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WSP USA is initiating a search for a Full-time CX Project Manager (Mechanical) for our New York office.
Job Description
Our engineers work on high quality, high-profile, national and international projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for the execution of building commissioning processes (new/re/retro/continuous), energy auditing and building retrofit applications, support for sustainability certification applications, and measurement and verification techniques.
WSP USA offers excellent growth opportunities: Many of our senior leaders started out as young engineers in our firm. Initially, you will work under the supervision, training, and guidance of the senior commissioning leadership. Preliminary participation in business development activities will also be encouraged.
Specific Requirements:
- Proficient with Computer Room / Data Center HVAC systems
- Experience with Chillers, DX and Chilled water Computer Room Air Conditioning Units and systems
- Experience with witnessing and executing pre-functional, functional and integrated mechanical and electrical testing
- Good understanding of the architectural, engineering and construction industry
- Experience with sustainable design practices or facilities operations is preferred
- Ability to work independently and provide supervision in a highly collaborative team environment
Your Impact
- Assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site during various construction phases, surveys, blueprints, schematics, data, technical drawings, flow diagrams, computer-generated reports, and other matrices for project energy auditing actions, validation, and commissioning
- Perform professional building and system commissioning work by conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, equipment, resources, layout, usage, and systems to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, codes, and installation or operating permits
- Develop and configure, testing specifications, and readiness plans; preparing and updating checklists/punch lists and cost estimates that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients
- Involved from project inception to completion for commissioning work deliverables throughout the various project work phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, integration, installation, and operation
- Assist with advanced technologies, monitoring, modeling techniques, design requirements, load calculations, and operating strategies to account for the proper installation and functioning of equipment and systems according to specifications, implementing future-ready solutions with building systems operating standards
- Verify site characteristics and provide technical assistance on various design, installation, and integration issues relating to commissioning and retro commissioning of building systems including Electrical Switchgear, distribution, electrical backup systems and automation
- Assist cross-functional teams with executing project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, permit applications, schematics, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos
- Assist with commissioning and operational plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations
- Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, technical drawings, spreadsheets, and other 2D/3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses
- Maintain quality control standards, document logs of control and equipment functionality testing and verification, and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, calculations, statistical analysis, and reporting
- Assist with development and scoping of medium- to large-sized commissioning projects
- Provide guidance and training to entry-level to mid-level commissioning staff
- Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to navigate, improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design, and/or installation/operational issues or opportunities
- Analyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during site assessments, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk installation, equipment operations, and/or mitigation activities
- Interact with any applicable regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner
- Collaborate with other professionals, engineers, inspectors, project control, and technicians on public and privately funded building improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities
- Remain current in latest commissioning techniques and practices
- 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
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Architectural Engineering or Construction-related field or equivalent years of related industry experience
- 5-7+ years of relevant post education experience in discipline with prior building and systems commissioning experience
- Knowledge of building commissioning principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues
- Technical knowledge of HVAC and building systems to evaluate and test the performance of these systems
- Essential Professional Licensure/Certification
- Total facilities commissioning experience preferred
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree is preferred
- Essential or enhancing professional licensure/certification
- Knowledge of Electrical systems
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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): $107,000 - $145,000
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.
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 USA is initiating a search for a Full-time CX Project Manager (Mechanical) for our New York office.
Job Description
Our engineers work on high quality, high-profile, national and international projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for the execution of building commissioning processes (new/re/retro/continuous), energy auditing and building retrofit applications, support for sustainability certification applications, and measurement and verification techniques.
WSP USA offers excellent growth opportunities: Many of our senior leaders started out as young engineers in our firm. Initially, you will work under the supervision, training, and guidance of the senior commissioning leadership. Preliminary participation in business development activities will also be encouraged.
