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Change Manager roles qualify for H-1B visa and O-1 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field like organizational behavior, business, or industrial-organizational psychology. Most sponsors are large enterprises running ERP implementations, mergers, or digital transformation programs. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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WSP is seeking a CBTC Project Change Manager to support one or more CBTC projects for New York MTA on which WSP plays a significant role. Reporting to the National Commercial Management Practice Lead within WSP’s Program Management Business Line, the Project Change Manager supports the Project Commercial Manager in managing the flow of information, contract compliance, documentation, communications, and issue resolution throughout the pre- and post-award and construction phases of one or more major CBTC projects, in partnership with WSP’s project team, with a specific focus on change management. This role will be full time onsite at an MTA office.
Your Impact
In this role, supporting the CBTC Commercial Manager, you will work closely with the project management team, operations, legal, and finance to manage potential changes, from issue identification through determination of merit and negotiation of change orders, if necessary. In doing so, you will integrate standardized best practices for schedule, cost, and risk, and related contingency management into a strong commercial outcome across the project’s lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting the CBTC Commercial Manager, proactively manage contractor change-related processes on CBTC projects through dispute resolution and settlement, if necessary.
- Support the CBTC Commercial Manager as he/she prepares, implements, and updates the Commercial Management Plan (“CMP”) covering how the PMT shall manage all commercial aspects of the Program Line Contracts, Force Account and any other relevant contracts and agreements required to keep the CBTC Program on schedule and within budget.
- Conduct value engineering evaluations.
- Perform applicable cost management functions.
- Perform required payment and invoicing functions.
- Perform risk management as required for the project.
Who You Are
You are an experienced commercial professional with proven background in project delivery, project controls, contract change management, and contractor claims management. You are a commercially-driven professional who understands how project management, contracts, risk, and financial performance at the project level align, and the relationship of these elements with change management. You are collaborative, analytical, and confident operating in fast paced and complex delivery environments.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, legal studies, economics or business management or a related field.
- 10 years of experience supporting major infrastructure, aviation, transportation, and/or water/utility capital projects.
- Demonstrated expertise in construction contract change management, claims analysis, and commercial negotiations.
- Strong background in cost forecasting, schedule analysis, and risk management.
- Ability to produce executive-level cost, schedule, risk, contingency allocation, and performance reporting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex contractual or technical information.
- Detailed, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Skillsets/Qualifications:
- Advanced degree such as a JD, an MBA or MS in engineering, construction management, or equivalent.
- Experience within owner, developer, general contractor, or commercial advisory environments.
- Advanced proficiency in project controls and reporting tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Power BI, cost management systems).
- Experience developing and reviewing legal and contractual documents and contractor correspondence.
- Background developing and implementing contract strategy, as well as claims and dispute management efforts.
- Professional presence and customer service mindset when interacting with contractors, consultants, leadership, and stakeholders.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while maintaining a strong sense of ownership over assigned tasks.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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): $150,000-$205,000/year
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 a CBTC Project Change Manager to support one or more CBTC projects for New York MTA on which WSP plays a significant role. Reporting to the National Commercial Management Practice Lead within WSP’s Program Management Business Line, the Project Change Manager supports the Project Commercial Manager in managing the flow of information, contract compliance, documentation, communications, and issue resolution throughout the pre- and post-award and construction phases of one or more major CBTC projects, in partnership with WSP’s project team, with a specific focus on change management. This role will be full time onsite at an MTA office.
Your Impact
In this role, supporting the CBTC Commercial Manager, you will work closely with the project management team, operations, legal, and finance to manage potential changes, from issue identification through determination of merit and negotiation of change orders, if necessary. In doing so, you will integrate standardized best practices for schedule, cost, and risk, and related contingency management into a strong commercial outcome across the project’s lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting the CBTC Commercial Manager, proactively manage contractor change-related processes on CBTC projects through dispute resolution and settlement, if necessary.
- Support the CBTC Commercial Manager as he/she prepares, implements, and updates the Commercial Management Plan (“CMP”) covering how the PMT shall manage all commercial aspects of the Program Line Contracts, Force Account and any other relevant contracts and agreements required to keep the CBTC Program on schedule and within budget.
- Conduct value engineering evaluations.
- Perform applicable cost management functions.
- Perform required payment and invoicing functions.
- Perform risk management as required for the project.
