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Join WSP's Energy Infrastructure Solutions – Advanced Complementary Solutions team, where we're accelerating the shift to a lower-carbon future. Our work sits at the forefront of grid-connected electrification, behind-the-meter energy systems, and power solutions across a wide range of industries.
WSP USA is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our Power & Energy Advanced Complementary Services (ACS) team in our Seattle, WA or New York, NY office. You will help WSP fully leverage the capabilities of our Power & Energy teams to address critical energy challenges in the U.S. market.
In this technical leadership role, you will provide high-level technical expertise, direction, and oversight for complex, multi-site and multi-phase projects involving due diligence, investigation, impact assessment, permitting, design, development, and construction. You will serve as a senior technical resource for utility, industrial, and commercial-scale projects across the public and private sectors.
Responsibilities include leading the research, planning, design, and implementation of transmission and distribution substations, medium- and low-voltage power distribution, power regulation, renewable energy, electrification, and protection and control systems. Projects may support utilities, transportation, buildings, and Federal, State, and local government clients.
You will apply advanced engineering knowledge and independent judgment to solve complex technical challenges, establish engineering approaches, guide multidisciplinary teams, and provide technical recommendations to clients and project stakeholders. You will also provide technical oversight and mentorship to engineers and designers while ensuring that project deliverables meet or exceed applicable industry standards for quality, safety, constructability, and functionality.
Your Impact
- Lead the preparation, technical direction, and review of IFC electrical design documents for behind-the-meter systems from 35 kV through MV/LV distribution and device-level design, with a primary focus on charging and electrification infrastructure.
- Lead and perform site visits and field assessments to evaluate existing electrical infrastructure, capacity, constructability, and code compliance; interpret findings and establish engineering recommendations and design strategies.
- Serve as a senior technical lead for utility coordination, including service applications, interconnection requirements, utility standards compliance, and coordination with utility protection and metering teams.
- Lead the design and technical review of:
- MV switchgear and substations
- Power distribution systems
- Lighting systems and controls
- Grounding and bonding systems
- Lightning protection systems
- Develop, review, and provide technical approval of equipment specifications, data sheets, and procurement packages for major electrical equipment.
- Lead and/or review complex electrical calculations and engineering analyses, including:
- Load studies and equipment sizing
- Short-circuit and arc-flash studies
- Protective device coordination
- Grounding touch and step voltage analysis
- Prepare, review, and provide senior technical oversight for power system studies using ETAP, SKM, or equivalent software, including modeling methodologies, assumptions, results, recommendations, and final reports.
- Provide technical leadership for renewable energy, electrification, and decarbonization projects, including integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) within behind-the-meter electrical architectures.
- Provide technical mentorship, direction, and QA/QC oversight for engineers and designers, supporting the development of technical capabilities and consistent application of engineering standards.
- Utilize AutoCAD Electrical and Revit to support coordinated, model-based, and multidisciplinary designs; Revit proficiency is preferred.
- Perform and/or oversee lighting design and analysis using AGi32.
- Serve as a trusted technical resource to clients, helping define electrification and decarbonization goals, technical requirements, operational needs, phasing strategies, and solutions to complex engineering challenges.
- Lead technical coordination with multidisciplinary engineering teams, subconsultants, utilities, AHJs, contractors, and other stakeholders throughout design, permitting, procurement, and construction.
- Prepare and provide senior-level review of technical assessments, engineering reports, calculations, specifications, and presentations suitable for client, utility, and regulatory review.
- Identify and resolve complex technical issues requiring advanced engineering judgment, evaluation of alternatives, and coordination across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.
- Support project teams with technical scope development, level-of-effort evaluations, design strategies, and engineering approaches for complex electrical projects.
- Remain current with evolving electrical codes, standards, technologies, and industry best practices related to power systems, electrification, renewable energy, and decarbonization.
- 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 electrical engineering.
- Extensive professional experience in electrical engineering with demonstrated responsibility for technically complex power distribution, electrification, utility, or related infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead for electrical engineering design and multidisciplinary project delivery.
