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Lead Data Engineer jobs with H-1B visa sponsorship sit at the intersection of a genuine specialty occupation and high employer demand. These roles require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, data engineering, or a closely related field, and sponsoring employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS.
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Accelerate possibilities. The WSP Data Center CoE (Center of Excellence) is growing, and we’re looking for smart, responsive, collaborative people to join us. Our CoE is 100% focused on data centers—supporting the world’s leading AI and cloud infrastructure companies. You’ll work to help tackle our clients’ biggest challenges: Where to build? How to secure power and water? How to develop responsibly and become a valued part of the community? AI is transforming life from scientific discoveries to smarter transportation and more sustainable communities. Data centers make it possible.
With us, you can build impact, deliver remarkable projects, and grow your career while shaping the future of the data center industry.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Data Center Electrical Engineer, Lead Consultant. This role will work a hybrid schedule out of any of our offices. As an Electrical Engineer, Lead Consultant with us, you will design complex power and other building systems including generator plants, medium voltage distribution, uninterruptible power systems, lighting, fire alarm, and grounding while leading projects and a team of electrical engineers.
Your Impact
- Produce high quality technical and professional deliverables for projects and proposals
- Apply deep knowledge of engineering techniques across multiple technical functions
- Utilize advanced analytical and design techniques to solve technical problems
- Exemplify well-developed advanced experience in electrical discipline
- Lead the development of initial electrical system concepts
- Develop work plans to address technical issues within project time and budget
- Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors and building owners
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal project discipline team members, equipment vendors and manufacturers
- Perform project management activities including writing proposals, establishing budgets, and managing client interactions
- Design complex and large electrical medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems and electrical building systems (i.e. general power, lighting, grounding, etc.)
- Survey and evaluation of existing conditions
- Perform construction administration
- Develop and maintain client relationships
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with electrical building systems emphasis
- 7+ years of experience in designing electrical systems for the high performing commercial or industrial
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
- Experience mentoring and training others in field
- Strong working knowledge of electrical systems and codes
- Attention to detail, highly organized, self-starter
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Enhancing credentials (LEED, Uptime ATD, etc.) preferred
- Experience with the analysis and modeling of short circuit coordination and arc flash studies
- Mission Critical/Data Center experience
- Experience with international projects and knowledge of international codes and standards
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): $131,000-$182,000
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.
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.
INTRODUCTION
Accelerate possibilities. The WSP Data Center CoE (Center of Excellence) is growing, and we’re looking for smart, responsive, collaborative people to join us. Our CoE is 100% focused on data centers—supporting the world’s leading AI and cloud infrastructure companies. You’ll work to help tackle our clients’ biggest challenges: Where to build? How to secure power and water? How to develop responsibly and become a valued part of the community? AI is transforming life from scientific discoveries to smarter transportation and more sustainable communities. Data centers make it possible.
With us, you can build impact, deliver remarkable projects, and grow your career while shaping the future of the data center industry.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Data Center Electrical Engineer, Lead Consultant. This role will work a hybrid schedule out of any of our offices. As an Electrical Engineer, Lead Consultant with us, you will design complex power and other building systems including generator plants, medium voltage distribution, uninterruptible power systems, lighting, fire alarm, and grounding while leading projects and a team of electrical engineers.
Your Impact
- Produce high quality technical and professional deliverables for projects and proposals
- Apply deep knowledge of engineering techniques across multiple technical functions
- Utilize advanced analytical and design techniques to solve technical problems
- Exemplify well-developed advanced experience in electrical discipline
- Lead the development of initial electrical system concepts
- Develop work plans to address technical issues within project time and budget
- Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors and building owners
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal project discipline team members, equipment vendors and manufacturers
- Perform project management activities including writing proposals, establishing budgets, and managing client interactions
- Design complex and large electrical medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems and electrical building systems (i.e. general power, lighting, grounding, etc.)
- Survey and evaluation of existing conditions
- Perform construction administration
- Develop and maintain client relationships
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with electrical building systems emphasis
- 7+ years of experience in designing electrical systems for the high performing commercial or industrial
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
- Experience mentoring and training others in field
- Strong working knowledge of electrical systems and codes
- Attention to detail, highly organized, self-starter
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Enhancing credentials (LEED, Uptime ATD, etc.) preferred
- Experience with the analysis and modeling of short circuit coordination and arc flash studies
- Mission Critical/Data Center experience
- Experience with international projects and knowledge of international codes and standards
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): $131,000-$182,000
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.
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 H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Lead Data Engineer
Map your credentials to specialty occupation
Pull the O*NET profile for Lead Data Engineers and cross-reference your degree field against the listed tasks and knowledge requirements. A direct match between your computer science or engineering degree and the role's technical duties strengthens the specialty occupation argument in your USCIS petition.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to find employers with verified H-1B LCA filings for data engineering roles. Employers who have already certified LCAs for this occupation understand the prevailing wage obligations and are far less likely to stall or withdraw an offer mid-process.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Run your offered title, SOC code, and worksite ZIP code through the OFLC Wage Search before you negotiate salary. Your employer's LCA must certify wages at or above the prevailing wage for your location and level, so knowing that floor prevents offers that USCIS will flag.
Confirm each worksite gets its own certified LCA
If your role involves work at a client site, a secondary office, or a hybrid arrangement across two cities, each worksite location requires its own DOL-certified LCA. Ask your prospective employer's immigration counsel to confirm worksite coverage before you accept an offer.
Align your resume with USCIS specialty occupation criteria
Frame your resume around degree-level duties: distributed system architecture, pipeline design decisions, and cross-functional technical leadership. USCIS scrutinizes whether a Lead Data Engineer role genuinely requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field, so your documented experience should reinforce that requirement.
Plan your 60-day grace period before status gaps
If you're transitioning between H-1B employers, your 60-day grace period begins the day your previous employment ends. File your new employer's I-129 transfer petition before that window closes. USCIS treats a gap beyond 60 days as a status violation, not a minor procedural issue.
H-1B Visa Lead Data Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Lead Data Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. Lead Data Engineer roles typically qualify as a specialty occupation because they require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, data engineering, information systems, or a closely related field. The role's core duties, including designing data pipelines, architecting distributed systems, and leading technical decisions, are degree-dependent. USCIS evaluates the specific job duties and degree requirement as described in the employer's petition, so the job description needs to reflect those technical responsibilities clearly.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for Lead Data Engineer positions?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for data engineering roles, so you can focus your search on companies that have already navigated the sponsorship process. DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification publishes LCA disclosure data publicly, and filtering by occupation code for database architects and data engineers shows which employers file consistently.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Lead Data Engineer role changes significantly after the petition is approved?
A material change in your job duties, worksite, or salary can require your employer to file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS before the change takes effect. If you move from individual contributor work to managing a team, or shift to a different worksite not covered by your certified LCA, your employer needs to file an amended I-129 and certify a new LCA reflecting the updated conditions.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new employer while my green card process is pending?
Yes. Under the portability provisions of AC21, you can transfer your H-1B to a new employer in the same or a similar occupational classification once your I-140 has been approved and your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days. Lead Data Engineer roles generally fall within the same SOC code as other senior data engineering positions, which supports portability arguments when switching employers.
What is the maximum length of H-1B status for a Lead Data Engineer?
H-1B status is initially granted for up to three years and can be extended to a maximum of six years. Extensions beyond six years are possible only if your employer has filed a PERM labor certification or an I-140 immigrant petition that has been pending for at least 365 days, or if your priority date is not current and your I-140 has already been approved.