Construction Jobs in Tennessee with E-3 Sponsorship
Construction E-3 sponsorship jobs in Tennessee are concentrated in Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville, where major infrastructure expansion and commercial development are driving demand for qualified engineers, project managers, and estimators. Firms like Skanska, Turner Construction, and Brasfield & Gorrie have operated in the state, and Australian professionals in specialty occupation roles can find legitimate E-3 pathways here.
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Job Title
Assistant Property Manager, Multifamily
Job Description Summary
The Assistant Property Manager is responsible for maintaining our communities to a market-ready standard, ensuring a high-level of service, at all times. Assistant Property Managers are also responsible for building and motivating high performing teams to maximize the performance of the property.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Ensuring the smooth running of our community in a fast-paced environment.
- Assist the Property Manager with the overall operations including maintenance, capital improvements, lease administration, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, collections, evictions, vacancy anticipation, marketing, lease renewals, service contracts, expense control, audits, etc.
- Assist the Property Manager with providing superior customer service and communication to our residents and prospects to enhance customer satisfaction and increase renewals, revenue, reputation, and profitability.
- Complete lease/renewal paperwork to ensure completion to company standards.
- Track and evaluate advertising, and all client traffic.
- Assist the team by maintaining and modeling the Cushman & Wakefield mission to be the best national management company.
- Assist the Property Manager with the day-to-day operations of entire on-site team, ensuring that all Cushman & Wakefield policies and procedures are being followed.
- Maintain effective on-site staff through interviewing, hiring, and coaching team as necessary.
- Maintain residents' files in accordance with company standards.
- Maintain a positive living environment for community residents through prompt conflict resolution and consistent follow-up.
- Manage and maintain all aspects of overall community budget and finances.
- Work with leasing staff to ensure that leasing/marketing goals are being met.
COMPETENCIES:
- Effective communication and customer service skills.
- Computer literate, including Microsoft Office Suite and internet navigation skills.
- General office, bookkeeping and sales skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Determine leasing opportunities of staff and work on goal setting – improving the performance of each staff member.
- Supervise day-to-day operations of the team, ensuring that all C&W policies and procedures are being followed.
- Work with leasing staff to ensure that leasing/marketing goals are being met.
- Be able to manage a team.
- Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.
IMPORTANT EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- High School Diploma, GED, Technical or Vocational school required
IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE
- 3+ years of Property Management experience
- 1+ years of Management experience
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Regularly required to travel outside between properties in varying weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time. They must be able to ascend and descend staircases, ladders, and/or step stools and may be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions. The employee may also be regularly required to remain in a stationary position (sit or stand) for 85% of the time; regularly use office machinery. The employee must be able to travel up to 15% of the time. Travel may vary in frequency and duration. The employee must demonstrate the ability to exert up to 25 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds frequently, and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.
OTHER DUTIES
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $23.80 - $28.00
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

Job Title
Assistant Property Manager, Multifamily
Job Description Summary
The Assistant Property Manager is responsible for maintaining our communities to a market-ready standard, ensuring a high-level of service, at all times. Assistant Property Managers are also responsible for building and motivating high performing teams to maximize the performance of the property.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Ensuring the smooth running of our community in a fast-paced environment.
- Assist the Property Manager with the overall operations including maintenance, capital improvements, lease administration, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, collections, evictions, vacancy anticipation, marketing, lease renewals, service contracts, expense control, audits, etc.
- Assist the Property Manager with providing superior customer service and communication to our residents and prospects to enhance customer satisfaction and increase renewals, revenue, reputation, and profitability.
- Complete lease/renewal paperwork to ensure completion to company standards.
- Track and evaluate advertising, and all client traffic.
- Assist the team by maintaining and modeling the Cushman & Wakefield mission to be the best national management company.
- Assist the Property Manager with the day-to-day operations of entire on-site team, ensuring that all Cushman & Wakefield policies and procedures are being followed.
- Maintain effective on-site staff through interviewing, hiring, and coaching team as necessary.
- Maintain residents' files in accordance with company standards.
- Maintain a positive living environment for community residents through prompt conflict resolution and consistent follow-up.
- Manage and maintain all aspects of overall community budget and finances.
- Work with leasing staff to ensure that leasing/marketing goals are being met.
COMPETENCIES:
- Effective communication and customer service skills.
- Computer literate, including Microsoft Office Suite and internet navigation skills.
- General office, bookkeeping and sales skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Determine leasing opportunities of staff and work on goal setting – improving the performance of each staff member.
- Supervise day-to-day operations of the team, ensuring that all C&W policies and procedures are being followed.
- Work with leasing staff to ensure that leasing/marketing goals are being met.
- Be able to manage a team.
- Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.
IMPORTANT EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- High School Diploma, GED, Technical or Vocational school required
IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE
- 3+ years of Property Management experience
- 1+ years of Management experience
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Regularly required to travel outside between properties in varying weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time. They must be able to ascend and descend staircases, ladders, and/or step stools and may be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions. The employee may also be regularly required to remain in a stationary position (sit or stand) for 85% of the time; regularly use office machinery. The employee must be able to travel up to 15% of the time. Travel may vary in frequency and duration. The employee must demonstrate the ability to exert up to 25 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds frequently, and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.
OTHER DUTIES
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $23.80 - $28.00
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
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Which construction companies sponsor E-3 visas in Tennessee?
Large national contractors with Tennessee operations are the most likely E-3 sponsors, including firms like Turner Construction, Skanska, Brasfield & Gorrie, and Pepper Construction. These companies regularly hire engineers, project managers, and estimators in specialty occupation roles that meet E-3 requirements. Smaller regional contractors typically lack the HR infrastructure to process visa sponsorship, so targeting larger firms or ENR-ranked contractors is a practical starting point.
Which cities in Tennessee have the most construction E-3 sponsorship jobs?
Nashville leads by a significant margin, driven by sustained commercial, mixed-use, and infrastructure development across the metro area. Memphis is active in industrial and logistics construction, reflecting its role as a distribution hub. Knoxville sees consistent demand tied to university expansion and regional infrastructure projects. Chattanooga is a smaller but growing market, particularly for civil and infrastructure roles tied to its ongoing urban development.
What types of construction roles typically qualify for E-3 sponsorship?
E-3 sponsorship requires a specialty occupation, meaning the role must normally require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. In construction, qualifying roles typically include civil or structural engineers, project engineers, construction managers with engineering degrees, estimators with technical credentials, and BIM or design coordination specialists. General site supervisor or trade-based roles rarely meet the specialty occupation standard without a directly related degree requirement.
How do I find construction E-3 sponsorship jobs in Tennessee?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international job seekers on E-3 and other work visas, so you can filter directly for construction E-3 sponsorship jobs in Tennessee without sifting through listings from employers who won't sponsor. Searching by state and industry on Migrate Mate surfaces roles from employers who have indicated sponsorship willingness, which saves significant time compared to cold-applying to firms without confirmed sponsorship history.
Are there any Tennessee-specific considerations for E-3 sponsorship in construction?
Tennessee has no state income tax on wages, which affects total compensation comparisons when evaluating offers. The state's construction market is heavily tied to Nashville's sustained population growth and ongoing infrastructure investment, creating relatively consistent demand for qualified professionals. Tennessee does not impose additional state-level licensing requirements that would uniquely block E-3 holders, but professional engineer (PE) licensure, if required for a role, involves its own credentialing process regardless of visa status.
What is the prevailing wage for E-3 construction jobs in Tennessee?
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.
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