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Development Coordinator roles in the U.S. qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when they meet the specialty occupation standard, typically requiring a bachelor's degree in communications, nonprofit management, international development, or a related field. The E-3 has no lottery and renews every two years, making it a stable path for Australian professionals building careers in program coordination, fundraising, and donor relations.
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WSP is currently initiating a search for a Coordinator III, Sales and Business Development for our San Francisco, CA or other Northern California offices. As part of our Strategic Growth Team, you will be involved in the strategies, accounts, and pursuits that fuel our growth and allow WSP to be part of projects that design the future.
While our ideal candidate will bring experience in the A/E/C or professional services industries, what we’re looking for is someone with a collaborative, can-do attitude, a knack for creativity, and a talent for persuasive storytelling. The right candidate will be an empathetic professional who builds community through positivity and knows how to bring home the win!
This position offers opportunities for growth as an individual and as a professional. WSP’s Strategic Growth Team philosophy allows for and supports the development of the individual, with many options for growth based on the individual’s personal and professional goals (e.g., operational focus, staff development focus, strategy development focus).
Your Impact
- Leads standard proposals/qualifications with limited supervision and supports complex proposals/qualifications with general supervision, including scheduling and conducting proposal kick-off meetings, strategy sessions, and color reviews to develop a winning, compliant proposal
- Researches, gathers, edits, and produces proposal materials, including reviewing and editing content for clarity, compliance, and key messages
- Coordinates design and production of proposal materials with graphics staff, ensuring materials effectively communicate the strategic vision identified for a given pursuit
- Works with individual pursuit teams to develop pursuit strategies, including providing business intelligence on clients, competitors, and WSP
- Ensures proposals and other sales and business development materials are compliant, accurate, and delivered on schedule
- Supports and may lead the presentation phase of pursuits, including coordinating graphics and refining key messages
- Supports client teams in preparing materials for internal and external meetings and participates in client team meetings
- May support communications team on regional activities, such as newsletters, project awards, visibility and social media campaigns, conferences, and other special communications-related projects
- Other duties as assigned
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in editing, proofreading, and sales and business development support
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and other business development and communications software; experience with Adobe Creative Suite preferred
- Strong organizational, coordination, and relationship-building skills, with knowledge of business development procedures
- Ability to facilitate meetings and effectively manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously
- Knowledge of proposal development procedures and the ability to manage a standard proposal from inception through submission with limited supervision
- Strategic mindset with the ability to support pursuit planning and business development initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to leverage technology and innovative tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct in accordance with WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies
- Proven commitment to workplace safety and compliance with WSP's health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in A/E/C industry
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): $67,900.00 - $116,500.00
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 Coordinator III, Sales and Business Development for our San Francisco, CA or other Northern California offices. As part of our Strategic Growth Team, you will be involved in the strategies, accounts, and pursuits that fuel our growth and allow WSP to be part of projects that design the future.
While our ideal candidate will bring experience in the A/E/C or professional services industries, what we’re looking for is someone with a collaborative, can-do attitude, a knack for creativity, and a talent for persuasive storytelling. The right candidate will be an empathetic professional who builds community through positivity and knows how to bring home the win!
This position offers opportunities for growth as an individual and as a professional. WSP’s Strategic Growth Team philosophy allows for and supports the development of the individual, with many options for growth based on the individual’s personal and professional goals (e.g., operational focus, staff development focus, strategy development focus).