Specific Requirements:
- Proficient with Computer Room / Data Center HVAC systems
- Experience with Chillers, DX and Chilled water Computer Room Air Conditioning Units and systems
- Experience with witnessing and executing pre-functional, functional and integrated mechanical and electrical testing
- Good understanding of the architectural, engineering and construction industry
- Experience with sustainable design practices or facilities operations is preferred
- Ability to work independently and provide supervision in a highly collaborative team environment
Your Impact
- Assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site during various construction phases, surveys, blueprints, schematics, data, technical drawings, flow diagrams, computer-generated reports, and other matrices for project energy auditing actions, validation, and commissioning
- Perform professional building and system commissioning work by conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, equipment, resources, layout, usage, and systems to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, codes, and installation or operating permits
- Develop and configure, testing specifications, and readiness plans; preparing and updating checklists/punch lists and cost estimates that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients
- Involved from project inception to completion for commissioning work deliverables throughout the various project work phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, integration, installation, and operation
- Assist with advanced technologies, monitoring, modeling techniques, design requirements, load calculations, and operating strategies to account for the proper installation and functioning of equipment and systems according to specifications, implementing future-ready solutions with building systems operating standards
- Verify site characteristics and provide technical assistance on various design, installation, and integration issues relating to commissioning and retro commissioning of building systems including Electrical Switchgear, distribution, electrical backup systems and automation
- Assist cross-functional teams with executing project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, permit applications, schematics, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos
- Assist with commissioning and operational plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations
- Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, technical drawings, spreadsheets, and other 2D/3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses
- Maintain quality control standards, document logs of control and equipment functionality testing and verification, and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, calculations, statistical analysis, and reporting
- Assist with development and scoping of medium- to large-sized commissioning projects
- Provide guidance and training to entry-level to mid-level commissioning staff
- Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to navigate, improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design, and/or installation/operational issues or opportunities
- Analyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during site assessments, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk installation, equipment operations, and/or mitigation activities
- Interact with any applicable regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner
- Collaborate with other professionals, engineers, inspectors, project control, and technicians on public and privately funded building improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities
- Remain current in latest commissioning techniques and practices
- 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
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Architectural Engineering or Construction-related field or equivalent years of related industry experience
- 5-7+ years of relevant post education experience in discipline with prior building and systems commissioning experience
- Knowledge of building commissioning principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues
- Technical knowledge of HVAC and building systems to evaluate and test the performance of these systems
- Essential Professional Licensure/Certification
- Total facilities commissioning experience preferred
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree is preferred
- Essential or enhancing professional licensure/certification
- Knowledge of Electrical systems
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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): $107,000 - $145,000
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.
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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Align your credentials to U.S. specialty occupation standards
DOL requires your degree field to directly relate to the Mechanical Project Engineer role. A three-year Australian engineering degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year bachelor's, but confirm your transcript shows mechanical or related discipline coursework.
Target employers with active DOL LCA filing history
Search the DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data to identify companies that have filed LCAs for engineering roles before. Prior filings signal familiarity with E-3 visa sponsorship, reducing the risk of employer hesitation during negotiations.
Raise E-3 sponsorship before the offer stage
Engineering hiring managers often assume visa sponsorship means H-1B lottery risk. Clarifying early that the E-3 has no cap and no lottery, and that your employer's obligation is primarily the LCA filing, removes the most common objection before it becomes a dealbreaker.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage your LCA
After securing an offer, your employer must file a certified LCA with DOL before you can apply for your visa. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service handles the LCA submission, visa paperwork, and consulate preparation so neither you nor your employer needs to navigate the process alone.
Verify your employer meets prevailing wage requirements
The LCA requires your offered salary to meet the DOL prevailing wage for your specific Mechanical Project Engineer job title and work location. If the offer falls below that threshold, the LCA will not certify, so confirm wage compliance before accepting.
Prepare for consular questions about project scope and degree relevance
Consular officers assess whether your role genuinely requires a degree in a specific engineering field. Bring documentation showing your project responsibilities, any licensed engineer oversight requirements, and how your Australian engineering qualification maps to the U.S. job description.
E-3 Visa Mechanical Project Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Mechanical Project Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. It surfaces Mechanical Project Engineer positions from employers with E-3 filing history, so you can filter out companies unlikely to sponsor before applying. General job platforms don't filter by visa type or sponsorship track record, making the search far less targeted.
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 Mechanical Project Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Mechanical Project Engineer roles typically qualify because they require a bachelor's degree in mechanical, industrial, or a closely related engineering discipline. The key test is whether the job normally requires a specific degree field, not just any degree. Roles that list engineering as preferred rather than required can create complications at the LCA stage, so reviewing the job description carefully before applying is essential.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Mechanical Project Engineers?
The E-3 has no annual lottery, no cap backlog, and no registration fee. H-1B selection runs around 25 percent for most applicants, meaning qualified Mechanical Project Engineers often wait years or never get selected. The E-3 is available year-round, processes at the consulate in a matter of weeks once the LCA is certified, and renews indefinitely in two-year increments as long as you hold a qualifying role.
Can I change employers or projects while on an E-3 as a Mechanical Project Engineer?
Yes, but each employer change requires a new LCA and a new E-3 visa stamp if you travel internationally. If you stay inside the U.S., your new employer can file an amended petition and you can start work once that is in process. Project reassignments within the same employer are generally fine, provided your job title and core duties remain consistent with what the original LCA described.