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Compliance Program Manager roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, which requires employers to document recruitment efforts before filing your I-140 petition. Regulated industries, financial services, healthcare, and defense contractors, routinely sponsor this role because the specialized regulatory knowledge is difficult to source domestically.
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Get Access To All JobsRequisition ID: 109981
Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.
People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.
We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.
About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s approximately 7,000 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
Primary Role
Indiana American Water is seeking a motivated, compliance-driven Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Program Manager to join our team in Northwest Indiana. Our ideal candidate will be influential in collaborating across the business. In this role, you will interact daily with local operations. You will oversee compliance including sampling, reporting, and chemical safety. As the Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Program Manager, you will be essential in ensuring we meet regulatory deadlines and compliance standards are met.
Key Accountabilities
- Assists local, State and Federal regulatory agencies during inspections
- Responds (on-call) to Water Quality or compliance problems, taking appropriate corrective action including documentation to advise management
- Ensures that customer complaints or inquiries are properly addressed to attempt to resolve any issues
- Reports on problems and issues regarding Water Quality and standards
- Assures that policies, programs, standards of performance and approved objectives related to wastewater and water quality are adhered to
- Assists in the procurement of treatment chemicals and manages receipt of chemical supplies to assure adequate supply along with monitoring equipment, chemical feeds, etc. to ensure standards are maintained
- Assists with training of plant operating staff, field services and other wastewater and water quality personnel in treatment practices and environmental initiatives
- Supports wastewater and water quality activities related to the Environmental Management Program to ensure compliance with SDWA/CWA regulations are continually met
- Plan, prepare and control the portion of the financial plan related to area of responsibility
- Conduct special projects and prepare reports
Knowledge/Skills
- Strong working knowledge of water and wastewater treatment preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of wastewater, water quality, and environmental regulations affecting the business preferred
- Must be able to distinguish colors to conduct testing using normal colorimetric methods.
Experience/Education
- Bachelors degree or a combination of equivalent work experience
- Minimum Two (2) to four (4) years experience in water, and/or wastewater, and laboratory operations
- Water Treatment or Wastewater Treatment license preferred
Travel Requirements
- Must hold valid driver’s license and have acceptable driving record
- In-state travel is required
Work Schedule
- Full-time, on-site
- Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm
- On-call responsibility as needed
Join American Water... We Keep Life Flowing™
American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
Requisition ID: 109981
Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.
People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.
We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.
About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s approximately 7,000 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
Primary Role
Indiana American Water is seeking a motivated, compliance-driven Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Program Manager to join our team in Northwest Indiana. Our ideal candidate will be influential in collaborating across the business. In this role, you will interact daily with local operations. You will oversee compliance including sampling, reporting, and chemical safety. As the Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Program Manager, you will be essential in ensuring we meet regulatory deadlines and compliance standards are met.
Key Accountabilities
- Assists local, State and Federal regulatory agencies during inspections
- Responds (on-call) to Water Quality or compliance problems, taking appropriate corrective action including documentation to advise management
- Ensures that customer complaints or inquiries are properly addressed to attempt to resolve any issues
- Reports on problems and issues regarding Water Quality and standards
- Assures that policies, programs, standards of performance and approved objectives related to wastewater and water quality are adhered to
- Assists in the procurement of treatment chemicals and manages receipt of chemical supplies to assure adequate supply along with monitoring equipment, chemical feeds, etc. to ensure standards are maintained
- Assists with training of plant operating staff, field services and other wastewater and water quality personnel in treatment practices and environmental initiatives
- Supports wastewater and water quality activities related to the Environmental Management Program to ensure compliance with SDWA/CWA regulations are continually met
- Plan, prepare and control the portion of the financial plan related to area of responsibility
- Conduct special projects and prepare reports
Knowledge/Skills
- Strong working knowledge of water and wastewater treatment preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of wastewater, water quality, and environmental regulations affecting the business preferred
- Must be able to distinguish colors to conduct testing using normal colorimetric methods.
Experience/Education
- Bachelors degree or a combination of equivalent work experience
- Minimum Two (2) to four (4) years experience in water, and/or wastewater, and laboratory operations
- Water Treatment or Wastewater Treatment license preferred
Travel Requirements
- Must hold valid driver’s license and have acceptable driving record
- In-state travel is required
Work Schedule
- Full-time, on-site
- Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm
- On-call responsibility as needed
Join American Water... We Keep Life Flowing™
American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Compliance Program Manager
Map your credentials to EB-2 requirements
A master's degree in law, business, or a compliance-adjacent field positions you for EB-2. If you hold a bachelor's plus five or more years in regulatory affairs or audit functions, document that progression in writing before approaching employers.
Target PERM-active employers in regulated industries
Financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and federal contractors file PERM more consistently than other sectors because their compliance headcount is driven by regulatory mandates, not discretionary budgets. Prioritize employers whose business model depends on continuous compliance oversight.
Search green card sponsoring jobs on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Compliance Program Manager openings by employers with active green card sponsorship history. This saves you from applying to roles where sponsorship is theoretically possible but never practiced.
Understand the PERM prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your job zone and location throughout the PERM process. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level II or Level III wage for compliance management roles in your target metro before you negotiate an offer.
Ask about PERM timelines during the offer stage
PERM labor certification currently takes six to nine months at DOL, followed by I-140 adjudication at USCIS. Confirming your employer's willingness to start PERM within your first year prevents situations where sponsorship is deferred indefinitely after onboarding.
Verify the job description matches your O*NET profile
PERM requires the posted job duties to reflect what you actually do. Cross-check the offer letter's duties against the O*NET occupation profile for Compliance Managers to catch mismatches that could trigger a DOL audit or an RFE during I-140 adjudication.
Green Card Compliance Program Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Compliance Program Manager role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Both categories are available depending on your credentials and the employer's requirements. EB-2 applies when the role genuinely requires a master's degree or equivalent advanced-degree credentials. EB-3 covers positions requiring at least a bachelor's degree, which makes it the more common path when employers post roles with a four-year degree minimum. The distinction affects priority dates and wait times for nationals of high-backlog countries.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status with a two-year initial period and a lottery for cap-subject filings. PERM sponsorship leads to permanent residency and has no annual lottery at the EB-3 level. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification, I-140 adjudication, and adjustment of status together take two to four years for most nationalities, compared to the faster H-1B approval. The green card path also ties you to the sponsoring employer until your I-140 is approved.
Which industries are most likely to sponsor Compliance Program Managers for a green card?
Regulated sectors with mandatory compliance functions sponsor most consistently. Banks and broker-dealers subject to BSA and SEC rules, pharmaceutical companies under FDA oversight, and defense contractors with ITAR or FCPA obligations all maintain large compliance teams. These employers file PERM regularly because their regulatory obligations require specialized headcount that is hard to replace with domestic candidates on short notice.
How can I find Compliance Program Manager jobs with green card sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to search specifically for employers with documented green card sponsorship activity in the compliance space. Generic job boards don't filter by PERM history, so you can spend weeks applying to roles where the employer has never actually sponsored a permanent resident. Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have filed PERM for similar roles, which is the most reliable signal of real sponsorship intent.
Can my employer start the PERM process while I'm on an H-1B or OPT?
Yes. PERM can begin at any point regardless of your current immigration status, and starting early is strategically important for nationals from high-backlog countries like India and China, where priority date waits can extend a decade or more. Your employer files with DOL independently of your nonimmigrant status. Confirming their willingness to file PERM in year one of employment is one of the most important questions to raise before accepting an offer.