Construction H-1B Sponsorship Jobs in Ohio
Construction H-1B visa sponsorship jobs in Ohio are concentrated in the state's major metros, with firms like Turner Construction, AECOM, and Jacobs Engineering active in Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. Ohio's ongoing infrastructure investment and commercial development keep demand steady for internationally trained engineers, project managers, and construction managers seeking employer-sponsored roles.
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NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!
ROLE AT A GLANCE:
NBBJ Columbus is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our talented Digital Infrastructure team. Our ideal candidate is highly organized, possesses strong project management and time management skills. Candidates should possess and demonstrate a successful track record of collaborating with internal and external resources to design and implement scalable solutions and troubleshooting complex problems while meeting deadlines and budget constraints. The desire and ability to work in a fast paced, ever-changing, collaborative environment is essential.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Manage enterprise virtualization and storage platforms including VMware, HPE storage systems, and related capacity, performance, replication, and lifecycle planning.
- Monitor storage health, utilization, throughput, latency, and growth trends; identify risks early and recommend remediation before business operations are affected.
- Administer and improve backup, recovery, and retention services using Commvault, with emphasis on restore validation, ransomware resilience, and disaster recovery readiness.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure problems and develop practical, sustainable solutions.
- Provide escalation support for systems administrators, engineers, and internal support teams.
- Lead, coach, mentor, and cross-train team members to improve knowledge sharing and operational resilience.
- Plan, design, build, and maintain highly available, reliable, and scalable virtualized server platforms.
- Learn, evaluate, and integrate evolving infrastructure technologies with existing systems.
- Partner with vendors to evaluate product offerings, resolve technical issues, and support procurement decisions.
- Document workflows, processes, procedures, configurations, and infrastructure service use cases.
- Participate in a team on-call rotation.
- Work extended hours when needed for critical outages, serious incidents, or disaster recovery events.
- Travel occasionally, generally less than two weeks per year.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED:
- At least seven years of relevant systems engineering experience in a mid-sized, multilocation enterprise environment.
- Direct, recent, hands-on professional experience with the following:
- Virtualization platforms, preferably VMware, and HPE GreenLake.
- Microsoft Windows Server management, failover clusters, and file servers on currently supported versions.
- Enterprise storage administration, preferably VMware, and HPE storage platforms.
- Backup and recovery platforms, preferably Commvault, including backup policy design, restore validation, retention, and disaster recovery support.
- Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID in a multisite environment.
- Server security hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
- Understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and related protocols, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, and SSL.
- Methodical, analytical approach to troubleshooting.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills.
- High degree of autonomy, attention to detail, and ability to work effectively with peers and customers.
- Ability to prioritize tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced, collaborative environment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Commvault administration, reporting, automation, and troubleshooting.
- Linux server administration, including storage-oriented administration and ZFS concepts.
- HPE server, storage, and firmware lifecycle management.
- Microsoft Azure infrastructure services.
- Microsoft SQL Server administration or support.
- Microsoft PKI management.
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix ADC.
- Atlassian Jira and Agile project management practices.
LOCATION:
This role requires the individual to be based in the United States. This role is fully remote*, and the ideal candidate is located within a 2 hour radius of either the Columbus, Ohio office located at: 250 S. High Street, Suite 300, Columbus, Ohio 43215 or the Charlotte, North Carolina office located at: 1018 Jay Street, Suite 470, Charlotte, North Carolina 28208.
COMPENSATION:
The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $100,000 and $120,000 for Columbus, Ohio candidates, and between $100,000 and $130,000 for Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina candidates. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.
Some travel may be requested due to studio and office needs - all travel will be coordinated with NBBJ's internal travel team, and the team member will discuss travel arrangements in advance with their studio team and leaders.
INTRODUCTION
NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!
ROLE AT A GLANCE:
NBBJ Columbus is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our talented Digital Infrastructure team. Our ideal candidate is highly organized, possesses strong project management and time management skills. Candidates should possess and demonstrate a successful track record of collaborating with internal and external resources to design and implement scalable solutions and troubleshooting complex problems while meeting deadlines and budget constraints. The desire and ability to work in a fast paced, ever-changing, collaborative environment is essential.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Manage enterprise virtualization and storage platforms including VMware, HPE storage systems, and related capacity, performance, replication, and lifecycle planning.
- Monitor storage health, utilization, throughput, latency, and growth trends; identify risks early and recommend remediation before business operations are affected.
- Administer and improve backup, recovery, and retention services using Commvault, with emphasis on restore validation, ransomware resilience, and disaster recovery readiness.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure problems and develop practical, sustainable solutions.
- Provide escalation support for systems administrators, engineers, and internal support teams.
