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System Safety Engineer roles in defense, aerospace, and transportation qualify as E-3 visa specialty occupations, making them strong candidates for visa sponsorship. Australian engineers with degrees in systems, mechanical, or aerospace engineering can apply directly at a U.S. consulate without entering an H-1B lottery, with two-year renewable status and no annual cap.
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WSP is currently initiating a search for a highly motivated and experienced Lead Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S) Management Information System Technical Consultant to support our global Digital Solutions Team. We are seeking an individual that is a subject matter expert level professional for the Intelex platform. This position is remote but will require travel to client site(s).
The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and client-facing skills, be a self-starter, and a team player. This role is primarily client facing, involves supporting and managing client projects and WSP project teams with the design, implementation and advisory support for Intelex and other platforms. The candidate will have a working knowledge of EHS&S processes across a variety of industries and be proficient at engaging with customers, recognizing where they are on a maturity scale and helping them define improved business processes while eliciting digital technology functional requirements.
You will identify new opportunities, develop proposals, implement software solutions, support/manage vendor relationships and represent WSP at external events, among other activities, to ensure that we provide quality solutions that meet our clients' needs.
Responsibilities
- Act as a primary technical-facing liaison for clients on EHS&S digital initiatives, ensuring clear communication of solution capabilities, constraints, and implementation approaches.
- Facilitate requirements and design workshops with business and IT stakeholders, including senior staff and executive leadership when needed.
- Present solution designs, technical roadmaps, and implementation progress to client stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into business-relevant language.
- Support up-selling and cross-selling of WSP’s broader digital and EHS&S services by identifying technical enhancement opportunities within existing client environments.
- Maintain strong client relationships focused on ongoing optimization and extension of EHS&S digital platforms.
- Lead and support the end-to-end delivery of EHS&S software solutions, including EMIS and supporting digital tools.
- Oversee and/or have configuration, customization, and integration responsibilities in collaboration with internal technical teams and vendor resources.
- Define and manage technical implementation tasks such as:
- System configuration and environment setup
- Data migration and data quality validation
- Interface development and integration testing
- Report/dashboard development leveraging tools such as Power BI, etc.
- Establish and maintain technical documentation, including solution design documents, configuration guides, integration specifications, and support runbooks.
- Join projects mid-flight when needed, quickly assess technical status and risks, and implement corrective actions to ensure successful outcomes for both the client and TRC.
- Define test strategies and plans for EHS&S digital solutions, including unit, system, integration, and user acceptance testing.
- Support release planning and deployment activities, including cutover plans, rollback strategies, and post-go-live stabilization.
- Monitor technical performance and reliability of deployed solutions and coordinate remediation activities as needed.
- Interact with subcontractors, clients, and other stakeholders in a confident and professional manner.
- Successfully manage and oversee internal and external relationships to ensure client delivery and company growth.
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Expert-level experience with Intelex applications.
- 7+ years of experience as a project lead on multiple Software implementations.
- 7+ years of experience working in the Intelex application.
- Acceptance of allowing a full criminal background check to be conducted, to allow working on government projects.
- Past experience directing and supporting remote and global teams, including mentoring and training staff.
- Well-developed analytical mindset with the ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations, applying logic, making decisions, and providing objective recommendations.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex data in a simple, actionable manner.
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply technical knowledge, interpret testing results, collate data, perform load calculations and statistical analyses, and arrive at effective, economical, and logical solutions.
- Highly effective self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
- Highly effective at working independently and providing guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC standards.
- Experience working with large data sets and spreadsheets.
- Demonstrated experience implementing one or more EMIS commercial software platforms, including configuration, integration, and reporting.
- Strong proficiency in business analysis for software projects:
- Requirements elicitation and documentation
- Process modeling and workflow design
- User story and acceptance criteria development
- Proven experience managing scope, schedule, and budget for technology enhancement/deployment projects using project management software and tools.
- Familiarity with data and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, SQL-based reporting, or similar) and their application to EHS&S metrics and dashboards.
- 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.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
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 highly motivated and experienced Lead Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S) Management Information System Technical Consultant to support our global Digital Solutions Team. We are seeking an individual that is a subject matter expert level professional for the Intelex platform. This position is remote but will require travel to client site(s).
The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and client-facing skills, be a self-starter, and a team player. This role is primarily client facing, involves supporting and managing client projects and WSP project teams with the design, implementation and advisory support for Intelex and other platforms. The candidate will have a working knowledge of EHS&S processes across a variety of industries and be proficient at engaging with customers, recognizing where they are on a maturity scale and helping them define improved business processes while eliciting digital technology functional requirements.
You will identify new opportunities, develop proposals, implement software solutions, support/manage vendor relationships and represent WSP at external events, among other activities, to ensure that we provide quality solutions that meet our clients' needs.
Responsibilities
- Act as a primary technical-facing liaison for clients on EHS&S digital initiatives, ensuring clear communication of solution capabilities, constraints, and implementation approaches.
- Facilitate requirements and design workshops with business and IT stakeholders, including senior staff and executive leadership when needed.
- Present solution designs, technical roadmaps, and implementation progress to client stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into business-relevant language.
