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Facilities Engineer roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's engineer category, covering building systems, infrastructure maintenance, and capital project management. Canadian citizens can apply at the border with a job offer in hand. Mexican citizens require consular processing. A bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
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Get Access To All JobsJob Title: Facilities Engineer
Location: Bellevue, WA
Duration: 03 months
Pay Range: $(54.00 – 56.00)/hr on W2 all-inclusive without benefits
Position Requirements:
This role’s home location will be the Bellevue LAB.
The Bellevue LAB is the epicenter of ongoing development and innovation in all aspects of supporting the upcoming, in production and decommissioning of legacy infrastructure supporting the network experience. Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Security and technology leadership initiative departments along with all the vendors supporting platforms and services on our network.
Skillset Matrix Manager Notes:
Technology Requirements (I.E Programs, systems, etc) At an enterprise scale CRITICAL facility: OPERATIONS and CONSTRUCTION/PLANNING from building to end device/user:
* AC and DC power, UPS, Generators, rectifiers, low to medium voltage supporting continuous availability.
* Various high performance high density cooling systems supporting critical and people spaces.
* Building envelope/property management.
* Fire systems (pre-action, gaseous, VESDA).
* Building management systems (BMS).
* Security camera/badge systems.
* Project Management with A/E, vendors, contractors, employees from large scale consulting to individual product/user.
This is a lab, so being able to conceptualize with users to solve facility related challenges in a development environment with a constant demand for innovation and collaboration for sustainable solutions.
What does a typical day look like? (daily tasks)
Core Hours: M-F 8-5.
Site walks. Review and QA ongoing tickets (Maintenance, break/fix, projects) to ensure vendor and customer needs are met.
Direct and manage vendors.
Vigilant safety awareness. Address issues found or reported to the solution. Construction and project meetings initiating, contributing and collaborating on solutions as a service and/or customer. On call rotation off hours for emergencies affecting the facility.
Operation of the facility infrastructure in collaboration with vendors.
Reports as requested for routine, periodic and dynamic need. Budgetary awareness dynamically applied to costs.
At least 10-20% time devoted to moving the bar forward.
Preferred background/prior work experience:
3-7 years in direct experience operating, designing, constructing, maintaining and managing large scale production data centers/critical facilities at the enterprise level with understanding and leadership in engineering in the disciplines needed to sustain continuous availability.
Priority soft skills Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and dynamic customer demands while balancing facility risk.
Can be challenging particularly at the LAB as opposed to a traditional stable hardened critical facility.
Ability to communicate at all levels of leadership and engineering customers to navigate understanding at each level.
* Ability to effectively work with an extremely culturally diverse customer base to support the Diversity and Inclusion principles.
Description:
The Sr. Critical Facility Engineer is accountable for operational, technical, and strategic oversight of the critical infrastructure and maintenance operations.
Critical portfolio includes Data Centers, Mobile Switching Centers, Call Centers, Distributed Antenna System, Point-of-Presence, Fiber Regeneration facilities.
Primary responsibilities include oversight of each critical facility's electrical, mechanical, life safety and critical back-up systems.
Interact with support teams (CFE&I, Compliance, Legal, Procurement, Network Operations) both internal and external and with local contractors and vendors.
Maximum emphasis is to be placed on the critical environment operational continuity while ensuring the integrity and reliability of the critical function is not compromised.
Focus on KPI goals and objectives and maintain a strategic view in managing operations for the infrastructure.
Ability to write and train technical documentation.
Ability to write and train processes. Strong skills in vendor relationship management and communication, critical engineering practices, organizational savvy, people management and team leadership, and the ability to identify and manage variation in metrics.
Essential Functions:
Manages the operational execution of all processes and procedures for critical facilities, including work process and authorization, incident management, and routine operations & maintenance process and procedures to maintain 100% uptime. Areas include: electrical, mechanical, building monitoring and control.
Reviews, understands, and evaluates the engineering design and operational performance and aspects of critical facilities systems and equipment.
Must be able to immediately recognize system shortcomings and respond to operational and emergency situations.
Provides training, support, and guidance to expand team’s capabilities and ensure technical staff is performing work appropriately and is trained on compliance, life/safety programs, and critical environment process and procedures.
Works with teams to ensure that all proper closeout and commissioning procedures are followed including the collection, distribution, and storage of documentation.
Participates in critical facility annual planning activities including, reviewing, remodeling, new system construction, facility infrastructure upgrades.
Use CMMS tool to track all work progress and completion; including review of PM reports and recommended repairs.
Provides input to annual financial plans for operating expense and capital, and support account by identifying unforeseen emergency expenditures throughout the year.
Performs site inspections and tours documenting deficiencies and recommendations for improvements or upgrades. Maintains accurate asset accounting of infrastructure equipment.
