TN Visa Controls Engineer Jobs
Controls Engineer roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's engineer category, covering PLC programming, SCADA systems, and automated manufacturing work. Canadian citizens can apply at the border with no cap; Mexican citizens go through consular processing. Your degree must be in electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering.
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The Aegis Companies provide expert project control services to the construction industry's most respected contractors, owners, and operators. Headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, we employ driven professionals dedicated to keeping construction projects on time and within budget.
Aegis provides all new employees with the training, opportunities, and tools to be the top project controls professionals in the industry. Experienced construction professionals contribute their unique experience and ideas to strengthen our organization. Employees new to the industry learn the “Aegis way” and earn the opportunity to become trusted senior staff.
With over two decades of experience solving the industry's toughest challenges, our regional offices throughout the United States and Europe enable our team members to work on projects anywhere in the world.
About the Role
We are currently looking for a Project Controls Engineer to provide scheduling support services to our valued client's data center practice. This position will work with a team of professionals, including client project managers, construction professionals, and project stakeholders, to develop, manage, and monitor CPM schedules and project control systems throughout a project's life cycle. This role is a significant project team position with many growth opportunities.
General responsibilities include:
- Development, maintenance, and monitoring of construction CPM Schedules.
- Review project documents and specifications to develop baseline schedules that accurately include all required dates, activities, and milestones.
- Perform progress schedule updates to include comprehensive reporting and narratives.
- Review project schedules and provide recommendations based on execution goals.
- Perform critical path analyses, identify schedule-related problems, and recommend corrective actions.
- Conduct site walks for progress validation and prepare monthly reporting packages for the project site team.
- Review the contractor’s progress and present it to management for decision-making.
- Develop metrics, KPIs, and benchmarks to support the program.
- Cost and resource management and reporting.
- Identification and evaluation of risk and impacts within project schedules.
- Communicate project status and challenges effectively.
- Meet with project teams, clients, owners, and various stakeholders.
Requirements
- Five or more years of experience in project controls and CPM scheduling within the vertical construction industry.
- Two or more years of experience in project controls for data centers.
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction, project management, or a related field. This requirement may be waived with five or more years of direct, vertical construction industry experience.
- Proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6.
- Ability to accurately interpret construction documents.
- Knowledge of construction means, methods, and sequences.
- Experience developing construction project schedules for data center projects.
- Cost and resource management and reporting.
- Familiarity with contractual clauses as they apply to planning and scheduling.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- AACEI PSP or PMI-SP certification(s) preferred.
- This role requires being full-time on-site.
Benefits and Perks:
- Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) + employer match
- Life and AD&D coverage 100% employer-paid
- Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Life Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off + 10 paid holidays
- Wellness Program
- Squishy rhinos
- Team events
The pay range for this role is:
120,000 - 170,000 USD per year (Eagle Mountain, UT)
About Aegis
The Aegis Companies provide expert project control services to the construction industry's most respected contractors, owners, and operators. Headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, we employ driven professionals dedicated to keeping construction projects on time and within budget.
Aegis provides all new employees with the training, opportunities, and tools to be the top project controls professionals in the industry. Experienced construction professionals contribute their unique experience and ideas to strengthen our organization. Employees new to the industry learn the “Aegis way” and earn the opportunity to become trusted senior staff.
With over two decades of experience solving the industry's toughest challenges, our regional offices throughout the United States and Europe enable our team members to work on projects anywhere in the world.
About the Role
We are currently looking for a Project Controls Engineer to provide scheduling support services to our valued client's data center practice. This position will work with a team of professionals, including client project managers, construction professionals, and project stakeholders, to develop, manage, and monitor CPM schedules and project control systems throughout a project's life cycle. This role is a significant project team position with many growth opportunities.
General responsibilities include:
- Development, maintenance, and monitoring of construction CPM Schedules.
- Review project documents and specifications to develop baseline schedules that accurately include all required dates, activities, and milestones.
- Perform progress schedule updates to include comprehensive reporting and narratives.
- Review project schedules and provide recommendations based on execution goals.
- Perform critical path analyses, identify schedule-related problems, and recommend corrective actions.
- Conduct site walks for progress validation and prepare monthly reporting packages for the project site team.
- Review the contractor’s progress and present it to management for decision-making.
- Develop metrics, KPIs, and benchmarks to support the program.
- Cost and resource management and reporting.
- Identification and evaluation of risk and impacts within project schedules.
- Communicate project status and challenges effectively.
