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Civil Engineer roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires your employer to test the U.S. labor market before filing your I-140 petition. Infrastructure, transportation, and construction firms regularly sponsor foreign engineers for permanent residency.
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Kimley-Horn's Austin South, Texas (TX) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join their Water/Wastewater and Utilities team! This is not a remote position.
Responsibilities:
- Designing water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, conveyance systems, water treatment systems, water/wastewater distribution planning, master planning, and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions
- Managing project tasks, project design and permitting, construction coordination, and providing regular communication and guidance with less experienced staff
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and external clients to contribute to the successful completion of assigned projects
- Maintain a high degree of quality sets of plans along with checking the work of others
- Create work plans and adhere to the budget set by the client and performing strong project management knowledge
- Attend meetings and communicate with clients, government entities, and various regulatory agencies to fulfill any regulations and requirements relating to projects
- Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules
- This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of engineers and designers on a variety of projects
- You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships
- You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors
Qualifications
- 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience
- Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
- Relevant municipal engineering experience including designing pump stations, pipelines, water/wastewater treatment facilities
- Experience performing hydraulic modeling (using programs such as WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoWater, etc.)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Positive attitude, self-motivated; sense of urgency to produce high quality work
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team
Why Kimley-Horn?:
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it—that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn:
- Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
- Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
- Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
- Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
Overview:
Kimley-Horn's Austin South, Texas (TX) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join their Water/Wastewater and Utilities team! This is not a remote position.
Responsibilities:
- Designing water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, conveyance systems, water treatment systems, water/wastewater distribution planning, master planning, and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions
- Managing project tasks, project design and permitting, construction coordination, and providing regular communication and guidance with less experienced staff
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and external clients to contribute to the successful completion of assigned projects
- Maintain a high degree of quality sets of plans along with checking the work of others
- Create work plans and adhere to the budget set by the client and performing strong project management knowledge
- Attend meetings and communicate with clients, government entities, and various regulatory agencies to fulfill any regulations and requirements relating to projects
- Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules
- This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of engineers and designers on a variety of projects
- You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships
- You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors
Qualifications
- 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience
- Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
- Relevant municipal engineering experience including designing pump stations, pipelines, water/wastewater treatment facilities
- Experience performing hydraulic modeling (using programs such as WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoWater, etc.)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Positive attitude, self-motivated; sense of urgency to produce high quality work
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team
Why Kimley-Horn?:
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it—that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn:
- Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
- Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
- Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
- Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Civil Engineer
Credential your foreign engineering degree first
USCIS evaluates foreign degrees against U.S. equivalency standards during PERM adjudication. Have your engineering credentials formally evaluated by a NACES-approved agency before job applications, so employers see a clear EB-2 or EB-3 pathway from the start.
Target firms with active PERM filing history
Infrastructure consultancies, municipal engineering contractors, and federal project primes file PERM petitions regularly. Search DOL disclosure data to identify which civil engineering employers have sponsored foreign workers recently rather than guessing at willingness.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsoring employers
Migrate Mate surfaces civil engineering employers with documented green card sponsorship history, so you spend less time cold-applying to firms that don't sponsor. Filter by role, location, and sponsorship track record to prioritize your outreach.
Clarify PE licensure timing with your employer
Many civil engineering roles require a Professional Engineer license, but PERM job descriptions lock in minimum requirements. Confirm whether your employer will list PE as required or preferred, since that distinction directly affects the prevailing wage tier DOL assigns.
Verify your offered wage against OFLC Wage Search
DOL requires your offered salary to meet the prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location before certifying PERM. Run the OFLC Wage Search yourself before negotiating an offer so you can confirm the employer's proposed wage clears the threshold.
Ask about concurrent I-485 filing eligibility early
If your priority date is current when your I-140 is approved, you may file your adjustment of status concurrently with PERM completion. Ask your employer's immigration counsel whether this applies to your country of birth to avoid unnecessary delays.
Green Card Civil Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Civil Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Civil Engineer positions typically qualify for EB-3 as a skilled worker role requiring a bachelor's degree, and can qualify for EB-2 if the position requires an advanced degree or if you have a master's degree or equivalent that the employer's job description calls for. Your employer's PERM attorney will determine the appropriate category based on the actual job requirements and your credentials.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for Civil Engineers?
The EB-3 green card process has no annual cap at the petition level and leads to permanent residency, unlike the H-1B lottery system. The tradeoff is time: PERM labor certification alone takes six to twelve months before the I-140 petition is even filed. For many countries other than India and China, EB-3 priority dates move quickly, making the total wait comparable to multiple H-1B visa renewal cycles.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for Civil Engineers?
Your employer must conduct a supervised recruitment campaign, including job postings, newspaper ads, and internal notices, demonstrating no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. The job description filed with DOL must match your actual duties, and the offered wage must meet the prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location as determined by the OFLC Wage Search data.
Where can I find Civil Engineer employers that sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate indexes employers with documented EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history so you can search specifically for civil engineering firms that have filed PERM petitions. This is more reliable than applying broadly and asking at the offer stage, since many engineering firms sponsor regularly but don't advertise it in job postings.
Can I switch Civil Engineer employers while my green card is pending?
Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is current, portability rules under AC21 allow you to change to a same or similar civil engineering role without restarting the green card process, provided your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more. The new role must fall within the same SOC code or a closely related occupational category.