Ability to write and train technical documentation. Ability to write and train processes.
* Also responsible for other Duties/Projects as assigned by business management as needed.
Qualifications
4-7 years Experience in mechanical/HVAC, electrical, or a combination of the two.
4-7 years Experience in data center facilities operations, working with equipment mentioned above, preferably in the telecommunications industry.
* 4-7 years Experience managing vendor work and quality control.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Communication
Project Management
* Critical Portfolio Management
Desired:
Certified Reliability leader
Uptime Institute
* LEED, CFM, FMP, MCE
Education:
* Bachelor’s degree Engineering, facilities, or related discipline or equivalent experience preferred.
General/Physical Requirements:
This position requires mobility (standing, walking, climbing, etc.); the ability to get from one place to another.
This position requires sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, climbing, balancing, crawling, reaching, grasping, fine manipulation, keyboarding.
Ability to push/pull and lift/carry 25 lbs.
Requires ability to work in an environment that has frequent exposure to noise.
Job Title: Facilities Engineer
Location: Bellevue, WA
Duration: 03 months
Pay Range: $(54.00 – 56.00)/hr on W2 all-inclusive without benefits
Position Requirements:
This role’s home location will be the Bellevue LAB.
The Bellevue LAB is the epicenter of ongoing development and innovation in all aspects of supporting the upcoming, in production and decommissioning of legacy infrastructure supporting the network experience. Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Security and technology leadership initiative departments along with all the vendors supporting platforms and services on our network.
Skillset Matrix Manager Notes:
Technology Requirements (I.E Programs, systems, etc) At an enterprise scale CRITICAL facility: OPERATIONS and CONSTRUCTION/PLANNING from building to end device/user:
* AC and DC power, UPS, Generators, rectifiers, low to medium voltage supporting continuous availability.
* Various high performance high density cooling systems supporting critical and people spaces.
* Building envelope/property management.
* Fire systems (pre-action, gaseous, VESDA).
* Building management systems (BMS).
* Security camera/badge systems.
* Project Management with A/E, vendors, contractors, employees from large scale consulting to individual product/user.
This is a lab, so being able to conceptualize with users to solve facility related challenges in a development environment with a constant demand for innovation and collaboration for sustainable solutions.
What does a typical day look like? (daily tasks)
Core Hours: M-F 8-5.
Site walks. Review and QA ongoing tickets (Maintenance, break/fix, projects) to ensure vendor and customer needs are met.
Direct and manage vendors.
Vigilant safety awareness. Address issues found or reported to the solution. Construction and project meetings initiating, contributing and collaborating on solutions as a service and/or customer. On call rotation off hours for emergencies affecting the facility.
Operation of the facility infrastructure in collaboration with vendors.
Reports as requested for routine, periodic and dynamic need. Budgetary awareness dynamically applied to costs.
At least 10-20% time devoted to moving the bar forward.
Preferred background/prior work experience:
3-7 years in direct experience operating, designing, constructing, maintaining and managing large scale production data centers/critical facilities at the enterprise level with understanding and leadership in engineering in the disciplines needed to sustain continuous availability.
Priority soft skills Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and dynamic customer demands while balancing facility risk.
Can be challenging particularly at the LAB as opposed to a traditional stable hardened critical facility.
Ability to communicate at all levels of leadership and engineering customers to navigate understanding at each level.
* Ability to effectively work with an extremely culturally diverse customer base to support the Diversity and Inclusion principles.
Description:
The Sr. Critical Facility Engineer is accountable for operational, technical, and strategic oversight of the critical infrastructure and maintenance operations.
Critical portfolio includes Data Centers, Mobile Switching Centers, Call Centers, Distributed Antenna System, Point-of-Presence, Fiber Regeneration facilities.
Primary responsibilities include oversight of each critical facility's electrical, mechanical, life safety and critical back-up systems.
Interact with support teams (CFE&I, Compliance, Legal, Procurement, Network Operations) both internal and external and with local contractors and vendors.
Maximum emphasis is to be placed on the critical environment operational continuity while ensuring the integrity and reliability of the critical function is not compromised.
Focus on KPI goals and objectives and maintain a strategic view in managing operations for the infrastructure.
Ability to write and train technical documentation.
Ability to write and train processes. Strong skills in vendor relationship management and communication, critical engineering practices, organizational savvy, people management and team leadership, and the ability to identify and manage variation in metrics.
Essential Functions:
Manages the operational execution of all processes and procedures for critical facilities, including work process and authorization, incident management, and routine operations & maintenance process and procedures to maintain 100% uptime. Areas include: electrical, mechanical, building monitoring and control.
Reviews, understands, and evaluates the engineering design and operational performance and aspects of critical facilities systems and equipment.
Must be able to immediately recognize system shortcomings and respond to operational and emergency situations.