Who You Are
You are an experienced commercial professional with proven background in project delivery, project controls, contract change management, and contractor claims management. You are a commercially-driven professional who understands how project management, contracts, risk, and financial performance at the project level align, and the relationship of these elements with change management. You are collaborative, analytical, and confident operating in fast paced and complex delivery environments.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, legal studies, economics or business management or a related field.
- 10 years of experience supporting major infrastructure, aviation, transportation, and/or water/utility capital projects.
- Demonstrated expertise in construction contract change management, claims analysis, and commercial negotiations.
- Strong background in cost forecasting, schedule analysis, and risk management.
- Ability to produce executive-level cost, schedule, risk, contingency allocation, and performance reporting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex contractual or technical information.
- Detailed, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Skillsets/Qualifications:
- Advanced degree such as a JD, an MBA or MS in engineering, construction management, or equivalent.
- Experience within owner, developer, general contractor, or commercial advisory environments.
- Advanced proficiency in project controls and reporting tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Power BI, cost management systems).
- Experience developing and reviewing legal and contractual documents and contractor correspondence.
- Background developing and implementing contract strategy, as well as claims and dispute management efforts.
- Professional presence and customer service mindset when interacting with contractors, consultants, leadership, and stakeholders.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while maintaining a strong sense of ownership over assigned tasks.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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): $150,000-$205,000/year
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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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Change Manager
Frame your degree as a specialty occupation requirement
USCIS requires that a Change Manager role specifically require a bachelor's degree in a related field. Highlight how your organizational development, business, or psychology degree directly underpins the theoretical frameworks you apply on the job.
Target employers with active transformation programs
Companies mid-way through ERP rollouts, post-merger integrations, or enterprise digital transformations have urgent, defined need for Change Managers and are far more likely to sponsor than organizations without a clear change initiative underway.
Certifications strengthen your specialty occupation case
Credentials like Prosci ADKAR, CCMP, or a PMP signal that Change Management is a distinct professional discipline requiring specialized knowledge, which directly supports the employer's specialty occupation argument when filing your H-1B petition.
Distinguish yourself from general project managers
USCIS scrutinizes Change Manager petitions because the role can appear similar to general management. Emphasize scope of organizational impact, behavioral science application, and stakeholder engagement strategy to position it as a specialized discipline.
Large consulting firms and tech companies sponsor most reliably
Employers like major consulting practices and enterprise software firms have established immigration infrastructure and regularly sponsor Change Managers embedded in client delivery teams. Prioritize companies with a documented history of H-1B filings in this role.
Start the conversation with employers before applying
Many Change Manager postings omit sponsorship details. Reaching out directly to a hiring manager or internal recruiter to confirm willingness to sponsor before investing time in the application process saves weeks of effort and avoids late-stage surprises.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Change Manager qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it requires careful petition construction. USCIS has issued RFEs on Change Manager cases where the employer couldn't demonstrate that a specific degree in organizational behavior, business, or a related field is a standard requirement for the role. Generic management experience alone won't satisfy the specialty occupation standard. The stronger your employer's documentation linking the role to a specific academic discipline, the better your odds.
Which visa categories are available to foreign Change Managers in the U.S.?
H-1B visa is the most common path if you hold a qualifying bachelor's degree. L-1A is an option if you're transferring from a multinational employer and moving into a managerial capacity. O-1A applies if you have documented exceptional achievement, such as published research in organizational change or prominent industry recognition. TN visa is available for Canadian and Mexican nationals if the role maps cleanly to a qualifying USMCA profession.
What degree does a Change Manager typically need for visa sponsorship?
Most successful H-1B petitions for Change Managers reference degrees in organizational behavior, industrial-organizational psychology, business administration, human resources, or management. The degree field must logically connect to the specific duties of the role. A degree in an unrelated field can still qualify if you have a combination of education and relevant professional experience that USCIS accepts as equivalent.
How can I find employers in the U.S. who sponsor Change Manager roles?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for visa-sponsoring employers, making it the most direct way to identify Change Manager opportunities where sponsorship is on the table. Look for large enterprises, consulting firms, and technology companies running multi-year transformation programs, as these organizations have the budget, legal infrastructure, and operational urgency to justify sponsoring an international hire.
Are Change Manager H-1B petitions likely to receive a Request for Evidence?
RFE rates for Change Manager petitions are higher than for clearly technical roles like software engineering. USCIS sometimes questions whether the position inherently requires a specialized degree or whether a generalist could do the job. Strong petitions include a detailed position description, an explanation of the theoretical frameworks applied, evidence that the industry standard is to hire degree-holders in specific fields, and supporting documentation from the employer.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Change Manager 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.