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Power Systems Engineering roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's Engineer category, covering grid design, transmission planning, and protection systems work. Canadian citizens can enter at the port of entry with employer documentation. Mexican nationals apply at a U.S. consulate. No lottery, no annual cap for Canadians.
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WSP is currently initiating a search for a Technical Director, Electrical Engineer for our San Francisco or Sacramento CA office. Candidate to be involved in projects with our Transportation Sector Mechanical & Electrical Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. Provides leadership within a sector of organization to ensure electrical engineering subject matter, technical deliverables, infrastructure projects and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry and company standards for design, safety, and functionality. Responsible for SME innovation and administration, ensuring corporate compliance with all Local, State, and Federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and providing pragmatic direction to address current and future challenges in a rapidly-changing and complex business climate.
Your Impact
Job Summary: Acts as staff specialist in providing technical guidance for complex or unique assignments. The incumbent must be capable of applying diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices, and independently making decisions on significant engineering problems or methods.
- Direct segments of a major project, and participate in the application of engineering concepts and techniques
- Analyzes complex problems requiring the development of new or improved techniques or procedures
- Monitors project progress for technical accuracy and adherence to schedule and budget
- Act as a representative at project meetings and conferences
- Plan, organize and supervise engineering staff and activities for a project of significant size and complexity
- Make recommendations on project staffing
- Direct design tasks requiring independent judgment in the evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation and modification of standard design or engineering techniques and procedures
- Ensure that production of specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements
- Electrical calculations including electrical loads, equipment sizing, feeder sizing, load flow, voltage drop, short circuit, selective coordination and arc flash
- Lighting design including calculations, circuiting and controls
- Facility electrical service and power distribution design for 480/277, 120/208, and 120/240 volt classifications
- Medium Voltage knowledge and work experience. Grounding design and calculations for system and equipment grounding
- Motor control center (MCC) design including layouts, sizing, and motor starter selection
- Standby and emergency power system design including generator and uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- Responsible for coordination with other design disciplines, including architectural, mechanical, systems, civil, geotechnical, structures, hydraulics/drainage, storm water, traffic, utilities, right of way
- Occasionally serve as a PM on some Projects
- Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development
- Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff
- Remain current in latest electrical engineering techniques and practices
- Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” service and future ready solutions for clients
- 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
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
- 12+ years of relevant post education experience in electrical engineering and infrastructure design for capital projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility, industrial, or commercial scale
- Engineer license required (multi-state preferred)
- Advanced proficiency with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues
- Advanced proficiency with infrastructure design
- Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management; including comprehensive experience in working with adjacent disciplines such as electrical engineering, P&C, SCADA, and telecom
- Strong knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes (especially NFPA 70- NEC); NFPA 130; and NFPA 101), regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements
- Strong working knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization
- Advanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization
- Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, regulators, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists
- Advanced proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., CADD, ETAP and/or SKM, AutoCADD electrical), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
- Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Engineering
- Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable
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): $190,000 - $260,000
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.
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 Technical Director, Electrical Engineer for our San Francisco or Sacramento CA office. Candidate to be involved in projects with our Transportation Sector Mechanical & Electrical Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. Provides leadership within a sector of organization to ensure electrical engineering subject matter, technical deliverables, infrastructure projects and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry and company standards for design, safety, and functionality. Responsible for SME innovation and administration, ensuring corporate compliance with all Local, State, and Federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and providing pragmatic direction to address current and future challenges in a rapidly-changing and complex business climate.
Your Impact
Job Summary: Acts as staff specialist in providing technical guidance for complex or unique assignments. The incumbent must be capable of applying diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices, and independently making decisions on significant engineering problems or methods.
