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Architectural Engineer roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship because they meet the specialty occupation standard requiring a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or a related field. Australian professionals can secure two-year, indefinitely renewable E-3 status without entering an H-1B lottery, making career transitions to U.S. firms straightforward.
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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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Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
Your Australian three-year bachelor's in architectural engineering or a related discipline is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree. Confirm this equivalency with an academic credential evaluation before applying, since consular officers assess degree-to-role alignment directly.
Target firms with active LCA filing history
Architecture and engineering firms that have previously filed Labor Condition Applications for specialty occupation roles are far easier to convert than those starting from scratch. Search DOL's OFLC disclosure data for firms listing architectural or structural engineering job titles to build your target list.
Get your E-3 offer letter framing right
Your employer's offer letter must describe the role using specialty occupation language, not generic project management framing. Duties should reference specific engineering disciplines, licensure requirements, or technical deliverables so the LCA and DS-160 align cleanly with the position description.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for LCA and paperwork
The LCA must be DOL-certified before your consulate appointment, and the two filings need to align precisely. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork end-to-end, reducing the risk of inconsistencies that cause consular delays.
Address licensure questions proactively at interview
Consular officers sometimes ask whether your role requires a Professional Engineer license. If your position doesn't mandate it, prepare a clear explanation of how your degree and responsibilities independently satisfy the specialty occupation threshold without relying on licensure as the qualifying factor.
Find E-3 sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Architectural engineering roles with E-3 sponsorship aren't always flagged on general job boards. Migrate Mate filters opportunities by employers with active E-3 and LCA filing history, so you're applying to firms already equipped to sponsor rather than educating employers about the visa from scratch.
E-3 Visa Architectural Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Architectural Engineer jobs with E-3 sponsorship?
Search on Migrate Mate, which filters roles by employers with active E-3 and LCA filing history. Architectural engineering positions qualify as specialty occupations under the E-3, but not every firm has sponsored before. Targeting employers already familiar with the LCA and consulate process reduces delays and increases your chance of a smooth approval.
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 Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for E-3 purposes?
Yes. Architectural engineering requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field, which is the core specialty occupation test. Roles involving structural systems, building envelope design, or MEP coordination typically satisfy this standard clearly. Positions framed as general project management without a required technical degree can face more scrutiny, so your offer letter's job duties matter.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Architectural Engineer roles?
The E-3 has no annual lottery, so approval depends on your qualifications and employer readiness rather than random selection. H-1B registrations are capped at 85,000 per fiscal year and subject to a lottery with roughly a one-in-four chance of selection. For Australian architectural engineers, the E-3 allows you to apply year-round and start as soon as your LCA is certified and your consulate appointment clears.
Can my employer sponsor an E-3 if they've never done it before?
Yes. Unlike PERM or H-1B, the E-3 doesn't require prior sponsorship experience. Your employer files a Labor Condition Application with the DOL, which is a straightforward electronic filing certifying that the offered wage meets the prevailing wage for the role and location. Many architecture and engineering firms successfully sponsor their first E-3 with minimal administrative burden.