Your Impact
- Leads standard proposals/qualifications with limited supervision and supports complex proposals/qualifications with general supervision, including scheduling and conducting proposal kick-off meetings, strategy sessions, and color reviews to develop a winning, compliant proposal
- Researches, gathers, edits, and produces proposal materials, including reviewing and editing content for clarity, compliance, and key messages
- Coordinates design and production of proposal materials with graphics staff, ensuring materials effectively communicate the strategic vision identified for a given pursuit
- Works with individual pursuit teams to develop pursuit strategies, including providing business intelligence on clients, competitors, and WSP
- Ensures proposals and other sales and business development materials are compliant, accurate, and delivered on schedule
- Supports and may lead the presentation phase of pursuits, including coordinating graphics and refining key messages
- Supports client teams in preparing materials for internal and external meetings and participates in client team meetings
- May support communications team on regional activities, such as newsletters, project awards, visibility and social media campaigns, conferences, and other special communications-related projects
- Other duties as assigned
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in editing, proofreading, and sales and business development support
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and other business development and communications software; experience with Adobe Creative Suite preferred
- Strong organizational, coordination, and relationship-building skills, with knowledge of business development procedures
- Ability to facilitate meetings and effectively manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously
- Knowledge of proposal development procedures and the ability to manage a standard proposal from inception through submission with limited supervision
- Strategic mindset with the ability to support pursuit planning and business development initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to leverage technology and innovative tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct in accordance with WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies
- Proven commitment to workplace safety and compliance with WSP's health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in A/E/C industry
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): $67,900.00 - $116,500.00
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.
LI-AB3
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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Frame your Australian credentials for U.S. employers
A three-year Australian bachelor's degree satisfies the E-3 visa specialty occupation requirement, but U.S. hiring managers often flag it as incomplete. Include a brief equivalency note in your resume or cover letter explaining that Australian undergraduate programs are internationally recognized at the same level as a U.S. four-year degree.
Target nonprofits and universities with active LCA histories
Development Coordinator roles are concentrated in nonprofits, higher education, and hospitals, all of which regularly file LCAs through the DOL. These employers are familiar with sponsorship logistics and are less likely to withdraw an offer once they learn you need an E-3.
Search specifically for E-3 sponsorship on Migrate Mate
Generic job boards don't filter by visa type, so you'll waste time on roles where sponsorship was never on the table. Migrate Mate surfaces Development Coordinator openings from employers with E-3 and H-1B visa filing history, so your applications go to organizations already set up to sponsor.
Raise sponsorship before the offer stage
Development Coordinator hiring often moves fast in the nonprofit sector. Mention your E-3 eligibility during the second-round interview, not after you've received an offer. Framing it early gives the employer time to verify LCA requirements with their HR or legal team without delaying your start date.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage LCA and consulate prep
Once you have an offer, your employer must file a certified LCA with the DOL before your consulate appointment can proceed. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service handles the LCA submission, DS-160, and consulate documentation so neither you nor your employer gets stuck on paperwork logistics.
Confirm your role meets specialty occupation before accepting
Not every Development Coordinator posting will qualify. If the job description lists duties that don't require a specific degree field, a consular officer may push back at your interview. Ask your prospective employer to confirm the role requires at minimum a bachelor's in a relevant discipline before you accept.
E-3 Visa Development Coordinator: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Development Coordinator jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
The most direct approach is using Migrate Mate, which filters Development Coordinator roles by employers with active E-3 and H-1B sponsorship history. Standard job boards don't surface visa sponsorship status, so you can spend weeks applying to organizations that won't sponsor. Migrate Mate narrows the list to employers already set up to file the required LCA with the DOL.
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 a Development Coordinator role qualify as a specialty occupation for E-3 purposes?
It depends on how the role is defined. The E-3 requires that the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as communications, nonprofit management, public policy, or international development. A posting that lists a degree as preferred rather than required, or that accepts any bachelor's field, may not satisfy USCIS's specialty occupation standard. Review the job description carefully before applying.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Development Coordinator roles?
For Australian nationals, the E-3 is a significantly more practical path. There's no lottery, no annual cap that fills up, and the employer's obligations are lighter because there's no registration fee or lottery-dependent timeline. H-1B selection is random and only available once a year, while an employer can file an E-3 LCA with the DOL and have you start within weeks of a certified application.
Can I switch Development Coordinator employers while on an E-3?
Yes, but your E-3 status is tied to a specific employer and LCA. If you change jobs, your new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you'll need to attend a new consulate appointment to receive an updated E-3 visa stamp. You can't simply transfer your current status the way some other visa categories allow. Plan for a two-to-six-week processing window when making the transition.