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Position:  Network Administrator - MIS
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
This position requires the willingness to work off hours system failures and maintenance windows. Duties include: Diagnose hardware and software problems, and replace defective components, Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations. Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures in order to protect data, software, and hardware. Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records. Design, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software. Requirements are: Prefer minimum of 5+ years experience Knowledge of, and basic familiarity with the following types of hardware: HP Blades/chassis, Routers and Switches (Cisco, HP), PBX Switches, Cisco Firewalls (Pix/ASA w/IPS), CSU-DSUs, Packet Filters, NIDS, HIDS, Tape Backup devices, SCSI Drives and RAID (On board and in a NAS/iSCSI SAN environment). Knowledge of, and basic familiarity with the following types of software: Cisco IOS, SNORT, Nmap, Symantec Anti-Virus, WhatsUpGold, MRTG, Exchange 2003, Outlook client, FTP , Telnet, Ping Utilities, RBL and Spam filtering, Backup (CA ArcServe v10/11), Windows 2000/2003 Server, XP and Vista workstation, SCSI Drivers and RAID, FreeBSD, Linux (Redhat).

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Position:  Support Desk - MIS
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
This position requires the willingness to work off hours system failures and maintenance windows. Duties include: Diagnose hardware and software problems, and replace defective components, Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations. Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures in order to protect data, software, and hardware. Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records. Design, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software. Requirements are: Prefer minimum of 3 years experience Knowledge of, and basic familiarity with the following types of hardware: Symantec Anti-Virus, Outlook client, FTP , Telnet, Ping Utilities, Windows 2000/2003 Server, XP and Vista workstation, AutoCAD & Microstation, Microsoft Office Suite, SCSI Drivers and RAID.

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Position:  Project Manager-Traffic - Transportation
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
This position requires licensure as an Engineer in the State of Texas and 8 years experience in the Traffic and Transportation field. The successful candidate must be capable of both managing and design traffic signal projects, traffic signal timing, traffic control plans, conducting engineering studies including traffic impact analysis and traffic signal warrant studies, traffic management plans, and all areas associated with the traffic field. Plans, schedules, conducts or coordinates engineering work involving conventional engineering practices but may include a variety of complex features.

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Position:  Structural Project Engineer - Transportation
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
The position requires individuals to have 3 to 5 years of experience in Structural Engineering Field. The candidate will be responsible for designing various types of structures, including bridges, sign structures, retaining walls, water/wastewater treatment plants, and other miscellaneous structures. Qualifications: Engineer-in-Training or Licensed Professional Engineer. A Masters degree is a plus. Pay equivalent to experience plus excellent benefits, including 401K and ESOP. Drug screen required. EOE Submit resumes to Jackie Lewis or fax resume to 713-953-5025.

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Position:  Project Manager -Roadway - Transportation
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
This position requires licensure as an Engineer in the State of Texas and 8 years experience in the Transportation field. The successful candidate must be capable of both managing and design of urban and rural roadway and highway projects including schematic design and preparation of plans, specifications and estimates.

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Position:  Project Engineer - Roadway- Transportation
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
This position requires licensure as an Engineer in the State of Texas and 5 years experience in the Transportation field. The successful candidates must be capable of designing roadway projects including plans, specifications & estimates

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Position:  Landscape Architect - Planner - Land Development
Location:   Houston, Texas
Job Description:
This position requires organized individual who is flexible and able to handle multiple task simultaneously. Responsibilities include design collaboration, concept generation, presentation, graphics, design production and design refinements. Individual shall be responsible for some project management, construction documents, construction administration, coordination with other consultants and interaction with clients. Applicant must be creative, highly motivated, detail-orientated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Primary project focus is residential master planning, site and land use planning, streetscape and amenity design, as well as, site specific landscape architecture. Light travel, primary markets are within Texas. Professional growth and advancement is encouraged and measured by a person's ability to assume responsibility. Proficiency in AutoCAD, PhotoShop, good hand graphics, and MS Office are required while skill level in Illustrator, SketchUp, Land Desktop 2002 or PowerPoint are considered desirable. Texas licensure desirable. Education: BLA with education/experience in Community Planning, Urban Design and/or Architecture  from accredited programs. Experience: Mid-level, 5 to 10 years

