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WSP is seeking an Associate Consultant, Architecture for our Washington, DC office. Be involved in projects with our Mid-Atlantic Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.
Provides support to architects, engineers, and project managers for due diligence, planning, concept development, restoration, alteration, extension, and implementation of creative, functional, and sustainable building designs and/or construction of projects in the public and private sector. Tasks may include basic assistance with conceptually visualizing projects, preparing drawings, specifications, budgets, and construction documents, and developing and presenting design proposals. Generates accurate and concise drawings, renderings, and documentation regarding assigned tasks and construction specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural integrity, and occupancy.
Your Impact
- Under minimal supervision, assist with the preparation of detailed drawings showing both the external and internal appearance and structure of building projects.
- With minimal supervision, assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, environmental data, historical use, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.
- Perform basic professional architectural work relating to conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, resources, building, infrastructure, and transportation channels to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
- Assist with the input of building technologies, concepts, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of occupants and end-users, and incorporating future-ready solutions with architectural design standards.
- Assist with verifying the characteristics of a site and providing technical assistance on securing structural soundness from loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence.
- Assist with preparing complete and accurate visualizations using software, technical drawings, software, and 2D/3D illustrations.
- Assist technical staff and project managers by offering input and analysis with design concepts, construction, risk mitigation and improvement activities.
- Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Work collaboratively with other architects, engineers, professionals, and building authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded building and development projects.
- 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 an NCARB accredited Architecture program.
- 1 to 3 years of relevant post education experience in the learned discipline.
- Knowledge of architectural principles, practices, processes, and the application to project work-related issues.
- Familiarity with building planning, drawing standards, design, and construction management; including restorative and new design.
- Competent creative, visualization, and technical drawing skills.
- Familiarity with process and concepts for sustainability, green building design, and reducing and eliminating the use or generation of hazardous substances/greenhouse gas.
- Highly familiar with relevant building and construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
- Analytical mindset with an ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and making decisions.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.
- Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, technology, math principles, graphics, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Experience with discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, REVIT, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite).
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules is conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in an NCARB accredited Architecture program.
- Experience with transportation, public infrastructure, transit, aviation, or civic architecture projects.
- Experience with sustainable design and green building principles.
How You'll Work:
This is a high-ownership, collaborative environment where initiative, accountability, and partnership are highly valued. You'll have the opportunity to:
- Contribute to design outcomes.
- Collaborate on complex architectural efforts while collaborating across disciplines.
- Solve challenging technical and project delivery issues.
- Build trusted relationships with project teams.
- Grow professionally through meaningful responsibility opportunities.
- Contribute to a positive, forward-looking team culture grounded in accountability, trust, and continuous improvement.
Work in a hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) environment.
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: $84,500 - $116,200
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.
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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.
This Opportunity
WSP is seeking an Associate Consultant, Architecture for our Washington, DC office. Be involved in projects with our Mid-Atlantic Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.
Provides support to architects, engineers, and project managers for due diligence, planning, concept development, restoration, alteration, extension, and implementation of creative, functional, and sustainable building designs and/or construction of projects in the public and private sector. Tasks may include basic assistance with conceptually visualizing projects, preparing drawings, specifications, budgets, and construction documents, and developing and presenting design proposals. Generates accurate and concise drawings, renderings, and documentation regarding assigned tasks and construction specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural integrity, and occupancy.
Your Impact
- Under minimal supervision, assist with the preparation of detailed drawings showing both the external and internal appearance and structure of building projects.
- With minimal supervision, assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, environmental data, historical use, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.
- Perform basic professional architectural work relating to conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, resources, building, infrastructure, and transportation channels to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
- Assist with the input of building technologies, concepts, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of occupants and end-users, and incorporating future-ready solutions with architectural design standards.
- Assist with verifying the characteristics of a site and providing technical assistance on securing structural soundness from loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence.
- Assist with preparing complete and accurate visualizations using software, technical drawings, software, and 2D/3D illustrations.
- Assist technical staff and project managers by offering input and analysis with design concepts, construction, risk mitigation and improvement activities.
- Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Work collaboratively with other architects, engineers, professionals, and building authorities on Federal, State, regional, local, and privately funded building and development projects.
- 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 an NCARB accredited Architecture program.
- 1 to 3 years of relevant post education experience in the learned discipline.
- Knowledge of architectural principles, practices, processes, and the application to project work-related issues.