Provides training, support, and guidance to expand team’s capabilities and ensure technical staff is performing work appropriately and is trained on compliance, life/safety programs, and critical environment process and procedures.
Works with teams to ensure that all proper closeout and commissioning procedures are followed including the collection, distribution, and storage of documentation.
Participates in critical facility annual planning activities including, reviewing, remodeling, new system construction, facility infrastructure upgrades.
Use CMMS tool to track all work progress and completion; including review of PM reports and recommended repairs.
Provides input to annual financial plans for operating expense and capital, and support account by identifying unforeseen emergency expenditures throughout the year.
Performs site inspections and tours documenting deficiencies and recommendations for improvements or upgrades. Maintains accurate asset accounting of infrastructure equipment.
Ability to write and train technical documentation. Ability to write and train processes.
* Also responsible for other Duties/Projects as assigned by business management as needed.
Qualifications
4-7 years Experience in mechanical/HVAC, electrical, or a combination of the two.
4-7 years Experience in data center facilities operations, working with equipment mentioned above, preferably in the telecommunications industry.
* 4-7 years Experience managing vendor work and quality control.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Communication
Project Management
* Critical Portfolio Management
Desired:
Certified Reliability leader
Uptime Institute
* LEED, CFM, FMP, MCE
Education:
* Bachelor’s degree Engineering, facilities, or related discipline or equivalent experience preferred.
General/Physical Requirements:
This position requires mobility (standing, walking, climbing, etc.); the ability to get from one place to another.
This position requires sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, climbing, balancing, crawling, reaching, grasping, fine manipulation, keyboarding.
Ability to push/pull and lift/carry 25 lbs.
Requires ability to work in an environment that has frequent exposure to noise.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Facilities Engineer
Match your degree to the engineer category
TN status requires a degree in engineering, not facilities management or a related field. If your diploma reads 'Mechanical Engineering' or 'Civil Engineering,' you're well-positioned. A facilities management degree alone won't satisfy CBP without supplemental engineering credentials.
Request a support letter covering job duties
Your employer's support letter must describe your role in engineering terms, not operational or administrative ones. Phrases like 'designing HVAC systems' or 'evaluating structural load capacity' carry more weight with CBP than 'overseeing building maintenance contracts.'
Target employers with capital project pipelines
Facilities Engineer roles at manufacturers, hospitals, universities, and commercial real estate firms involve ongoing engineering work that sustains TN eligibility. Employers with active construction or systems upgrade projects are most likely to offer sponsorship and understand the visa category.
Clarify TN renewal expectations before signing
TN status is granted in up to three-year increments with no cap on renewals for Canadians. Before accepting an offer, confirm your employer will support renewals and understands that each requires updated documentation from them, not just from you.
Use Migrate Mate to find employers with TN history
Search Migrate Mate to identify Facilities Engineer roles at companies that have sponsored TN or H-1B visas before. Employers already familiar with the process move faster and are less likely to withdraw offers over paperwork concerns.
Prepare for Mexican nationals to use consular processing
Mexican citizens can't self-petition at the border like Canadians. You'll apply through a U.S. consulate, which means scheduling ahead and submitting your support letter and credentials in advance. Build at least four to six weeks into your timeline before a target start date.
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Find Facilities Engineer JobsFacilities Engineer TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Facilities Engineer role qualify for TN visa status?
Yes, if the role requires and you hold a degree in engineering. CBP classifies Facilities Engineers under the engineer category, but the job duties in your offer letter must reflect engineering work, such as systems design, infrastructure evaluation, or project engineering oversight, rather than purely operational or administrative facility management.
How does TN visa sponsorship compare to H-1B for Facilities Engineers?
TN has no annual lottery and no cap for Canadian citizens, so you can start as soon as your employer is ready. H-1B requires registration in April, selection by random draw, and a wait until October 1 at the earliest. For Facilities Engineers with a qualifying engineering degree, TN is a faster and more predictable path.
What documents does my employer need to provide for TN sponsorship?
Your employer must provide a signed support letter on company letterhead that describes your job title, duties in engineering terms, your qualifications, the employment period, and your compensation. CBP or the consulate uses this letter to verify the role meets TN engineer category criteria. Errors or vague language are the most common reason for delays.
Where can I find Facilities Engineer jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking U.S. roles with TN visa sponsorship. You can search by job title and filter for employers familiar with the TN process, which reduces the back-and-forth that often slows down offers at companies encountering the visa category for the first time.
Can Mexican nationals apply for TN status the same way Canadians do?
No. Canadian citizens can present their documents at a U.S. port of entry and receive TN status on the spot. Mexican nationals must apply for a TN visa at a U.S. consulate in Mexico before traveling. The required documents are similar, but consular processing adds scheduling time, so plan your timeline accordingly.
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