- Advanced knowledge of medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems, electrical equipment, grounding, protection, and applicable electrical codes and standards.
- Experience preparing and reviewing IFC electrical design packages, specifications, calculations, and engineering studies.
- Experience with power system analysis and modeling using ETAP, SKM, or equivalent software.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating with electric utilities on service, interconnection, protection, metering, or related requirements.
- Experience providing technical oversight, QA/QC, and mentorship to engineers and designers.
- Strong technical communication skills with the ability to communicate complex engineering concepts and recommendations to clients, utilities, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Ability to exercise independent technical judgment and provide solutions for complex or non-routine engineering challenges.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in engineering.
- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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): $119,600 - $213,200
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.
This Opportunity
Join WSP's Energy Infrastructure Solutions – Advanced Complementary Solutions team, where we're accelerating the shift to a lower-carbon future. Our work sits at the forefront of grid-connected electrification, behind-the-meter energy systems, and power solutions across a wide range of industries.
WSP USA is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our Power & Energy Advanced Complementary Services (ACS) team in our Seattle, WA or New York, NY office. You will help WSP fully leverage the capabilities of our Power & Energy teams to address critical energy challenges in the U.S. market.
In this technical leadership role, you will provide high-level technical expertise, direction, and oversight for complex, multi-site and multi-phase projects involving due diligence, investigation, impact assessment, permitting, design, development, and construction. You will serve as a senior technical resource for utility, industrial, and commercial-scale projects across the public and private sectors.
Responsibilities include leading the research, planning, design, and implementation of transmission and distribution substations, medium- and low-voltage power distribution, power regulation, renewable energy, electrification, and protection and control systems. Projects may support utilities, transportation, buildings, and Federal, State, and local government clients.
You will apply advanced engineering knowledge and independent judgment to solve complex technical challenges, establish engineering approaches, guide multidisciplinary teams, and provide technical recommendations to clients and project stakeholders. You will also provide technical oversight and mentorship to engineers and designers while ensuring that project deliverables meet or exceed applicable industry standards for quality, safety, constructability, and functionality.
Your Impact
- Lead the preparation, technical direction, and review of IFC electrical design documents for behind-the-meter systems from 35 kV through MV/LV distribution and device-level design, with a primary focus on charging and electrification infrastructure.
- Lead and perform site visits and field assessments to evaluate existing electrical infrastructure, capacity, constructability, and code compliance; interpret findings and establish engineering recommendations and design strategies.
- Serve as a senior technical lead for utility coordination, including service applications, interconnection requirements, utility standards compliance, and coordination with utility protection and metering teams.
- Lead the design and technical review of:
- MV switchgear and substations
- Power distribution systems
- Lighting systems and controls
- Grounding and bonding systems
- Lightning protection systems
- Develop, review, and provide technical approval of equipment specifications, data sheets, and procurement packages for major electrical equipment.
- Lead and/or review complex electrical calculations and engineering analyses, including:
- Load studies and equipment sizing
- Short-circuit and arc-flash studies
- Protective device coordination
- Grounding touch and step voltage analysis
- Prepare, review, and provide senior technical oversight for power system studies using ETAP, SKM, or equivalent software, including modeling methodologies, assumptions, results, recommendations, and final reports.
- Provide technical leadership for renewable energy, electrification, and decarbonization projects, including integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) within behind-the-meter electrical architectures.
- Provide technical mentorship, direction, and QA/QC oversight for engineers and designers, supporting the development of technical capabilities and consistent application of engineering standards.
- Utilize AutoCAD Electrical and Revit to support coordinated, model-based, and multidisciplinary designs; Revit proficiency is preferred.
- Perform and/or oversee lighting design and analysis using AGi32.
- Serve as a trusted technical resource to clients, helping define electrification and decarbonization goals, technical requirements, operational needs, phasing strategies, and solutions to complex engineering challenges.
- Lead technical coordination with multidisciplinary engineering teams, subconsultants, utilities, AHJs, contractors, and other stakeholders throughout design, permitting, procurement, and construction.
- Prepare and provide senior-level review of technical assessments, engineering reports, calculations, specifications, and presentations suitable for client, utility, and regulatory review.
