TN Visa Environmental Compliance Manager Jobs
Environmental Compliance Manager roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's Scientific Technician/Technologist and Engineer categories, depending on your degree and job duties. Canadian citizens can apply at the border or a U.S. consulate without a cap. Mexican citizens need a visa stamp in advance.
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WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Technical Manager, Environmental Engineer with RCRA and CERCLA experience in our Atlanta area offices. The position will involve projects with our Site Assessment and Remediation Team within the WSP Earth & Environment Business.
In this role you will manage and participate in environmental projects such as high-level field studies, technical report preparation, project management, and interaction with clients, regulators, contractors, and stakeholders. Projects will include environmental site investigations and site characterizations, geological studies, RI/FS work plans, groundwater sampling and bedrock mapping, sampling plans for remedial design, remedial design, and remedial action/corrective actions. As a senior technical manager, you will evaluate groundwater, surface water, soil, sediment, soil vapor, and air samples along with geological and hydrological information to develop conceptual site models regarding the nature and extent of contamination and develop the strategy for remediation in compliance with CERCLA and RCRA guidelines and the National Contingency Plan (NCP). Position requires some travel and fieldwork as needed.
Your Impact
- Develop technical reports describing field activities and presenting environmental data for projects regulated under CERCLA, RCRA, Solid Waste, Clear Water Act, or LUST.
- Participate in a wide range of environmental and engineering projects, from conceptual site model development to design and implementation of remediation and risk management strategies.
- Develop, lead, and implement environmental site investigations/assessments.
- Perform project management duties, such as develop proposals, manage budgets, monitor schedules, and coordinate equipment and materials.
- Provide guidance with data collection efforts for extracting, identifying, and compiling environmental data from soil, soil gas, groundwater, boring logs, and other matrices for investigations, and surveys.
- Prepare complex data and visualizations such as soil analyses, groundwater modeling, geologic cross-sections, and other illustrations.
- Analyze, evaluate, and interpret geologic, hydrogeologic, and chemical data obtained during field investigations, offering input with developing corrective action plans.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, or closely related discipline. Master’s degrees and above are a plus.
- Essential professional licensure/certification (GA P.E. or ability to obtain license).
- Minimum of 10 years of environmental project experience, including task management, proposal writing, client contact, and regulatory interaction.
- Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements especially in the areas of CERCLA and RCRA.
- Experience with site investigations and remediation of environmental impacts to soil, surface water, and groundwater.
- Experience sampling soil and groundwater via drilling including direct-push, hollow-stem auger, and other similar drilling methods.
- Experience with soil logging based on the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS).
- Experience installing groundwater monitoring wells, remediation wells, and soil gas wells.
- Subcontractor management experience including procuring subcontractor bids, purchase requisitions and scheduling work.
- Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience writing technical reports and project proposals.
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to reach conclusions from test results, data collation, and identifying the cost-effective responses to address contamination.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER Health and Safety Training Certified and annual refresher (29 CFR 1910.120).
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 TN Visa Sponsorship as an Environmental Compliance Manager
Align your degree to regulatory duties
TN visa approval depends on your degree field matching your compliance role. Environmental engineering or environmental science degrees map cleanly. A business degree supporting regulatory work creates a classification gap that USCIS officers will flag at entry.
Document your regulatory credentials before applying
Gather provincial or state environmental certifications, any RCRA or Clean Air Act training records, and professional licenses before contacting employers. Sponsoring employers will need these to draft an accurate TN support letter specifying your compliance duties.
Target employers with active environmental permits
Companies holding EPA operating permits, NPDES discharge authorizations, or multi-site hazardous waste registrations regularly hire compliance managers and are already familiar with the documentation a TN support letter requires from them.
Clarify the TN support letter scope with your employer
Your employer's letter must describe your specific regulatory duties, not just your job title. Ask HR to list the environmental statutes you'll administer. Vague letters citing only 'compliance management' draw scrutiny at the port of entry for Canadian applicants.
Use Migrate Mate to find roles built for TN sponsorship
Search Migrate Mate to identify Environmental Compliance Manager openings at employers with recent visa filings and sponsorship experience. Filtering by employer filing history saves you from pursuing roles where HR will decline before a hiring conversation starts.
Prepare for Mexican applicants' consular appointment timeline
Mexican citizens must schedule a consular visa appointment before starting work, unlike Canadians who can apply at a land border port of entry. Build at least six to eight weeks into your start-date negotiation to account for consulate scheduling and processing.
Environmental Compliance Manager TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Environmental Compliance Manager role qualify for a TN visa?
Yes, if your degree is in environmental engineering, environmental science, or a closely related field and your duties center on regulatory compliance under statutes like the Clean Air Act or RCRA. The TN classification turns on the degree-to-duties match, not the job title alone. A compliance role driven by business administration work rather than technical environmental analysis is harder to qualify.
How does the TN visa compare to the H-1B for Environmental Compliance Manager positions?
The TN visa has no annual lottery and no cap for Canadian citizens, so you can start as soon as an employer makes an offer and issues a support letter. The H-1B visa requires entering a random lottery with roughly a one-in-four chance of selection and a wait of up to a year before you can work. For Canadian professionals with a qualifying environmental degree, the TN is a faster and more predictable path to U.S. employment.
Where can I find Environmental Compliance Manager jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists Environmental Compliance Manager openings filtered by TN visa sponsorship, so you can focus on employers who already understand the process. General job boards don't filter by visa type, which means you spend time pursuing roles where sponsorship isn't on the table. Starting with a sponsorship-focused search cuts out that friction.
What documents does a Canadian applicant need at the border for a TN visa in this role?
You'll need a valid Canadian passport, an employer support letter describing your environmental compliance duties and degree requirement, your degree transcripts and diploma, and any relevant professional certifications. The letter must specify that the position qualifies as a TN-eligible specialty occupation. CBP officers adjudicate TN applications at the port of entry, so a complete and precise package matters more than it would in a mailed petition.
Can a Mexican Environmental Compliance Manager get TN status the same way as a Canadian?
No. Mexican citizens cannot apply at a U.S. land border and must obtain a TN visa stamp through a U.S. consulate in Mexico before entering. The documentation requirements are the same, but the process runs through consular appointment scheduling rather than a port-of-entry interview. Mexico also has a statutory TN allocation, though it has not historically been exhausted. Plan for a longer pre-start timeline than Canadian applicants face.