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WSP is currently initiating a search for a highly motivated and experienced Lead Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S) Management Information System Technical Consultant to support our global Digital Solutions Team. We are seeking an individual that is a subject matter expert level professional for the Intelex platform. This position is remote but will require travel to client site(s).
The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and client-facing skills, be a self-starter, and a team player. This role is primarily client facing, involves supporting and managing client projects and WSP project teams with the design, implementation and advisory support for Intelex and other platforms. The candidate will have a working knowledge of EHS&S processes across a variety of industries and be proficient at engaging with customers, recognizing where they are on a maturity scale and helping them define improved business processes while eliciting digital technology functional requirements.
You will identify new opportunities, develop proposals, implement software solutions, support/manage vendor relationships and represent WSP at external events, among other activities, to ensure that we provide quality solutions that meet our clients' needs.
Responsibilities
- Act as a primary technical-facing liaison for clients on EHS&S digital initiatives, ensuring clear communication of solution capabilities, constraints, and implementation approaches.
- Facilitate requirements and design workshops with business and IT stakeholders, including senior staff and executive leadership when needed.
- Present solution designs, technical roadmaps, and implementation progress to client stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into business-relevant language.
- Support up-selling and cross-selling of WSP’s broader digital and EHS&S services by identifying technical enhancement opportunities within existing client environments.
- Maintain strong client relationships focused on ongoing optimization and extension of EHS&S digital platforms.
- Lead and support the end-to-end delivery of EHS&S software solutions, including EMIS and supporting digital tools.
- Oversee and/or have configuration, customization, and integration responsibilities in collaboration with internal technical teams and vendor resources.
- Define and manage technical implementation tasks such as:
- System configuration and environment setup
- Data migration and data quality validation
- Interface development and integration testing
- Report/dashboard development leveraging tools such as Power BI, etc.
- Establish and maintain technical documentation, including solution design documents, configuration guides, integration specifications, and support runbooks.
- Join projects mid-flight when needed, quickly assess technical status and risks, and implement corrective actions to ensure successful outcomes for both the client and TRC.
- Define test strategies and plans for EHS&S digital solutions, including unit, system, integration, and user acceptance testing.
- Support release planning and deployment activities, including cutover plans, rollback strategies, and post-go-live stabilization.
- Monitor technical performance and reliability of deployed solutions and coordinate remediation activities as needed.
- Interact with subcontractors, clients, and other stakeholders in a confident and professional manner.
- Successfully manage and oversee internal and external relationships to ensure client delivery and company growth.
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Expert-level experience with Intelex applications.
- 7+ years of experience as a project lead on multiple Software implementations.
- 7+ years of experience working in the Intelex application.
- Acceptance of allowing a full criminal background check to be conducted, to allow working on government projects.
- Past experience directing and supporting remote and global teams, including mentoring and training staff.
- Well-developed analytical mindset with the ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations, applying logic, making decisions, and providing objective recommendations.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex data in a simple, actionable manner.
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply technical knowledge, interpret testing results, collate data, perform load calculations and statistical analyses, and arrive at effective, economical, and logical solutions.
- Highly effective self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
- Highly effective at working independently and providing guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC standards.
- Experience working with large data sets and spreadsheets.
- Demonstrated experience implementing one or more EMIS commercial software platforms, including configuration, integration, and reporting.
- Strong proficiency in business analysis for software projects:
- Requirements elicitation and documentation
- Process modeling and workflow design
- User story and acceptance criteria development
- Proven experience managing scope, schedule, and budget for technology enhancement/deployment projects using project management software and tools.
- Familiarity with data and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, SQL-based reporting, or similar) and their application to EHS&S metrics and dashboards.
- Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
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.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a highly motivated and experienced Lead Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S) Management Information System Technical Consultant to support our global Digital Solutions Team. We are seeking an individual that is a subject matter expert level professional for the Intelex platform. This position is remote but will require travel to client site(s).
The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and client-facing skills, be a self-starter, and a team player. This role is primarily client facing, involves supporting and managing client projects and WSP project teams with the design, implementation and advisory support for Intelex and other platforms. The candidate will have a working knowledge of EHS&S processes across a variety of industries and be proficient at engaging with customers, recognizing where they are on a maturity scale and helping them define improved business processes while eliciting digital technology functional requirements.
You will identify new opportunities, develop proposals, implement software solutions, support/manage vendor relationships and represent WSP at external events, among other activities, to ensure that we provide quality solutions that meet our clients' needs.
Responsibilities
- Act as a primary technical-facing liaison for clients on EHS&S digital initiatives, ensuring clear communication of solution capabilities, constraints, and implementation approaches.
- Facilitate requirements and design workshops with business and IT stakeholders, including senior staff and executive leadership when needed.
- Present solution designs, technical roadmaps, and implementation progress to client stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into business-relevant language.
- Support up-selling and cross-selling of WSP’s broader digital and EHS&S services by identifying technical enhancement opportunities within existing client environments.
- Maintain strong client relationships focused on ongoing optimization and extension of EHS&S digital platforms.
- Lead and support the end-to-end delivery of EHS&S software solutions, including EMIS and supporting digital tools.
- Oversee and/or have configuration, customization, and integration responsibilities in collaboration with internal technical teams and vendor resources.
