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Highway Engineer roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in civil or transportation engineering. Australian engineers can secure two-year, renewable E-3 status without competing in the H-1B lottery, making U.S. infrastructure roles a practical and repeatable career path.
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This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Vice President, Civil/Highway Engineer for our Southern CA Transportation team! This position will support our Southern California projects and can be based out of WSP’s Los Angeles, Irvine, San Bernardino, or Riverside CA offices. Be involved in projects with our Civil Engineering Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. WSP is looking to build our California Regional Transportation team for local agency roadway, highway, and civil engineering projects in the Southern California Area. The Assistant VP, Civil/Highway Engineer should have experience in leading design of civil, highway, roadway geometric design, roadway plan production, drainage design and PD&E related design and/or traditional delivery and alternative delivery projects. This position will function as the lead engineer or project manager on major projects for the state DOT and other local agency / municipal clients. Responsibilities also include project management, leading pursuits, maintaining client relationships, staffing projects, design and QA/QC. This role will also be heavily involved in assisting in managing daily activities of the Civil/Highway group.
Your Impact
- Assist in leading and continue developing the Civil/Highway design team.
- Providing guidance and mentoring of staff and direct work assignments.
- Collaborating with management to determine long-range plans and objectives, including recommendations on project staffing.
- Maintain positive client relationships to expand current business.
- Actively seek out and lead new opportunities by leveraging established local relationships and participate in pursuit proposals.
- Manage projects and maintain schedule, budget, and profitability of assigned projects; overseeing preparation of plans, specifications, and proposals.
- Lead project tasks for conceptual and preliminary engineering and final design activities, as well as development of construction plans, calculations and specifications.
- Coordinate with other design disciplines such as structures, hydraulics, traffic, and utilities, etc.
- Participate hands-on in the preparation of Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E).
- Review, monitor and/or develop complex layouts, sketches, plans, specifications and estimates standards and guidelines, correspondence, and/or prepare reports.
- Participate in preparation of technical proposals and labor estimates.
- Commitment to quality and continuous improvement through innovation, creative thinking and improved results.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and productive work relationships with all employees, clients and other stakeholders.
- 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.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering and civil design.
- Engineer license required (California preferred).
- Highly proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Highly proficient with infrastructure design.
- Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management; including project involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects.
- Strong knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
- Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
- Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or structures, applying applicable regulations and policies.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.
- Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
- Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, Geopak, GeoSlope, ANSYS, STADD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
- Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field from an accredited program.
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): $157,410 - $205,000
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.
About WSP
About us
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.
Job Description
This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Vice President, Civil/Highway Engineer for our Southern CA Transportation team! This position will support our Southern California projects and can be based out of WSP’s Los Angeles, Irvine, San Bernardino, or Riverside CA offices. Be involved in projects with our Civil Engineering Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. WSP is looking to build our California Regional Transportation team for local agency roadway, highway, and civil engineering projects in the Southern California Area. The Assistant VP, Civil/Highway Engineer should have experience in leading design of civil, highway, roadway geometric design, roadway plan production, drainage design and PD&E related design and/or traditional delivery and alternative delivery projects. This position will function as the lead engineer or project manager on major projects for the state DOT and other local agency / municipal clients. Responsibilities also include project management, leading pursuits, maintaining client relationships, staffing projects, design and QA/QC. This role will also be heavily involved in assisting in managing daily activities of the Civil/Highway group.
Your Impact
- Assist in leading and continue developing the Civil/Highway design team.
- Providing guidance and mentoring of staff and direct work assignments.
- Collaborating with management to determine long-range plans and objectives, including recommendations on project staffing.
- Maintain positive client relationships to expand current business.
- Actively seek out and lead new opportunities by leveraging established local relationships and participate in pursuit proposals.
- Manage projects and maintain schedule, budget, and profitability of assigned projects; overseeing preparation of plans, specifications, and proposals.
