Job Opportunities
Graphic Designer
AVS is looking for a self-motivated individual who is proficient in Graphic Design from concept to execution for various web and print design projects utilizing company software programs. Among other tasks, the candidate will be working with the marketing department and management in developing innovative design concepts for proposals, marketing materials, company website, newsletters, print ads and more. The candidate will continue to develop and implement corporate branding throughout all marketing sectors.
This is a fulltime position and it is located in Sacramento, CA. Some travel may be required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for concept, design and execution on various electronic, web and print design projects including such materials as bid proposals, marketing materials (brochures, cards, etc.), catalogs, direct mail pieces, internal and external newsletters, print ads and more.
- Interface with internal company teams on continued design and development, maintenance, and support of website.
- Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
- Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Internet websites (develop corporate branding).
- Listen to, collaborate with, and manage relationships with internal team members to understand outline and concept, and then recommend brand and product creative strategy and design execution options.
- Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
- Review final layouts with team and management for approval and suggest improvements as needed.
- Maintain archive of images, photos, or previous work products.
- Stay current of developments in graphic and web design, and makes recommendations for changes that may benefit company.
- Assist with all steps in the design process from concept through production, utilizing the corporate standard software.
- Manage external vendor relationships as necessary to execute projects.
- Prepare notes and instructions for co-workers and/or outside agencies to assemble and prepare final layouts for printing.
- Serve on cross-functional teams as necessary as subject matter expert.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science / Graphic Design
- Graphic Design experience
- Experience in designing compelling online and offline advertising materials required. (A detailed portfolio demonstrating previous experience developing designs and managing brands will be required if selected for interview.)
- Experience in multimedia design with product, brand marketing, web design emphasis
- Demonstrated ability to consistently produce a high volume of quality work under pressure and adhere to tight deadlines
- Expert Proficiency in the following computer programming languages: Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, etc.), WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS outlook environment.
- An understanding of the engineering sector or related industry is highly desirable.
Skills & Abilities:
- Advanced computer proficiency
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills, including an ability to prioritize activities and work with limited supervision
- Excellent effective written, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work as part of a team involving staff, clients and outside agencies.
- Maintain consistent brand identities across all media.
- Work with outside vendors as necessary to execute projects.
- Serve as Subject Matter Expert for issues regarding graphic design.
- Incredibly detail minded.
- Results oriented and able to complete tasks on deadline with little supervision.
- Ability to make good decisions using sound, professional judgment.
Language Skills: Able to read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, and legal documents. Able to prepare articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Able to effectively present information to executive management, staff, and other agencies, as needed.
Reasoning Ability: Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to present facts to various staff members for departmental response. Able to deal with a variety of information presented in oral or written formats.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Frequently required to use hand to finger, handle, or feel (including the use of computer keyboards) and talk or hear (including the use of a telephone and computer).
- Frequently required to walk, stand, and make presentations.
- This position may involve sitting at a desk for extended periods of time.
- Specific vision abilities include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Interested Candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: recruiting@altavistasolutions.com
Infrastructure Systems Engineer
Alta Vista Solutions, Inc. is a growing multi-faceted engineering firm that specializes in materials engineering, inspection and testing, project and construction management, surveying, and stormwater pollution prevention. We have an exciting opportunity for a recent graduate engineer to work on various transportation projects across California.
AVS is looking for a self-motivated individual who is proficient in computer programming. Among other tasks, the candidate will be working on management information systems that combine information technology and engineering staffs’ activities to support operations for large infrastructure projects.
This is a fulltime position and it is located in Sacramento, CA. Some travel may be required.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or Metallurgy/Material Engineering
- Proficient in the following computer programming languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, XML, PHP, and XSD
Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
- Ability to handle multiple priorities with close attention to detail
- Ability to make good decisions using sound, professional judgment
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a diverse workforce
- Advanced computer proficiency
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Good interpersonal skills and an ability to work with diverse populations
- Strong organizational skills, including an ability to prioritize activities and work with limited supervision
Send your resumes and cover letters to recruiting@altavistasolutions.com
Project Scheduler
Alta Vista Solutions, Inc., is looking for an experienced project scheduler. Must be fluent in CPM Scheduling (P6, P3) or equivalent. Must have a minimum of three years’ experience on large scale highway and bridge projects. P.E Civil License in California is desirable.
Project Engineer, P.E – Highway
Alta Vista Solutions, Inc., is seeking licensed engineers. The ideal candidate is a dynamic, organized, technically strong, a communicator, with good people skills. The project engineers will provide engineering services in planning, designing, and overseeing construction of transportation projects for our clients. The right candidate will assist the client in supervision and inspection of highway construction.
Location: Emeryville, Sacramento, Fresno and Southern California
Minimum requirements:
- B.S. in Engineering
- M.S. in Engineering preferred
- Professional Engineering Registration in the State of California
- 8 – 10 Years experience with large transportation projects
- Experience with CALTRANS practices and procedures
- Good interpersonal and communications skills.
- Capable of developing power point presentations, technical writing and reports
- PC and CADD skills required.
NDT Technicians
Certifications that we are looking for include Certified Welding Inspector AWS and an ASNT Level II UT. Our Inspectors perform routine field and tests and inspections for the purpose of verifying conformance to construction plans and specifications.
Structural Materials Representative
ALTA VISTA SOLUTIONS is seeking engineers to serve as Structural Materials Representatives for the California Department of Transportation. The individual will serve as the client’s single point of contact for all structural material related issues related to the portion of the project(s) assigned. The individual will apply standard engineering practices and techniques in specific situations which may include the following:
- Meets regularly with clients to establish and maintain open lines of communication throughout the life of the project.