- Support up-selling and cross-selling of WSP’s broader digital and EHS&S services by identifying technical enhancement opportunities within existing client environments.
- Maintain strong client relationships focused on ongoing optimization and extension of EHS&S digital platforms.
- Lead and support the end-to-end delivery of EHS&S software solutions, including EMIS and supporting digital tools.
- Oversee and/or have configuration, customization, and integration responsibilities in collaboration with internal technical teams and vendor resources.
- Define and manage technical implementation tasks such as:
- System configuration and environment setup
- Data migration and data quality validation
- Interface development and integration testing
- Report/dashboard development leveraging tools such as Power BI, etc.
- Establish and maintain technical documentation, including solution design documents, configuration guides, integration specifications, and support runbooks.
- Join projects mid-flight when needed, quickly assess technical status and risks, and implement corrective actions to ensure successful outcomes for both the client and TRC.
- Define test strategies and plans for EHS&S digital solutions, including unit, system, integration, and user acceptance testing.
- Support release planning and deployment activities, including cutover plans, rollback strategies, and post-go-live stabilization.
- Monitor technical performance and reliability of deployed solutions and coordinate remediation activities as needed.
- Interact with subcontractors, clients, and other stakeholders in a confident and professional manner.
- Successfully manage and oversee internal and external relationships to ensure client delivery and company growth.
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Expert-level experience with Intelex applications.
- 7+ years of experience as a project lead on multiple Software implementations.
- 7+ years of experience working in the Intelex application.
- Acceptance of allowing a full criminal background check to be conducted, to allow working on government projects.
- Past experience directing and supporting remote and global teams, including mentoring and training staff.
- Well-developed analytical mindset with the ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations, applying logic, making decisions, and providing objective recommendations.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex data in a simple, actionable manner.
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply technical knowledge, interpret testing results, collate data, perform load calculations and statistical analyses, and arrive at effective, economical, and logical solutions.
- Highly effective self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
- Highly effective at working independently and providing guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC standards.
- Experience working with large data sets and spreadsheets.
- Demonstrated experience implementing one or more EMIS commercial software platforms, including configuration, integration, and reporting.
- Strong proficiency in business analysis for software projects:
- Requirements elicitation and documentation
- Process modeling and workflow design
- User story and acceptance criteria development
- Proven experience managing scope, schedule, and budget for technology enhancement/deployment projects using project management software and tools.
- Familiarity with data and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, SQL-based reporting, or similar) and their application to EHS&S metrics and dashboards.
- 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.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
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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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a System Safety Engineer
Frame your credentials for U.S. specialty occupation
Australian three-year engineering degrees meet the E-3 bachelor's equivalency standard, but your CV needs to map your qualifications to the specific safety standards domain the role requires, such as MIL-STD-882 or DO-178C, not just general engineering.
Target sectors with established LCA filing history
Defense contractors, avionics manufacturers, and rail transit authorities file LCAs for System Safety Engineers regularly. Focusing your search on employers already familiar with DOL's prevailing wage process shortens the sponsorship conversation significantly.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for your LCA
The LCA must be DOL-certified before your consulate appointment, and errors in the wage level classification for safety roles can trigger delays. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service handles the LCA submission and consulate paperwork end-to-end.
Address dual-intent early in offer negotiations
The E-3 is a nonimmigrant visa, so consular officers assess ties to Australia. If your employer later sponsors a green card, that's a separate process. Clarifying this upfront prevents misaligned expectations on both sides during offer discussions.
Verify security clearance eligibility before accepting offers
Many System Safety Engineer roles at defense primes require a U.S. security clearance, which Australian nationals on E-3 status can obtain through a reciprocal arrangement, but the sponsoring employer must initiate the process. Confirm this before signing.
Get your employer's LCA wage level right from the start
DOL assigns System Safety Engineers to wage levels based on supervision, complexity, and judgment. A misclassified wage level on the LCA is a common filing error that USCIS flags during status extensions, so audit the posted wage against OEWS data before submission.
E-3 Visa System Safety Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find System Safety 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 filters opportunities by employers with active visa filing history in engineering and defense sectors, so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never navigated the E-3 process before.
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 System Safety Engineer role qualify as an E-3 specialty occupation?
Yes. System Safety Engineers require at minimum a bachelor's degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field, which satisfies the E-3 specialty occupation definition. Roles grounded in formal safety methodologies like MIL-STD-882 or ARP4761 reinforce this classification. Ensure your job offer letter specifies the degree requirement explicitly.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for System Safety Engineers?
The E-3 has a 10,500 annual allocation that has never been fully used, so there's no lottery and no random selection. H-1B registrations for the same roles face a lottery with roughly one-in-four odds in recent years. For Australian engineers, the E-3 also allows consulate processing with appointments typically available within weeks, rather than waiting for a USCIS approval cycle.
Can I change employers while on an E-3 as a System Safety Engineer?
Yes, but you can't transfer the visa the way an H-1B allows portability after 180 days. Each new employer must file a fresh LCA with DOL and you'll need a new E-3 visa stamp before starting work, which typically means a consulate appointment in Australia or at a third-country post. Plan for a gap between roles if your current visa stamp expires.