- Lead, coach, mentor, and cross-train team members to improve knowledge sharing and operational resilience.
- Plan, design, build, and maintain highly available, reliable, and scalable virtualized server platforms.
- Learn, evaluate, and integrate evolving infrastructure technologies with existing systems.
- Partner with vendors to evaluate product offerings, resolve technical issues, and support procurement decisions.
- Document workflows, processes, procedures, configurations, and infrastructure service use cases.
- Participate in a team on-call rotation.
- Work extended hours when needed for critical outages, serious incidents, or disaster recovery events.
- Travel occasionally, generally less than two weeks per year.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED:
- At least seven years of relevant systems engineering experience in a mid-sized, multilocation enterprise environment.
- Direct, recent, hands-on professional experience with the following:
- Virtualization platforms, preferably VMware, and HPE GreenLake.
- Microsoft Windows Server management, failover clusters, and file servers on currently supported versions.
- Enterprise storage administration, preferably VMware, and HPE storage platforms.
- Backup and recovery platforms, preferably Commvault, including backup policy design, restore validation, retention, and disaster recovery support.
- Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID in a multisite environment.
- Server security hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
- Understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and related protocols, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, and SSL.
- Methodical, analytical approach to troubleshooting.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills.
- High degree of autonomy, attention to detail, and ability to work effectively with peers and customers.
- Ability to prioritize tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced, collaborative environment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Commvault administration, reporting, automation, and troubleshooting.
- Linux server administration, including storage-oriented administration and ZFS concepts.
- HPE server, storage, and firmware lifecycle management.
- Microsoft Azure infrastructure services.
- Microsoft SQL Server administration or support.
- Microsoft PKI management.
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix ADC.
- Atlassian Jira and Agile project management practices.
LOCATION:
This role requires the individual to be based in the United States. This role is fully remote*, and the ideal candidate is located within a 2 hour radius of either the Columbus, Ohio office located at: 250 S. High Street, Suite 300, Columbus, Ohio 43215 or the Charlotte, North Carolina office located at: 1018 Jay Street, Suite 470, Charlotte, North Carolina 28208.
COMPENSATION:
The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $100,000 and $120,000 for Columbus, Ohio candidates, and between $100,000 and $130,000 for Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina candidates. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.
Some travel may be requested due to studio and office needs - all travel will be coordinated with NBBJ's internal travel team, and the team member will discuss travel arrangements in advance with their studio team and leaders.
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Search Construction Jobs in OhioConstruction H-1B Sponsorship Jobs in Ohio: Frequently Asked Questions
Which construction companies sponsor H-1B visas in Ohio?
Large engineering and construction firms with Ohio operations are the most consistent H-1B visa sponsors in the industry. Companies like Turner Construction, AECOM, Jacobs Engineering, and Terracon Consultants have filed H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Ohio-based roles. Multinational firms and large general contractors tend to have dedicated HR and legal infrastructure that makes sponsorship more feasible than smaller regional builders.
Which cities in Ohio have the most construction H-1B sponsorship jobs?
Columbus accounts for the largest share of construction H-1B activity in Ohio, driven by sustained commercial and infrastructure growth across the metro. Cleveland and Cincinnati are the next most active markets, with established engineering firm offices and public infrastructure projects generating demand. Smaller markets like Dayton and Akron see occasional sponsorship activity, primarily from large firms with statewide project footprints.
What types of construction roles typically qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
H-1B sponsorship in construction is generally limited to specialty occupation roles that require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field. Civil engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers, construction managers with engineering degrees, and project managers in highly technical disciplines are the most commonly sponsored positions. General field labor, site supervision, and roles that do not require a specific degree typically do not meet the specialty occupation standard.
How do I find construction H-1B sponsorship jobs in Ohio?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international job seekers targeting H-1B sponsorship and filters listings by visa type and industry, making it straightforward to browse construction roles in Ohio without sorting through employers who don't sponsor. Searching by state and filtering for construction or civil engineering roles on Migrate Mate surfaces positions from firms with a documented history of H-1B filings, which saves significant time compared to applying broadly.
Are there state-specific considerations for H-1B construction jobs in Ohio?
Ohio does not impose state-level restrictions on H-1B employment beyond federal requirements, but construction roles often involve project-based or multi-site work. If an H-1B worker is assigned to job sites outside the metropolitan statistical area listed on the original Labor Condition Application, the employer may need to file an amended LCA. Workers in licensed engineering roles also need to verify that their credentials meet Ohio's professional engineer licensure requirements through the State of Ohio Engineers and Surveyors Board.
What is the prevailing wage for H-1B construction jobs in Ohio?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.