- Provides clear, effective and timely structural materials recommendations to clients.
- Identifies resources needed to accomplish client’s quality assurance and source inspection responsibilities.
- Anticipates and resolves any issues associated with quality assurance and source inspection while maintaining standards, consistency, contract schedule and contract cost.
- Participates in conducting engineering investigations and planning work by completing well-defined tasks. These tasks may include collection and analysis of data using established procedures, performance of routine calculations, and participation in evaluating the feasibility of alternate solutions.
- Prepares assigned sections of reports working under the close review of a more experienced professional.
- Participates on projects involving construction activities by reviewing shop drawings for conformance with easily interpreted specifications; assists in recordkeeping and in generating progress reports; observes construction procedures, and collects samples for quality control testing.
- Performs data acquisition and analysis, researching the feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions, and/or regulatory agency specifications or regulations.
- Prepares material for reports and permit applications, gathering information, writing rough outline, and/or preparing work progression documents and graphic presentations.
- Performs engineering calculations.
- Performs field observations of construction/fabrication where appropriate.
- Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.
Travel may be required.
Requirements:
- B.S. in Engineering
- M.S. in Engineering preferred
- Professional Engineering Registration in the State of California
- 8 – 10 Years experience with large transportation projects (Bridges preferred)
- Experience with CALTRANS practices and procedures
- Good interpersonal skills and capable of developing technical writing, and communications skills. PC and CADD skills required.
Assistant Structural Materials Representative
ALTA VISTA SOLUTIONS is seeking engineers to serve as Assistant Structural Materials Representatives during the fabrication and construction of the new San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. Under the direct supervision of the Structural Materials Representative, the individual shall assist with all structural material related issues related to the portion of the project(s) assigned. The individual will apply standard engineering practices and techniques in specific situations which may include the following:
- Participates in conducting engineering investigations and planning work by completing well-defined tasks. These tasks may include collection and analysis of data using established procedures, performance of routine calculations, and participation in evaluating the feasibility of alternate solutions.
- Prepares assigned sections of reports working under the close review of a more experienced professional.
- Participates on projects involving construction activities by reviewing shop drawings for conformance with easily interpreted specifications; assists in recordkeeping and in generating progress reports; observes construction procedures, and collects samples for quality control testing.
- Performs data acquisition and analysis, researching the feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions, and/or regulatory agency specifications or regulations.
- Prepares material for reports and permit applications, gathering information, writing rough outline, and/or preparing work progression documents and graphic presentations.
- Performs engineering calculations.
- Performs field observations of construction/fabrication where appropriate.
- Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.
Travel may be required.
Requirements:
- B.S. in Engineering.
- Engineer in Training certificate
- Minimal experience is required of incumbents with a Bachelor’s Degree in a branch of Engineering directly related to hiring discipline; no experience required with a Master’s degree.
- Good interpersonal skills and capable of developing technical writing, and communications skills. PC and CADD skills required.
Invoicing/Proposal Analyst
The ideal candidate would be someone with 3+ years of high-volume manual invoicing experience. In addition, the candidate will need to have strong analytical skills and be able to work in a fast-paced environment. Preference will be given to candidates with construction and/or AASHTO auditing guideline experience
Requirements:
Minimum 2 years experience in Finance
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Intermediate to advanced Excel skills are necessary
Must have strong organizational and decision making skills
Ability to pay close attention to detail and maintain accurate and comprehensive records
Related duties:
- Maintain cordial relationship with co-workers, subcontractors and clients while gathering and providing information
- Set up processes to accurately capture costs related to projects.
- Assist in development and maintenance of costs for Direct Labor, Indirect Labor and Overhead expenses
- Drive enhancements in project tracking and reporting
- Responsible for monthly invoicing of contracts
- Accumulate project charges and invoice Time and Material jobs.
- Assist with month-end reporting
- Monitor, manage and adhere to internal control policies
- Handle other ad hoc finance and project tasks as assigned
Resident Engineer
Alta Vista Solutions is seeking a California Registered Civil Engineer to serve as a Resident Engineer (RE) and client representative for both vertical and horizontal infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will have past experience administering a project with both state and federal funding. The RE must be capable of working with minimal supervision to coordinate between contractor, client, and third-party personnel.
The RE will plan and facilitate project meetings, make recommendations for change order negotiation and preparation, and assist the Construction Manager in the preparation of monthly progress reports to client. The RE will also assist the CM in review of the construction schedule, and will maintain record drawings. Seeking an RE who can work collaboratively with the Construction Manager, contractor and consultant staff in submittal, design review and other major elements of the project.
The candidate will coordinate and monitor field and lab testing of structural, aggregate base, asphalt, concrete, structural steel, bolting, welding, miscellaneous steel and other testing. The RE will review test results and make weekly reports to client.
Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
- Perform inspections to ensure compliance with Contract Documents
- Conduct, coordinate and schedule materials sampling and testing
- Maintain field construction records and photos of work
- Generate daily inspection reports (DIRs)
- Conduct SWPPP inspections
- Coordinate with utility companies and regulatory agencies
- Perform quantity calculations
- Perform basic surveying functions
- Participate in safety reviews
- Generate Safety Observation Reports and Safe Plans of Action
- Generate correspondence to contractor (letters and field memos)
- Review submittals and RFIs
- Assist in the generation of contract change orders
- Assist in the generation of progress pay estimates
- Assist in dispute resolution processes.
- Assist in business development activities
Requirements:
10+ years of Field Quality Assurance (inspection / office engineering) experience is required. Experience with Caltrans, BART, federal and local agencies is desired.
ALTA VISTA SOLUTIONS, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE VALUE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS.
