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HR Director roles in the U.S. qualify as specialty occupations under E-3 visa rules, requiring a bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a related field. Australian nationals can pursue E-3 sponsorship without entering an H-1B lottery, with two-year renewable status and no annual cap to worry about.
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Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend seeks an Associate Director of Risk Management to join our team to lead risk management services for key client accounts and support the growth of risk management services for our business.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
- Use risk data to inform investment planning.
- Monitor overall risk exposure and assess against the remaining risk budget.
- Work with contractors to assess contractor held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them.
- Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat & opportunity status.
- Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
- Ensure the delivery of best practice risk management activities and report to the Head of Department.
- Initiate a proactive approach to the review, development and improvement of the risk management service to the client.
- Undertake end-to-end project risk management practice on multiple projects/programs.
- Undertake the creation of risk management plans and processes in adherence to client requirements, processes, policies and frameworks.
- Lead workshops with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Conduct risk reviews at regular intervals, identify and analyze, determine response plans, ensure that project and program risk profiles are being monitored and reported.
- Lead and run a comprehensive schedule and cost qualitative risk assessment (QCRA & QSRA) process is delivered.
- Establish integration of the risk management function within the program and project controls team, with direct touch points to cost and schedule management, change control, and reporting.
- Work proactively and collaboratively with program and project control teams so as to eliminate redundancies and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Provide opportunities to facilitate the transfer of knowledge within the immediate risk team, to the greater project controls team and to the client.
- The transfer of knowledge may include informal one-one-one discussions with client stakeholders and more formal presentations to clients and colleagues.
- Create value stream mapping to quantify pain points and develop solutions to minimize waste (both in terms of speed and cost).
- Create improved operating procedures and best practices for wider use in the client organization to reduce turnaround times, amendments and queries.
- Aligns recommendations to the respective needs of each project, delivery type, contract models and phase of contract negotiation.
- Collaborate on the supplier performance management program including the collection of performance metrics and tracking of supplier improvement action plans.
- Demonstrate a level of support to expert witnesses in arbitral or ligation processes.
- Lead, manage, and carryout construction stage contract and claims management.
- Provide strategic, critical and professional advice on contractual issues.
- Carry out assessment of contractual claims in accordance with the contract.
- Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and related resolution issues.
- Evaluate delay recovery measures.
- Carry out change management and construction stage cost control.
- Supervise the measurement and valuation of completed works and variations.
- Manage the settlement of final accounts with contractors.
- Perform all other pertinent contract management and administration tasks with a view to achieving project completion on time and within budget.
- Prepare and support bid proposals and work closely alongside Senior Management and the wider Turner & Townsend team.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
- Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred.
- 10+ years of relevant risk management or risk program controls experience.
- 2+ years managing high performing risk management services and teams in a consulting environment.
- Deep knowledge and experience with risk identification facilitation and techniques.
- Strong communication, analytical and negotiation skills.
- Has conducted risk management training sessions.
- In-depth understanding of construction contracts, commercials models and delivery methods.
- Proficient in process mapping, root causes analysis, problem solving, and value-stream mapping.
- Familiarity with web-based database tools – ARM, Predict, Tableau.
- Highly self-motivated, analytical, and customer centric.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including great communication.
- Ability to demonstrate collaborative behaviors.
- Organized and thorough individuals.
- Experience in the formulation, setting up, procurement and contract administration of target cost contracts will be an added advantage.
- Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational and communication skills.
Additional Information
On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.
Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the position is $165,000 annually and the maximum salary for the position is $185,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.
LI-ES1
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend seeks an Associate Director of Risk Management to join our team to lead risk management services for key client accounts and support the growth of risk management services for our business.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
- Use risk data to inform investment planning.
- Monitor overall risk exposure and assess against the remaining risk budget.
- Work with contractors to assess contractor held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them.
- Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat & opportunity status.
- Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
- Ensure the delivery of best practice risk management activities and report to the Head of Department.
- Initiate a proactive approach to the review, development and improvement of the risk management service to the client.
- Undertake end-to-end project risk management practice on multiple projects/programs.
- Undertake the creation of risk management plans and processes in adherence to client requirements, processes, policies and frameworks.
- Lead workshops with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Conduct risk reviews at regular intervals, identify and analyze, determine response plans, ensure that project and program risk profiles are being monitored and reported.
- Lead and run a comprehensive schedule and cost qualitative risk assessment (QCRA & QSRA) process is delivered.
- Establish integration of the risk management function within the program and project controls team, with direct touch points to cost and schedule management, change control, and reporting.
- Work proactively and collaboratively with program and project control teams so as to eliminate redundancies and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Provide opportunities to facilitate the transfer of knowledge within the immediate risk team, to the greater project controls team and to the client.
- The transfer of knowledge may include informal one-one-one discussions with client stakeholders and more formal presentations to clients and colleagues.
