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Resident Engineer roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship when employers complete PERM labor certification, documenting that no qualified U.S. workers are available. Infrastructure, construction, and transportation firms regularly sponsor foreign engineers for permanent residency, making this a viable pathway if you hold a relevant engineering degree and have a confirmed offer.
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As a Consor teammate, you’ll join a collaborative network of water and transportation experts dedicated to supporting clients through the entire project lifecycle. You’ll have access to the resources of a large consulting firm while experiencing the community feel of a local team. Grow your career by working on impactful projects that shape inspiring communities—and expand your potential along the way.
- Regular Full-Time
- Onsite
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a resident engineer, you'll support transportation construction projects through the construction phases, providing overall field contract administration and coordination for programs or projects of a diverse and complex nature. You'll support the construction management team to ensuring that the contractor’s activities are monitored and controlled in accordance with design specifications and contractual requirements. The resident engineer reports to the project manager.
Salary Range: $110,000 to $250,000
What You'll Do:
- Oversee the administration of projects throughout the construction cycle, including technical, financial, and client satisfaction.
- Manage construction projects upon award of contracts through completion.
- Assist with contractor coordination and scheduling.
- Maintain budget and schedule with adherence to cost and delivery contractual commitments.
- Provide construction monitoring and comprehensive project documentation, delivering a weekly report on project status.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
- Minimum Ten years of building construction management experience.
- Must have a valid driver's license with a good driving record.
- This field job primarily operates in outdoor work environments that may include exposure to inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.
- While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee may include frequent talking, hearing, standing, moving, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, balancing, coordination, and occasional sitting or operating a company vehicle. This job may require lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.
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What Benefits You’ll Enjoy:
We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions, contact careers@consoreng.com.
- Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
- Work-Life Alignment – Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
- Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.
- Life – Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.
- Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.
How Your Career Will Grow:
We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it’s often squiggly. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.
Why You’ll Love Consor:
At Consor, you’ll work with a network of water and transportation professionals who specialize in planning, engineering design, structural assessment, and construction services. Across geographies, you’ll have access to the resources and nationwide expertise found in a large consulting firm, while experiencing a community feel at the local level. You’ll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together.
How We Support Diversity:
Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. Throughout our teams and across leadership, Consor pursues an environment in which each employee and prospective employee is treated respectfully, valuing the uniqueness of individuals and differing perspectives and experiences. At the heart of this is ensuring employment practices at Consor provide and promote equal employment and development opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing personnel activities. As such, Consor is an equal opportunity employer and pursues a program of affirmative action across its offices and worksites.
If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD.
If any applicant believes they have been discriminated against or desires further information or assistance, contact us at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214.
Notice: The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position's responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks.
INTRODUCTION
As a Consor teammate, you’ll join a collaborative network of water and transportation experts dedicated to supporting clients through the entire project lifecycle. You’ll have access to the resources of a large consulting firm while experiencing the community feel of a local team. Grow your career by working on impactful projects that shape inspiring communities—and expand your potential along the way.
- Regular Full-Time
- Onsite
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a resident engineer, you'll support transportation construction projects through the construction phases, providing overall field contract administration and coordination for programs or projects of a diverse and complex nature. You'll support the construction management team to ensuring that the contractor’s activities are monitored and controlled in accordance with design specifications and contractual requirements. The resident engineer reports to the project manager.
Salary Range: $110,000 to $250,000
What You'll Do:
- Oversee the administration of projects throughout the construction cycle, including technical, financial, and client satisfaction.
- Manage construction projects upon award of contracts through completion.
- Assist with contractor coordination and scheduling.
- Maintain budget and schedule with adherence to cost and delivery contractual commitments.
- Provide construction monitoring and comprehensive project documentation, delivering a weekly report on project status.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
- Minimum Ten years of building construction management experience.
- Must have a valid driver's license with a good driving record.
- This field job primarily operates in outdoor work environments that may include exposure to inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.
- While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee may include frequent talking, hearing, standing, moving, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, balancing, coordination, and occasional sitting or operating a company vehicle. This job may require lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.
GET TO KNOW US
What Benefits You’ll Enjoy:
We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions, contact careers@consoreng.com.
- Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
- Work-Life Alignment – Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
- Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.
- Life – Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.
- Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.
How Your Career Will Grow:
We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it’s often squiggly. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.
Why You’ll Love Consor:
At Consor, you’ll work with a network of water and transportation professionals who specialize in planning, engineering design, structural assessment, and construction services. Across geographies, you’ll have access to the resources and nationwide expertise found in a large consulting firm, while experiencing a community feel at the local level. You’ll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together.
How We Support Diversity:
Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. Throughout our teams and across leadership, Consor pursues an environment in which each employee and prospective employee is treated respectfully, valuing the uniqueness of individuals and differing perspectives and experiences. At the heart of this is ensuring employment practices at Consor provide and promote equal employment and development opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing personnel activities. As such, Consor is an equal opportunity employer and pursues a program of affirmative action across its offices and worksites.
If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD.
If any applicant believes they have been discriminated against or desires further information or assistance, contact us at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214.
Notice: The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position's responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Resident Engineer
Align your credentials to PERM job requirements
PERM labor certification locks in a specific job description. Make sure your engineering degree and licensed PE credentials, if applicable, match exactly what the employer plans to advertise, since DOL audits flag mismatches between the sponsored role and your documented qualifications.
Target infrastructure employers with prior PERM filings
Transportation agencies, construction management firms, and civil engineering consultancies file PERM applications regularly for Resident Engineers. Search OFLC disclosure data to identify which employers have certified resident or project engineer roles before, then prioritize those in your applications.
Understand EB-2 versus EB-3 classification before accepting an offer
If your role requires only a bachelor's degree, most employers will sponsor under EB-3. Roles requiring a master's or equivalent specialized experience may qualify for EB-2, which can affect your priority date and wait time depending on your country of birth.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsoring employers by role
Rather than scanning job postings manually, use Migrate Mate to search directly for Resident Engineer positions at employers with active green card sponsorship history, so you're targeting companies already familiar with the PERM and I-140 process.
Request the prevailing wage determination early in negotiations
Your employer must obtain a prevailing wage determination from OFLC before advertising the PERM position. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the applicable wage level for Resident Engineer roles in your target metro, so you can negotiate an offer that meets or exceeds that threshold from day one.
Confirm your employer's I-140 filing timeline before accepting
PERM certification alone does not secure your green card. Ask prospective employers directly how quickly they proceed from PERM approval to I-140 filing, since delays at that stage can push your priority date back and affect how long you wait for a visa number to become available.
Green Card Resident Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Resident Engineer roles typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Resident Engineer positions are sponsored under EB-3, since the role commonly requires a bachelor's degree in civil or structural engineering. EB-2 applies when the position genuinely requires an advanced degree or the candidate holds equivalent specialized credentials that the employer can document in the PERM job description. Your country of birth affects wait times under both categories.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a Resident Engineer?
Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 is permanent rather than temporary and has no annual lottery. H-1B visa sponsorship is capped at 65,000 visas per year and subject to a random selection process. For Resident Engineers, EB-3 sponsorship means your employer is committing to permanent employment, and once your I-140 is approved, your priority date is locked regardless of future job changes under AC21 portability rules.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for a Resident Engineer position?
Your employer files a PERM application with DOL certifying that no qualified U.S. workers applied for the Resident Engineer role after a compliant recruitment campaign. DOL sets the minimum wage the employer must pay using a prevailing wage determination. Audit rates are significant, so employers typically work with immigration counsel to document recruitment steps, job requirements, and rejection reasons for U.S. applicants.
How can I find Resident Engineer jobs that include green card sponsorship?
Standard job postings rarely specify whether an employer will sponsor a green card versus only an H-1B or no visa at all. Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Resident Engineer roles at employers with documented green card sponsorship history, filtering out positions where PERM sponsorship is unlikely. This saves significant time compared to applying broadly and asking during interviews.
Can I change employers after my green card process has started as a Resident Engineer?
Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is current or within 180 days, AC21 portability lets you move to a new employer in a same or similar occupational classification without restarting the process. For Resident Engineers, that generally means another engineering or construction management role. Your new employer does not need to file a new PERM application if portability applies.