- Meet with project teams, clients, owners, and various stakeholders.
Requirements
- Five or more years of experience in project controls and CPM scheduling within the vertical construction industry.
- Two or more years of experience in project controls for data centers.
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction, project management, or a related field. This requirement may be waived with five or more years of direct, vertical construction industry experience.
- Proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6.
- Ability to accurately interpret construction documents.
- Knowledge of construction means, methods, and sequences.
- Experience developing construction project schedules for data center projects.
- Cost and resource management and reporting.
- Familiarity with contractual clauses as they apply to planning and scheduling.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- AACEI PSP or PMI-SP certification(s) preferred.
- This role requires being full-time on-site.
Benefits and Perks:
- Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) + employer match
- Life and AD&D coverage 100% employer-paid
- Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Life Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off + 10 paid holidays
- Wellness Program
- Squishy rhinos
- Team events
The pay range for this role is:
120,000 - 170,000 USD per year (Eagle Mountain, UT)
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Controls Engineer
Align your credentials to USMCA engineer categories
TN visa classification requires a degree in engineering, not just a related field. A controls engineering role backed by a computer science or physics degree often draws CBP scrutiny, so prepare a credential evaluation that maps your coursework to the engineering category explicitly.
Target manufacturers with visa sponsorship experience
Automotive, aerospace, and food processing companies often hire controls engineers under TN status. Prioritize employers with recent visa filings, since their experience with visa sponsorship demonstrates familiarity with work authorization processes. Look for roles emphasizing PLC or SCADA system requirements—these technical specifications strengthen your case when presenting your credentials and support letter at the U.S. port of entry or consulate, where you'll demonstrate the role qualifies as a specialty occupation under the TN category.
Request a detailed offer letter before your border crossing
For Canadian citizens, CBP adjudicates TN status at the port of entry on the spot. Your offer letter must specify your title as engineer, describe control systems duties, state your degree requirement, and confirm full-time employment to avoid a same-day denial.
Use Migrate Mate to find employers who sponsor TN visas
Search Migrate Mate to identify controls engineering roles at companies with recent visa filings and sponsorship experience. Filtering by TN-eligible roles saves time and connects you directly with employers experienced with work visa processes who are likely to understand your visa needs.
Prepare documentation for multi-site or contractor roles
Controls engineers frequently work on-site at client facilities rather than at the sponsoring employer's address. CBP can question whether a contractor arrangement satisfies the employer-employee relationship TN requires, so get a client work authorization letter alongside your offer letter.
Understand Mexico's TN allocation before your consular appointment
Mexican citizens are subject to an annual TN cap of 5,500 visas. Schedule your consular interview in Mexico City, Guadalajara, or Monterrey well before your intended start date, and confirm your employer's role description matches the engineer occupation list exactly.
Controls Engineer TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a controls engineer role qualify for a TN visa?
Yes, controls engineering falls under the USMCA engineer occupation category, which covers electrical, mechanical, industrial, and systems engineers. Your job duties must center on engineering work, such as designing or programming control systems, PLCs, or SCADA infrastructure. A title of 'controls engineer' with an engineering degree and a qualifying employer offer is the standard path to TN approval.
How does TN compare to H-1B for controls engineer positions?
TN has no lottery, no annual cap for Canadians, and no lengthy USCIS petition process. H-1B visa requires entering a randomized lottery each spring, and approval can take six months or more. For controls engineers with a Canadian or Mexican passport, TN is faster to obtain, simpler to renew, and allows you to start work sooner after receiving an offer.
Where can I find controls engineer jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists controls engineer roles at employers with recent visa filings, so you're not cold-applying and discovering sponsorship issues after the interview. Filtering by TN-eligible positions narrows your search to companies experienced with work visa sponsorship and prepared to write the support letter you'll need at the U.S. border or consulate.
Can I cross the Canadian border to get TN status as a controls engineer?
Canadian citizens can apply for TN status directly at a U.S. port of entry without scheduling a consular appointment. Bring your offer letter, engineering degree transcripts or diploma, and a credential evaluation if your degree was issued outside the U.S. or Canada. CBP officers adjudicate TN applications on the spot, and most approvals are granted the same day.
What happens to my TN status if I change controls engineering employers?
TN status is employer-specific, so switching companies requires a new TN filing. Canadian citizens can re-enter at the border with a new offer letter from the next employer. Mexican citizens must return to a U.S. consulate in Mexico for a new visa stamp. You cannot begin working for the new employer until the new TN is approved.