- Lead project tasks for conceptual and preliminary engineering and final design activities, as well as development of construction plans, calculations and specifications.
- Coordinate with other design disciplines such as structures, hydraulics, traffic, and utilities, etc.
- Participate hands-on in the preparation of Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E).
- Review, monitor and/or develop complex layouts, sketches, plans, specifications and estimates standards and guidelines, correspondence, and/or prepare reports.
- Participate in preparation of technical proposals and labor estimates.
- Commitment to quality and continuous improvement through innovation, creative thinking and improved results.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and productive work relationships with all employees, clients and other stakeholders.
- 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.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering and civil design.
- Engineer license required (California preferred).
- Highly proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Highly proficient with infrastructure design.
- Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management; including project involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects.
- Strong knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
- Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
- Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or structures, applying applicable regulations and policies.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.
- Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
- Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, Geopak, GeoSlope, ANSYS, STADD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
- Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field from an accredited program.
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): $157,410 - $205,000
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.
About WSP
About us
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 a Highway Engineer
Get your credentials assessed before applying
Australian three-year engineering degrees are generally accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year bachelor's degrees for E-3 purposes, but have a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved body ready before you approach employers. It removes a common objection before it starts.
Target civil engineering firms with federal contract work
Firms holding DOT, FHWA, or Army Corps of Engineers contracts file LCAs regularly and have established E-3 sponsorship workflows. Searching the DOL FLAG portal for highway or transportation LCA filings by job zone and state shows you exactly which employers have sponsored comparable roles.
Use Migrate Mate to search roles with active sponsorship
Finding Highway Engineer positions where the employer already understands E-3 requirements saves weeks of back-and-forth. Migrate Mate filters roles by verified E-3 sponsorship history so you can focus applications on employers ready to move.
Confirm the job description requires a specific engineering degree
The E-3 specialty occupation standard requires the role to normally demand a degree in a directly related field. A posting that lists any bachelor's degree as sufficient can jeopardize your petition, so push hiring managers to tighten the degree requirement language before the LCA is filed.
Sequence your PE licensure strategy around your E-3 timeline
U.S. states often require a local Professional Engineer license for senior highway roles, but the E-3 doesn't require you to hold one at the time of filing. Clarify with your employer upfront whether PE licensure is a condition of employment or a post-hire expectation so it doesn't derail your offer.
Handle LCA and consulate paperwork through a filing service
The LCA must be certified by the DOL before your consulate appointment, and the timing matters. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork so the sequence from offer acceptance to Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth interview is managed end-to-end.
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Find Highway Engineer JobsHighway Engineer E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Highway Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to search for Highway Engineer roles where the employer is already open to E-3 sponsorship. General job boards rarely filter by visa type, so you end up approaching employers who haven't considered E-3 before. Migrate Mate surfaces positions with verified sponsorship history, cutting out that cold-education step.
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 Highway Engineer qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes. Highway Engineer roles typically require a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, transportation engineering, or a closely related field, which satisfies the E-3 specialty occupation definition. The key is that the specific job description must call for that degree, not just any bachelor's degree. If the posting is vague on the degree requirement, ask the employer to tighten the language before the Labor Condition Application is filed with the DOL.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Highway Engineers?
The E-3 is available exclusively to Australian citizens and has no lottery, no annual cap lottery wait, and no numerical backlog. H-1B requires registration in a randomized lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection chance. For Highway Engineers, who are in consistent demand at infrastructure-focused firms, the E-3's predictability is a practical advantage, and two-year renewals can continue indefinitely with the same or a new employer.
Can I transfer my E-3 to a new highway engineering employer mid-project?
Yes, but you need a new LCA and a new E-3 visa or a change of employer petition before starting work with the new firm. The E-3 is employer-specific, so switching firms mid-project without completing that process would put you out of status. Build at least four to six weeks into the transition timeline to allow for DOL LCA certification before your new start date.
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