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Architectural Designer roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship because the position requires a bachelor's degree in architecture or a related design field, meeting the specialty occupation standard. Australian architects can work in the U.S. on two-year renewable E-3 status with no lottery and no annual cap to compete against.
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WSP is currently initiating a search for a Part Time Project Architectural Historian for our Washington, DC, Richmond, Virginia, or Baltimore, Maryland offices. Other office locations in the Mid-Atlantic and Central Appalachian states will be considered. Be involved in projects with our Heritage & Cultural Resources, Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.
Projects include a wide range of federal, state, and commercial clients with many new opportunities and interesting project locations. WSP Project Architectural Historians are survey field leaders, detailed researchers, and authors of technical reports. This position is a part-time, salaried position with benefits and opportunities to advance. Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
Your Impact
Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise reporting, evaluation, and documentation.
Assist with performing basic professional architectural history work relating to cultural resource management, assisting in research, report writing, and documentation of historic above-ground resources.
Comply with safety guidelines and site-specific procedures during resource surveys.
Utilize National Park Service (NPS) and Secretary of the Interior’s guidance in evaluating the historic significance of above-ground resources and in determining effects of a project upon historic resources.
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
Master’s Degree (MA/MHP) or graduate level certificate in Historic Architecture, Historic Preservation, History, or related field.
7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience working as an historian, architectural historian, or similar role.
Meet the Secretary of the Interior Standards (36 CFR 61) in Historic Preservation and/or History. A thorough understanding of architectural resource significance recommendations and justifications.
Good organizational skills and familiarity with standard office computer applications.
Skills directly associated with standard above-ground historic architectural and cultural historic surveys, including familiarity with historic American architectural forms, styles and details, archival research, standard documentation of field investigations, preparation of architectural reports including resource descriptions, maintenance and treatment plans, historic context, and significance assessments under National Register criteria.
Ability to address project research questions through a synthesis of data from the field, analysis of archival research, and incorporation of relevant published research.
Possess a valid driver’s license and pass a background check.
Preferred Qualifications
Five years of demonstrable experience in Cultural Resource Management is preferred.
Experience performing surveys and reporting with State Historic Preservation Offices in Virginia, Maryland, and surrounding states.
Experience with ESRI GIS software packages including Fieldmaps and ArcGIS online.
A technical skill or specialty such as, but not limited to, American architecture, historic bridges, cultural landscapes, cemetery investigations, archival research, preservation planning, HABS/HAER/HALS recordation, National Register nominations, etc.
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, based on 24/hr per week): $99,000 - $165,000
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.
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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.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Part Time Project Architectural Historian for our Washington, DC, Richmond, Virginia, or Baltimore, Maryland offices. Other office locations in the Mid-Atlantic and Central Appalachian states will be considered. Be involved in projects with our Heritage & Cultural Resources, Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.
Projects include a wide range of federal, state, and commercial clients with many new opportunities and interesting project locations. WSP Project Architectural Historians are survey field leaders, detailed researchers, and authors of technical reports. This position is a part-time, salaried position with benefits and opportunities to advance. Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
Your Impact
Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise reporting, evaluation, and documentation.
Assist with performing basic professional architectural history work relating to cultural resource management, assisting in research, report writing, and documentation of historic above-ground resources.
Comply with safety guidelines and site-specific procedures during resource surveys.
Utilize National Park Service (NPS) and Secretary of the Interior’s guidance in evaluating the historic significance of above-ground resources and in determining effects of a project upon historic resources.
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
Master’s Degree (MA/MHP) or graduate level certificate in Historic Architecture, Historic Preservation, History, or related field.
7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience working as an historian, architectural historian, or similar role.
Meet the Secretary of the Interior Standards (36 CFR 61) in Historic Preservation and/or History. A thorough understanding of architectural resource significance recommendations and justifications.
Good organizational skills and familiarity with standard office computer applications.
Skills directly associated with standard above-ground historic architectural and cultural historic surveys, including familiarity with historic American architectural forms, styles and details, archival research, standard documentation of field investigations, preparation of architectural reports including resource descriptions, maintenance and treatment plans, historic context, and significance assessments under National Register criteria.
Ability to address project research questions through a synthesis of data from the field, analysis of archival research, and incorporation of relevant published research.
Possess a valid driver’s license and pass a background check.
Preferred Qualifications
Five years of demonstrable experience in Cultural Resource Management is preferred.
Experience performing surveys and reporting with State Historic Preservation Offices in Virginia, Maryland, and surrounding states.
Experience with ESRI GIS software packages including Fieldmaps and ArcGIS online.
A technical skill or specialty such as, but not limited to, American architecture, historic bridges, cultural landscapes, cemetery investigations, archival research, preservation planning, HABS/HAER/HALS recordation, National Register nominations, etc.
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, based on 24/hr per week): $99,000 - $165,000
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.
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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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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Architectural Designer
Translate your Australian credentials for U.S. employers
Australian three-year bachelor's degrees in architecture are generally accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year degrees for E-3 visa specialty occupation purposes. Include your ATAR transcript and any AACA accreditation to help HR teams confirm eligibility without guesswork.
Target firms with active federal project portfolios
Architecture firms holding federal or state government contracts are accustomed to sponsoring work visas because their procurement rules already require E-Verify enrollment. This makes them faster to navigate the LCA filing step than smaller residential studios.
Frame your portfolio around U.S. building codes
Employers hesitate on sponsorship when they're unsure your drawings translate to their jurisdiction. Annotate at least two portfolio projects to show awareness of IBC or ADA compliance requirements, even if your Australian experience used NCC and DDA standards.
Negotiate who files the LCA before signing an offer
The DOL-certified Labor Condition Application must be filed by your employer before you can apply at the consulate. Confirm in writing during offer negotiations that the employer will initiate the LCA promptly, as delays here push back your entire start date.
Use Migrate Mate to handle your filing paperwork
Once you have a signed offer letter, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage the LCA submission, DS-160 preparation, and consulate appointment coordination. This removes the administrative burden from both you and an employer unfamiliar with the E-3 process.
Search specifically for E-3 sponsorship openings
Many architecture firms that would sponsor an E-3 don't advertise it because the process is less familiar than H-1B visa. Search by role title and filter for Australian nationals or treaty visa openings using Migrate Mate to surface employers already set up to sponsor.
E-3 Visa Architectural Designer: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Architectural Designer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. You can filter by job title and see which employers are set up to sponsor Australian nationals, rather than sifting through general listings where E-3 is rarely mentioned. It's the most direct way to connect your architecture background with firms ready to move forward.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Architectural Designer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes. Architectural design requires a bachelor's degree in architecture or a closely related design field as a standard entry requirement, which satisfies the E-3 specialty occupation definition. Your employer will confirm this when filing the Labor Condition Application with the DOL. Roles that only require a general degree or where a degree is preferred but not required may face more scrutiny.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Architectural Designers?
The E-3 is exclusively for Australian citizens and has no lottery, no annual cap, and a faster path to approval than the H-1B. H-1B petitions are subject to an oversubscribed lottery each April, meaning you could wait a year or not be selected at all. For Australians, the E-3 is a more reliable and repeatable path, with two-year intervals and unlimited renewals.
Can I start working in the U.S. while my E-3 application is processing?
No. The E-3 is a consular-processed visa, meaning you attend an interview at a U.S. consulate in Australia and receive your visa stamp before traveling. Unlike some change-of-status applications, there's no work authorization period while you wait. Your employer should file the LCA well before your intended start date to avoid delays at the consulate scheduling stage.