- Identify and resolve complex technical issues requiring advanced engineering judgment, evaluation of alternatives, and coordination across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.
- Support project teams with technical scope development, level-of-effort evaluations, design strategies, and engineering approaches for complex electrical projects.
- Remain current with evolving electrical codes, standards, technologies, and industry best practices related to power systems, electrification, renewable energy, and decarbonization.
- 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 electrical engineering.
- Extensive professional experience in electrical engineering with demonstrated responsibility for technically complex power distribution, electrification, utility, or related infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead for electrical engineering design and multidisciplinary project delivery.
- Advanced knowledge of medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems, electrical equipment, grounding, protection, and applicable electrical codes and standards.
- Experience preparing and reviewing IFC electrical design packages, specifications, calculations, and engineering studies.
- Experience with power system analysis and modeling using ETAP, SKM, or equivalent software.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating with electric utilities on service, interconnection, protection, metering, or related requirements.
- Experience providing technical oversight, QA/QC, and mentorship to engineers and designers.
- Strong technical communication skills with the ability to communicate complex engineering concepts and recommendations to clients, utilities, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Ability to exercise independent technical judgment and provide solutions for complex or non-routine engineering challenges.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in engineering.
- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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): $119,600 - $213,200
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.
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Align your credentials to specialty occupation
Pull the O*NET profile for Electrical Engineering Managers and map your degree and job duties to the listed tasks. USCIS needs to see a direct connection between your field of study and the managerial engineering role, not just general management experience.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers who have already filed certified LCAs for engineering management roles. Prior filing history signals that the company understands the sponsorship process and has HR infrastructure to support it.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Run your target job title and location through the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions. Your employer's LCA must certify wages at or above the prevailing level, so knowing the threshold prevents late-stage surprises that can derail the petition.
Confirm each worksite gets its own certified LCA
If your role involves overseeing engineers across multiple facilities, each worksite location requires a separate certified LCA from DOL. Raise this with your employer's immigration counsel early so the filing accurately reflects where you'll actually direct work.
Document your engineering management scope in writing
USCIS scrutinizes management roles more closely when the degree requirement isn't obvious. Get a detailed offer letter or position description that specifies the technical engineering duties you'll supervise, not just budget and headcount responsibilities, before the I-129 is filed.
Account for cap-subject timelines in your job search
H-1B selection rules have changed recently, so confirm the current process with USCIS. Build at least six months of lead time between accepting an offer and your intended start date to allow for registration, approval, and any premium processing decisions.
H-1B Visa Electrical Engineering Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Electrical Engineering Manager role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, it typically qualifies. The role requires applying engineering principles at a degree level, and employers sponsoring H-1B holders for this position normally require at least a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related discipline. USCIS evaluates the actual duties, so your offer letter should emphasize technical engineering responsibilities, not just people management.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for engineering management roles?
Browse Migrate Mate to search for employers with verified LCA filing history in engineering and management occupations. Companies that have already navigated the DOL and USCIS filing process for similar roles are significantly more likely to extend and support a new sponsorship than employers with no prior H-1B history in this job category.
Can my H-1B cover engineering management work at multiple company sites?
Not under a single LCA. DOL requires a separate certified Labor Condition Application for each worksite where you'll work. If your role involves directing teams across different facilities, your employer must file individual LCAs for each location before you begin work there. Confirm this with your employer's immigration attorney during the offer stage.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer reorganizes or changes my reporting structure?
Material changes to your job duties, title, or employment terms may require an amended I-129 petition filed with USCIS before the change takes effect. A restructuring that significantly shifts your role from technical engineering management to pure general management could affect specialty occupation status, so flag organizational changes to immigration counsel promptly.
How long does H-1B status last for an Electrical Engineering Manager position?
H-1B status is initially granted for up to three years and can be extended to a six-year maximum. Beyond six years, continued extensions are possible only if you have an approved I-140 immigrant petition or a PERM labor certification that has been pending for at least 365 days, allowing you to remain in H-1B status while pursuing permanent residence.