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Position:  Landscape Architect - Urban Planner - Land Development
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
The successful candidate will work within a team-oriented environment on urban design and new community planning assignments. Primary focus shall be on large-scale master planning, neighborhood plans, site and land use planning. Responsibilities include concept generation and design production, project management, support client and sub consultant contact, graphic presentation, material generation and client presentations. Applicant must be conscientious, creative, self-motivated, detail orientated and enjoy working within a fast-paced environment. Light travel, primary market is within Texas. Qualified candidates must possess excellent hand-graphic abilities. Strong communication and writing skills are required. Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, and Microsoft Office Suite are required while skill level in SketchUp and GIS are desirable. Education: Degree, from accredited program in Planning and/or Urban Design, or BS in Architecture and/or Landscape Architecture with strong experience level in Planning and/or Urban Design. Experience: Mid-level, 3 to 8 years

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Position:  Project Manager - Higher Education/Schools
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
LJA has an opening for a Project Manager. This position will have the responsibility for planning, coordinating and directing a large and important engineering project and/or a number of smaller projects with many complex features. Requires experience in working with independent school districts throughout Houston. Responsibilities will include developing a site/institutional engineering division with great opportunity for growth. Qualifications: Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas with 5+ years of experience. Drug screens are required. EOE

LJA offers excellent benefits including 401K and ESOP.

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Position:  Senior Project Manager - Land Development
Location:   Houston, Texas
Job Description:
LJA has an opening for a Senior Project Manger. This position will have the full responsibility for managing major complex projects and/or managing a group of project managers, engineers, and designers to produce plans, specifications and other engineering products necessary to support major projects. Qualifications: Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas with 7+ years of experience. Drug screens are required. EOE

LJA offers excellent benefits including 401K and ESOP.

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Position:  Graduate Engineer I - Land Development
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
LJA Engineering & Surveying, Inc., a civil engineering firm in Houston, Texas has an immediate job opening for a Graduate Engineer. This candidate is a newly graduated Engineer-in-Training. The candidate will perform a variety of routine tasks, which provide familiarity with the programs, staff and operating procedures of the company. This candidate will have up to one year of experience. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering is required.

LJA offers an excellent benefit package including 401k and ESOP. Drug screen is required. EOE

Please submit resumes via email or fax to Human Resources at 713-953-5025.

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Position:  Graduate Engineer III - Land Development
Location:  Houston, TX
Job Description:
LJA has an opening for an Assistant Project Manager. This position requires an individual who can independently perform engineering assignments with clear and specified objectives, which involve conventional types of plans, surveys, investigations structures or equipment. Must be responsible for designing and/or overseeing design of specific system components for the overall design effort. Must be capable of performing design calculations, preparing equipment or material specifications, and providing direction to technical support personnel.

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Position:  CAD - Land Development
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
LJA has an opening for an experienced engineering CAD technician for land development projects. Experienced CAD Operator will perform technical drafting support for assigned projects independently and must have working knowledge of engineering technology in a specific field. CAD Operator will perform work as assigned from sketches, verbal instructions and notes; will establish and maintain schedules and offer progress reports; must maintain current knowledge of design and drafting procedures in specialty field. Candidate should have several years of experience as a drafter with at least 3 years of hands-on computer drafting. Has technical knowledge of CAD operations and engineering specialty discipline.

LJA offers excellent benefits including 401K and ESOP. Drug screens are required. EOE.

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Position:  Designer - Land Development
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
LJA has an opening for an experienced engineering technician for the design of land development projects. Applicant must perform design calculations, prepare material and equipment specifications, provide preliminary sketches and notes for drawings and possibly act in a lead role over drafting personnel. Candidate should have a minimum of 5 years experience and proficiency in detail design work.

LJA offers excellent benefits including 401K and ESOP. Drug screens are required. EOE.

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Position:  Graduate Engineer III - Site Development - Land Development
Location:  Houston, TX
Job Description:
LJA has an opening for an Assistant Site Development Project Manager. This position requires an individual who can independently perform engineering assignments with clear and specified objectives, which involve conventional types of plans, surveys, and investigations. Must be proficient in grading design and responsible for designing and/or overseeing design of commercial, retail, multifamily and institutional projects. Must be capable of performing design calculations, and providing direction to technical support personnel. Strong interpersonal skills is a plus as position will require client interaction

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Position:  Platting Coordinator - Platting Group
Location:  Houston, TX
Job Description:
The position requires thorough knowledge of platting/planning in the Greater Houston area and 5+ years experience in the land development field. This position plans, schedules, conducts or coordinates the preparation and the submittal of site and subdivision plats within the Houston region. The successful candidate must be capable of handling all aspects related to preliminary and final plat submittals, plat recordation and should have experience in dealing with multiple cities and counties in the Greater Houston Area. Some Micro-station or experience using Auto CAD is preferred.