- Create value stream mapping to quantify pain points and develop solutions to minimize waste (both in terms of speed and cost).
- Create improved operating procedures and best practices for wider use in the client organization to reduce turnaround times, amendments and queries.
- Aligns recommendations to the respective needs of each project, delivery type, contract models and phase of contract negotiation.
- Collaborate on the supplier performance management program including the collection of performance metrics and tracking of supplier improvement action plans.
- Demonstrate a level of support to expert witnesses in arbitral or ligation processes.
- Lead, manage, and carryout construction stage contract and claims management.
- Provide strategic, critical and professional advice on contractual issues.
- Carry out assessment of contractual claims in accordance with the contract.
- Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and related resolution issues.
- Evaluate delay recovery measures.
- Carry out change management and construction stage cost control.
- Supervise the measurement and valuation of completed works and variations.
- Manage the settlement of final accounts with contractors.
- Perform all other pertinent contract management and administration tasks with a view to achieving project completion on time and within budget.
- Prepare and support bid proposals and work closely alongside Senior Management and the wider Turner & Townsend team.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
- Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred.
- 10+ years of relevant risk management or risk program controls experience.
- 2+ years managing high performing risk management services and teams in a consulting environment.
- Deep knowledge and experience with risk identification facilitation and techniques.
- Strong communication, analytical and negotiation skills.
- Has conducted risk management training sessions.
- In-depth understanding of construction contracts, commercials models and delivery methods.
- Proficient in process mapping, root causes analysis, problem solving, and value-stream mapping.
- Familiarity with web-based database tools – ARM, Predict, Tableau.
- Highly self-motivated, analytical, and customer centric.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including great communication.
- Ability to demonstrate collaborative behaviors.
- Organized and thorough individuals.
- Experience in the formulation, setting up, procurement and contract administration of target cost contracts will be an added advantage.
- Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational and communication skills.
Additional Information
On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.
Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the position is $165,000 annually and the maximum salary for the position is $185,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.
LI-ES1
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship in HR Director
Frame your credentials for U.S. specialty occupation
Your Australian HR qualifications need to map clearly to a U.S. specialty occupation. A three-year bachelor's degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree, but document your AHRI certifications and postgraduate study explicitly in your application materials.
Target employers with existing immigration infrastructure
HR Director roles at companies that already file LCAs for other workers move faster. Search DOL's Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data to identify employers actively sponsoring professional roles before you apply.
Reframe the sponsorship conversation for HR hiring teams
You'll often be negotiating with HR professionals who know immigration law well. Lead with the E-3 visa's no-lottery, no-cap structure and the fact that the LCA process sits with DOL, not USCIS, to address timeline concerns before they stall your offer.
Secure a compliant job offer before filing starts
Your offer letter must specify a bona fide HR Director role with duties requiring a specialized degree. Vague titles like 'People Operations Lead' have triggered E-3 RFEs at consulates, so work with your employer to align the title and duties with DOL specialty occupation standards.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for LCA and consulate prep
The LCA must be certified by DOL before your consulate appointment can proceed. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork so the employer's HR team isn't managing an unfamiliar government filing process alone.
Prepare for nonimmigrant intent scrutiny at your interview
Consular officers scrutinize HR Directors more than individual contributors because senior roles signal longer-term U.S. ambitions. Bring documentation of your Australian ties, including property ownership, family, or professional affiliations, to support your nonimmigrant intent.
E-3 Visa HR Director: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find HR Director jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to search for HR Director roles where employers are open to E-3 sponsorship. Standard job boards don't filter by visa type, so you end up cold-pitching sponsorship to companies that haven't considered it. Migrate Mate surfaces roles specifically matched to Australian E-3 applicants, cutting out that uncertainty early in your search.
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 HR Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3 visa?
Yes, HR Director positions generally qualify as E-3 specialty occupations because they require theoretical and practical application of specialized knowledge, and a bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or organizational psychology is standard for entry into the role. Roles where generalist management experience substitutes for a specific degree are more likely to face scrutiny, so the job description should clearly reflect degree-dependent duties.
How does the E-3 visa compare to H-1B for HR Director roles?
The E-3 has no annual cap and no lottery, so you aren't competing for one of 85,000 slots each April. An H-1B registration gives you roughly a one-in-four chance of selection before any filing occurs. For an Australian national in an HR Director role, the E-3 is the more reliable path: your employer files an LCA with DOL, you attend a consulate interview in Australia, and you can begin work as soon as the visa is issued.
Can I change employers or get promoted while on an E-3 as an HR Director?
Changing employers requires a new LCA and a new E-3 visa or a change of status filing, so you can't simply transfer the existing approval. A promotion within the same company to a materially different role, such as moving from HR Director to Chief People Officer, may also require an amended LCA if the job duties or wage level change significantly. Start the new LCA process before your last day with your current employer to avoid a gap in authorized status.