- Direct segments of a major project, and participate in the application of engineering concepts and techniques
- Analyzes complex problems requiring the development of new or improved techniques or procedures
- Monitors project progress for technical accuracy and adherence to schedule and budget
- Act as a representative at project meetings and conferences
- Plan, organize and supervise engineering staff and activities for a project of significant size and complexity
- Make recommendations on project staffing
- Direct design tasks requiring independent judgment in the evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation and modification of standard design or engineering techniques and procedures
- Ensure that production of specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements
- Electrical calculations including electrical loads, equipment sizing, feeder sizing, load flow, voltage drop, short circuit, selective coordination and arc flash
- Lighting design including calculations, circuiting and controls
- Facility electrical service and power distribution design for 480/277, 120/208, and 120/240 volt classifications
- Medium Voltage knowledge and work experience. Grounding design and calculations for system and equipment grounding
- Motor control center (MCC) design including layouts, sizing, and motor starter selection
- Standby and emergency power system design including generator and uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- Responsible for coordination with other design disciplines, including architectural, mechanical, systems, civil, geotechnical, structures, hydraulics/drainage, storm water, traffic, utilities, right of way
- Occasionally serve as a PM on some Projects
- Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development
- Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff
- Remain current in latest electrical engineering techniques and practices
- Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide “trusted advisor” service and future ready solutions for clients
- 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
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
- 12+ years of relevant post education experience in electrical engineering and infrastructure design for capital projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility, industrial, or commercial scale
- Engineer license required (multi-state preferred)
- Advanced proficiency with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues
- Advanced proficiency with infrastructure design
- Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management; including comprehensive experience in working with adjacent disciplines such as electrical engineering, P&C, SCADA, and telecom
- Strong knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes (especially NFPA 70- NEC); NFPA 130; and NFPA 101), regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements
- Strong working knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization
- Advanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization
- Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, regulators, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists
- Advanced proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., CADD, ETAP and/or SKM, AutoCADD electrical), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
- Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Engineering
- Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable
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): $190,000 - $260,000
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.
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 in Power Systems Engineering
Frame your credentials around U.S. engineering standards
CBP officers assess whether your degree and job duties align with the Engineer TN visa category. A Canadian P.Eng. or Mexican título profesional in electrical engineering maps cleanly, but translate any institution-specific nomenclature into terms the officer will recognize immediately.
Target utilities and ISO operators directly
Regional Transmission Organizations and investor-owned utilities file TN support letters routinely for power systems roles. Identify employers with active NERC-compliance teams or grid modernization projects, where specialized transmission and protection engineering skills create clear, documentable specialty occupation need.
Get your job offer letter to cover all TN requirements
The support letter your employer writes must state your job title, duties, intended start date, and that a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering is required for the role. Missing any of these details at the port of entry or consulate causes delays you could have avoided.
Use Migrate Mate to find employers already familiar with TN
Many utilities and engineering consultancies have sponsored TN visas before and won't need hand-holding on the process. Search Migrate Mate to identify Power Systems Engineering roles at employers with documented sponsorship history, then focus your applications there first.
Clarify your role scope before the Mexican consular interview
Mexican nationals applying at a U.S. consulate should prepare a one-page duty summary distinguishing power systems engineering work from general electrical contracting. Consular officers occasionally conflate the two, so a clear breakdown of your specific grid analysis or relay coordination duties prevents unnecessary refusal.
Plan your TN renewal around project timelines, not visa expiry
TN status is granted in up to three-year increments with unlimited renewals. If your employer is mid-project at renewal time, ask them to renew six months out rather than waiting. Your renewal support letter should reflect your current salary and duties, not your original offer, to accurately represent your role at the time of extension.
Power Systems Engineering TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does Power Systems Engineering qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
Yes. Power Systems Engineering falls under the USMCA Engineer occupational category, which explicitly covers electrical engineering disciplines. Your degree must be in electrical engineering or a closely related field, and your job duties must align with engineering work rather than general technical support or project management without a technical foundation.
How does the TN visa compare to H-1B for Power Systems Engineering roles?
The TN visa has no annual lottery, no cap for Canadian citizens, and can be approved at the port of entry the same day for Canadians. H-1B visa requires a lottery entry in March, a months-long USCIS adjudication, and an October 1 start date. For a qualified Canadian or Mexican power systems engineer, TN is faster and more predictable than H-1B visa in nearly every scenario.
Where can I find Power Systems Engineering jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking U.S. roles with TN sponsorship. It surfaces Power Systems Engineering positions at employers who already understand the TN process, so you're not starting the education process from scratch with every recruiter you contact.
What documents does my employer need to prepare for my TN application?
Your employer must provide a support letter on company letterhead that confirms your job title, a description of your duties, your start date, and that the role requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field. Canadians present this letter at the port of entry alongside their degree credentials. Mexican nationals submit it as part of their consular visa application package.
Can I work for multiple employers or as a contractor on a TN visa in a Power Systems Engineering role?
TN status ties you to the specific employer named in your support letter. Consulting arrangements are possible if a single staffing or engineering firm sponsors your TN and you're placed at client sites through that firm. Working directly for two separate employers simultaneously requires two separate TN approvals, which CBP handles on a case-by-case basis at the port of entry.