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Position:  Designer - QA/QC
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
LJA has an opening for an experienced engineering technician for the design of land development projects. Applicant must perform design calculations, prepare material and equipment specifications, provide preliminary sketches and notes for drawings and possibly act in a lead role over drafting personnel. Candidate should have a minimum of 5 years experience and proficiency in detail design work.

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Position:  Survey Party Chief, Rodmen and Instrument Men
Location:  Houston, TX
Job Description:
LJA Engineering & Surveying, Inc., a civil engineering firm in Texas, has an immediate full time job opening for a Survey Party Chief, Rodmen and Instrument Men. Excellent pay and benefits. Valid TDL and Drug Screen required. Please submit resumes to Libby Fransen or fax resume to 713-953-5025.

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Position:  GIS Developer
Location:  Houston, Texas
Job Description:
LJA currently has a job opening for the position of GIS Developer. Candidate must show thorough knowledge of object-oriented programming principles, strong experience developing Microsoft .NET applications (C#/VB.Net), and familiarity with both desktop and server ESRI ArcGIS software products. The position will develop enterprise and web applications utilizing ArcGIS Server and ArcIMS technologies, as well as applications extending ArcGIS Desktop.

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Position:  Project Manager
Location:  Austin, Texas
Job Description:
LJA has an opening for a Project Manager in our Austin office. This position will have the full responsibility for planning, developing, coordinating and directing residential subdivision projects with 3 to 10 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Engineer in the Austin area. Drug screens are required. EOE

LJA offers excellent benefits including 401K and ESOP.

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Position:  Designer
Location:  Austin, Texas
Job Description:
Experienced engineering technician for the design of land development projects with at least five years experience and be proficient in detail design work using AutoCAD and Eagle Point software. Applicant must be proficient in performing all design calculations related to streets, site grading, drainage, water quality, water and wastewater. Applicant may also act in a lead role over drafting personnel. QUALIFICATIONS: Extensive drafting and engineering technician experience (5+ years).

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Position:  CAD Technician
Location:  East Houston
Job Description:
LJA Engineering & Surveying, Inc. has an immediate opening for an experienced AutoCad technician to assist in the preparation of construction plans for water, wastewater, paving and drainage projects. This position requires a minimum of 3 years of hands on experience, with a working knowledge of local graphics standards and criteria. Technician will be expected to prepare layouts, plan & profile sheets and miscellaneous detail sheets on civil engineering projects.

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Position:  CAD Technician
Location:  Austin, Texas
Job Description:
LJA Engineering & Surveying, Inc., a civil engineering firm in Texas has an immediate job opening for a CAD Technician. The Austin, Texas office has an opening for an experienced engineering CAD technician for land development projects with at least three years of hands-on computer drafting using AutoCAD. CAD Operator will perform technical drafting support for assigned projects independently and must have working knowledge of engineering technology in a specific field. CAD Operator will perform work as assigned from sketches, verbal instructions and notes; will establish and maintain schedules and offer progress reports; must maintain current knowledge of design and drafting procedures in specialty field.

LJA offers an excellent benefit package including 401k and ESOP. Drug screen is required. EOE

Please submit resumes via email or fax to Human Resources at 713-953-5025.

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Position:  CAD
Location:  San Antonio Office
Job Description:
LJA has an opening for an experienced engineering CAD technician for land development projects. Experienced CAD Operator will perform technical drafting support for assigned projects independently and must have working knowledge of engineering technology in a specific field. CAD Operator will perform work as assigned from sketches, verbal instructions and notes; will establish and maintain schedules and offer progress reports; must maintain current knowledge of design and drafting procedures in specialty field. Candidate should have several years of experience as a drafter with at least 3 years of hands-on computer drafting. Has technical knowledge of CAD operations and engineering specialty discipline. Familiar with Microstation Power Civil a plus.

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Position:  Designer
Location:  East Houston
Job Description:
This position requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in the preparation of construction plans and contract documents for water, wastewater, paving and drainage facilities. Applicant must be proficient in developing utility layouts, performing design calculations, and preparing construction plans utilizing AutoCad.

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