- Familiarity with building planning, drawing standards, design, and construction management; including restorative and new design.
- Competent creative, visualization, and technical drawing skills.
- Familiarity with process and concepts for sustainability, green building design, and reducing and eliminating the use or generation of hazardous substances/greenhouse gas.
- Highly familiar with relevant building and construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
- Analytical mindset with an ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and making decisions.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.
- Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, technology, math principles, graphics, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Experience with discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, REVIT, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite).
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules is conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in an NCARB accredited Architecture program.
- Experience with transportation, public infrastructure, transit, aviation, or civic architecture projects.
- Experience with sustainable design and green building principles.
How You'll Work:
This is a high-ownership, collaborative environment where initiative, accountability, and partnership are highly valued. You'll have the opportunity to:
- Contribute to design outcomes.
- Collaborate on complex architectural efforts while collaborating across disciplines.
- Solve challenging technical and project delivery issues.
- Build trusted relationships with project teams.
- Grow professionally through meaningful responsibility opportunities.
- Contribute to a positive, forward-looking team culture grounded in accountability, trust, and continuous improvement.
Work in a hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) environment.
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: $84,500 - $116,200
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.
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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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Align your degree to the role
Consulting firms must prove specialty occupation to USCIS, which means your degree field needs a direct connection to the analyst or advisory work you'll be doing. A generic business degree is borderline; economics, management, or a quantitative discipline is stronger.
Search DOL LCA filings by firm type
Management consulting firms file LCAs before sponsoring H-1B workers. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up certified filings under job titles like 'Management Analyst' or 'Business Analyst' to identify firms with active sponsorship histories in your target market.
Time your OPT application for the recruiting cycle
Major consulting firms hire Associate Consultants in fall and spring cycles. Submit your OPT application to your DSO at least 90 days before your program end date so your EAD arrives before your start date, keeping you eligible for Day One employment.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate before applying
Use Migrate Mate to browse Associate Consultant roles at employers with verified LCA sponsorship history. Targeting firms that have already filed for this job title cuts wasted applications to companies that won't sponsor your visa category.
Clarify H-1B lottery timing with your offer team
If you're on OPT and your firm plans to sponsor you for an H-1B, confirm whether they'll file in the next annual registration window. H-1B rules have changed recently, so ask HR directly whether they'll pay for premium processing and what their internal timeline looks like.
Prepare your credential evaluation before final interviews
If you completed a three-year bachelor's degree outside the U.S., have a credential evaluation agency assess it before you receive an offer. Some consulting firms require U.S. equivalency documentation before they'll initiate an LCA filing with DOL.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Associate Consultant role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS evaluates specialty occupation based on whether the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Most consulting firms define Associate Consultant roles around quantitative analysis, strategic frameworks, or industry-specific advisory work, which supports a specialty occupation argument. Generic 'any business degree accepted' language in a job posting can weaken the case, so it helps if the firm's offer letter ties the role to a specific discipline.
Which visa types are realistic for Associate Consultant roles?
H-1B is the most common path for full-time sponsorship, though it's subject to an annual cap and lottery. F-1 students can work as Associate Consultants on OPT for 12 months, with a 24-month STEM OPT extension available if the role ties to a STEM-designated degree. TN visa status is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying management or economics roles listed on the USMCA profession list.
How do I find Associate Consultant jobs where the employer will actually sponsor a visa?
Migrate Mate lists Associate Consultant roles at employers with verified LCA sponsorship history, so you're only seeing companies that have already committed to sponsoring these visa types. This saves time compared to applying broadly and asking about sponsorship late in the process.
Do consulting firms typically pay H-1B filing fees for Associate Consultants?
Many large consulting firms cover USCIS filing fees for H-1B petitions as part of their standard sponsorship practice, but this varies by employer and is not legally required for all fee categories. The H-1B filing fee structure has changed recently, so confirm with your recruiter or HR contact what your specific employer covers. Attorney fees are typically employer-paid at firms with established immigration programs.
What degree fields support an H-1B petition for an Associate Consultant position?
Economics, business administration, finance, statistics, computer science, and industrial engineering are the most defensible degree fields for Associate Consultant H-1B petitions. USCIS looks for a direct relationship between your degree field and the specific duties in the role. If your degree is in a less directly related field, your employer's immigration attorney may request additional documentation showing how your coursework applies to the consulting work.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Associate Consultant jobs?
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.