- Define and manage technical implementation tasks such as:
- System configuration and environment setup
- Data migration and data quality validation
- Interface development and integration testing
- Report/dashboard development leveraging tools such as Power BI, etc.
- Establish and maintain technical documentation, including solution design documents, configuration guides, integration specifications, and support runbooks.
- Join projects mid-flight when needed, quickly assess technical status and risks, and implement corrective actions to ensure successful outcomes for both the client and TRC.
- Define test strategies and plans for EHS&S digital solutions, including unit, system, integration, and user acceptance testing.
- Support release planning and deployment activities, including cutover plans, rollback strategies, and post-go-live stabilization.
- Monitor technical performance and reliability of deployed solutions and coordinate remediation activities as needed.
- Interact with subcontractors, clients, and other stakeholders in a confident and professional manner.
- Successfully manage and oversee internal and external relationships to ensure client delivery and company growth.
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Expert-level experience with Intelex applications.
- 7+ years of experience as a project lead on multiple Software implementations.
- 7+ years of experience working in the Intelex application.
- Acceptance of allowing a full criminal background check to be conducted, to allow working on government projects.
- Past experience directing and supporting remote and global teams, including mentoring and training staff.
- Well-developed analytical mindset with the ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations, applying logic, making decisions, and providing objective recommendations.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex data in a simple, actionable manner.
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply technical knowledge, interpret testing results, collate data, perform load calculations and statistical analyses, and arrive at effective, economical, and logical solutions.
- Highly effective self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
- Highly effective at working independently and providing guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC standards.
- Experience working with large data sets and spreadsheets.
- Demonstrated experience implementing one or more EMIS commercial software platforms, including configuration, integration, and reporting.
- Strong proficiency in business analysis for software projects:
- Requirements elicitation and documentation
- Process modeling and workflow design
- User story and acceptance criteria development
- Proven experience managing scope, schedule, and budget for technology enhancement/deployment projects using project management software and tools.
- Familiarity with data and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, SQL-based reporting, or similar) and their application to EHS&S metrics and dashboards.
- Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
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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Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree and the specialty occupation. A degree in systems engineering, aerospace, or industrial engineering maps cleanly. Computer science or physics degrees may require a credential evaluation to establish the nexus.
Target defense and aerospace prime contractors
System safety roles concentrate at defense primes, NASA contractors, rail transit authorities, and aviation OEMs. These employers file H-1B petitions routinely and have dedicated immigration counsel, which reduces your risk of a poorly prepared petition.
Search LCA filings by occupation code on Migrate Mate
Pull DOL Labor Condition Application data filtered to SOC code 17-2112 to see which employers have actively sponsored System Safety Engineers. This shows real filing history, not just job postings, so you target sponsors with a track record.
Confirm your role qualifies as specialty occupation
System safety engineering spans software, hardware, and procedural domains. If your duties include non-engineering tasks like program management, USCIS may challenge specialty occupation status. Get a written job description from your employer that anchors your role in MIL-STD-882 or equivalent safety standards.
Negotiate filing before the cap registration window
H-1B cap registration opens in March each year. If you're already in the U.S. on OPT or another status, give your employer enough lead time to prepare the I-129 petition. Premium processing adds 15 business days and protects against cap-gap uncertainty if your OPT expires before October 1.
Check prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage for your job title and work location before signing. The LCA must certify at or above your offered wage, and mismatches between offer letters and LCA wages are a common filing error.
H-1B Visa System Safety Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does System Safety Engineer qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. System Safety Engineer meets the H-1B specialty occupation standard because the role typically requires at least a bachelor's degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, or a closely related field. USCIS assesses whether a theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge is required. If your job description ties directly to recognized safety standards such as MIL-STD-882, that strengthens the specialty occupation argument significantly.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for System Safety Engineers?
Defense contractors, aerospace manufacturers, rail transit agencies, and aviation OEMs are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for this role. Because many positions involve defense contracts, employers already maintain immigration infrastructure to support foreign national hires. You can identify sponsors with actual filing history for this occupation by browsing System Safety Engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which surfaces DOL Labor Condition Application data by employer.
How does a security clearance affect H-1B sponsorship for this role?
A security clearance requirement doesn't disqualify you from H-1B sponsorship, but it does create a sequencing problem. The employer files the H-1B petition first, then pursues clearance sponsorship separately. Some defense positions are designated as requiring U.S. citizenship, which would exclude H-1B workers entirely. Clarify whether the specific role requires a clearance and, if so, which level, before your employer begins the H-1B filing process.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new employer in a System Safety Engineer role?
Yes. Under H-1B portability, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new I-129 petition, provided you've maintained valid H-1B status and the new role also qualifies as a specialty occupation. Because system safety engineering duties vary by industry, confirm that the new job description still maps to the specialty occupation definition before your employer files.
What documents should I gather before my employer files the H-1B petition?
You'll need official transcripts, your degree certificate, and a credential evaluation if your degree was issued outside the U.S. Because USCIS evaluates the nexus between your degree field and the specific role, gather any professional certifications, such as a Certified System Safety Professional designation, that reinforce the specialty occupation argument. Your employer's attorney will also need your passport, current immigration documents, and a detailed job description tied to recognized safety engineering frameworks.