing conditions
- Review controls contractor and system integrator shop drawings and product details to ensure project delivery meets or exceeds design requirements
Who You Are
The ideal candidate will possess experience with building type HVAC systems or process control applications from a controls systems vendor, commissioning agent, or design consultant. Candidates should have strong communication skills, and an interest in liaising with internal and external design, client, and construction team members.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or relevant work experience
- 7+ years of experience in designing building automation control systems for commercial, industrial, or mission critical facilities
- EIT or Registered Professional Engineer (PE), or the ability to become licensed
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with applicable software packages including AutoCAD, Revit
- Knowledge of building, mechanical, electrical and energy codes
- Ability to organize and present design information to project staff
- Attention to detail, highly organized, self-starter
- Ability to travel to project sites
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- Mission Critical/Data Center experience highly preferred
- Experience with international projects is beneficial
Compensation and Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
Expected Salary: $125,000 - $175,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and 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, or federal law.
About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
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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Tailor Your Resume to WSP Project Types
WSP's Controls Engineer roles frequently involve infrastructure and transit systems. Highlight experience with SCADA, PLC programming, or instrumentation on large-scale civil or transportation projects. Generic automation backgrounds are less competitive than project-specific technical depth.
Target Offices in Visa-Friendly Practice Areas
WSP's transportation and industrial practice groups have the strongest demand for Controls Engineers. Focus applications on offices tied to active infrastructure programs, where project backlogs make sponsorship a practical hiring decision rather than an exception.
Understand How LCA Prevailing Wage Affects Your Offer
Before your offer stage, check DOL wage data for Controls Engineers in your target city. WSP must certify your salary meets the prevailing wage on the Labor Condition Application, so knowing the threshold helps you evaluate and negotiate your offer with confidence.
Clarify Sponsorship Scope Before Accepting
Ask your recruiter whether sponsorship covers only the initial H-1B or includes PERM and Green Card support. WSP sponsors employment-based immigration for this role, but timelines and employer commitment vary by business unit and project pipeline.
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Does WSP sponsor H-1B visas for Controls Engineers?
Yes, WSP sponsors H-1B visas for Controls Engineer positions. The company is an established H-1B employer with a consistent pattern of sponsoring technical engineering roles. Sponsorship is typically initiated after a full-time offer is extended, and your employer files the petition with USCIS on your behalf before the April 1 cap-subject filing window.
How do I apply for Controls Engineer jobs at WSP?
You can find open Controls Engineer roles at WSP through Migrate Mate, which filters for visa-sponsoring positions so you can confirm sponsorship eligibility upfront. Apply directly through WSP's careers portal with a resume that reflects relevant controls systems experience. Tailor your application to the specific practice area, such as transportation or industrial, since hiring is decentralized by business unit.
Which visa types does WSP commonly use for Controls Engineers?
WSP sponsors H-1B and E-3 visas for Controls Engineers, along with F-1 OPT and CPT for students and recent graduates. For longer-term pathways, the company supports EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based Green Card sponsorship and TN status for Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying engineering roles. The appropriate visa type depends on your nationality, education, and career stage.
What qualifications does WSP expect for Controls Engineer roles?
WSP generally expects a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, or a closely related field. Hands-on experience with PLC and SCADA systems is standard, and familiarity with instrumentation design or industrial automation strengthens your application. For mid-level and senior roles, project experience on infrastructure, transit, or utility systems is particularly relevant given WSP's core client base.
How do I plan my timeline if I need H-1B sponsorship at WSP?
The H-1B cap-subject filing window opens April 1 each year for an October 1 start date, meaning you need an offer and a completed petition by late March. If you're on OPT, your 12-month authorization may bridge that gap. USCIS also offers premium processing for faster adjudication. Coordinating your job search and offer timing around this annual cycle is critical to avoiding gaps in work authorization.
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