Position Available for Experienced GIS Specialist

Horrocks Engineers is currently looking for an experienced GIS Specialist to lead all GIS tasks and functions as well as assist with business development to grow a new department at our Pleasant Grove, Utah office.

Employment Category: Full-Time

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in geographic information systems, geography, planning, cartography, computer science, or related field
• 8+ years related experience desired
• Supervisory experience a plus
• AutoCAD or Microstation knowledge a plus

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide computer mapping and related database services
• Provide GIS support for our diverse planning and engineering services
• Obtain new work through marketing efforts and through providing quality work to retain existing clients
• Attend training to improve personal GIS skills and elevate our capabilities
• Support and present at local and regional GIS users groups meetings and conferences
• Develop methods to improve efficiency of database management
• Help expand the GIS department
• Aerial photography interpretation and map interpolation

 

Evaluation and Selection Factors Include:

• Considerable knowledge of ESRI’s current Iineup of GIS database, mapping software, and GIS application development packages including ArcGIS Desktop, Server, and Arclnfo
• Skill in document preparation and making oral presentations
• Skill in database architecture, data modeling, data normalization, data factoring, and archiving
• Knowledge of ArcSDE database enterprise system
• SQL Server and MS Access databases knowledge
• VBA, Python, and Javascript programming knowledge
• Familiarity with GPs data gathering techniques and “ground to grid” conversion

 

At Horrocks Engineers we provide our employees with a highly competitive salary and benefits package; 401k, medical and dental insurance, vacation, sick and holiday. We provide challenging assignments, superior management, high standards and reputation; individual achievement recognized and rewarded. Personal integrity and references are a must. Horrocks Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Horrocks Engineers may identify additional skills and requirements for the hiring process. Only applicants selected to interview will be contacted. For a confidential interview in Utah, send resume to Brenda Dobry at brendad@horrocks.com, or call 801-763-5100 to speak with someone in our Human Resources Department.

Horrocks Employees Help Those in Need for Thanksgiving and Christmas

Horrocks believes in bettering our community and helping those in need. For the Holiday Season, many of our offices helped to make someone’s season a little brighter and more hopeful. Here are just some of the ways our employees made a difference:

Pleasant Grove and Heber, Utah Offices

Horrocks’ Pleasant Grove and Heber offices raised almost $3,000 in December for the Community Action Services and Food Bank. The funds went towards their program that helps homeless families find safe housing.

These offices also donated 500 pounds of food at Thanksgiving time to the Community Action Services and Food Bank, which gives food to people in need.

 

Roosevelt, Utah

Staff members in the Roosevelt office gathered and donated 107 pounds of food for the Duchesne County Food Pantry just in time for Christmas.

 

Nampa, Idaho

The Nampa staff teamed with the LDS Middleton 7^th Ward Young Men and Women to participate in a scavenger hunt for items to donate to the Mercy House, a women and children’s shelter in Nampa, Idaho. The youth visited various homes willing to donate items such as gloves, scarves, coats, toiletries, common household items, and food. Staff donations were combined with the youth group’s collected items and delivered to the shelter a few days before Christmas.

UDOT Awards Horrocks Traffic Engineers

Two of Horrocks’ traffic engineers were recognized as part of the Team/Group of the Year at the 2011 UDOT Annual Conference on November 16, for their contributions to the Utah County I-15 Corridor Expansion (I-15 CORE). Mike Merkley, P.E., and Kelly Ash, P.E., were honored at the conference for their roles in delivering the I-15 CORE Project goals.

The Utah County I-15 CORE Project included the commitment to support local drivers by minimizing inconveniences, constantly improving services, achieving great performance, and creating synergy within all aspects of the project, according to UDOT.

Merkley and Ash were included in the award for developing innovative solutions to minimize traffic impacts and to unify three separate Utah County traffic signals systems. They implemented signal timing plans for detours, crashes, and civic events, while also eliminating unnecessary lane closures to ensure the public the use of every possible lane.

With the cooperation of Provo and Orem, the Traffic Team managed traffic for two Stadium of Fire events, seven BYU football games, and 17 BYU basketball games, while achieving a 45% reduction in delays during these events compared to previous events, according to UDOT.

Additional members of Horrocks’ Traffic department Troy Noall, Taylor Forbush, and Luke Seegmiller also contributed to the project.

Horrocks Engineers First Annual Give and Get Food Drive

Horrocks Engineers is pleased to announce its first annual Give and Get Food Drive. As a Thanksgiving tradition at Horrocks, the company gives all employees turkeys in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday. This year when employees receive their turkeys, Horrocks is encouraging employees to give back by bringing canned and boxed goods for those less fortunate in our community.

Horrocks’ goal is to donate more than 200 pounds of non-perishable food to the Community Action Service and Food Bank in Provo, Utah. The food drive will last from Wednesday through Friday, November 16 – 18, at the Horrocks offices in Pleasant Grove.

“It feels wonderful to help those in need. We are excited our donations can go to local families and people who need it,” said Sandi Lampshire, Marketing Manager.

The Community Action Service and Food Bank (CASFB) serves residents of Utah, Summit, and Wasatch Counties to provide emergency assistance and long-term support to local families in need.

The donated food will be picked up on Friday, November 18 at roughly 5:00 p.m. by CASFB. To participate, bring food items to the reception desk at 2162 West Grove Parkway, Suite 400, Pleasant Grove, 84062.

For more information about the Horrocks Food Drive, please contact Nate Stevens at NateS@horrocks.com. For additional information about Community Action Services and Food Bank, please visit www.communityactionprovo.org.

Horrocks Engineers Opens Office in Salt Lake

Horrocks Engineers is proud to announce the opening of our newest office at the Gateway in Salt Lake City. This office will allow us to better cater to the needs of our clients across the Salt Lake Valley.

The Salt Lake City office is located at:
90 South 400 West, Suite 310
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

This new office is being managed by Rob Sunderlage. Rob has been with Horrocks Engineers for the past five years, has 14 years of civil engineering and site development experience, and has completed projects across the West.

“I am very excited to be working at our new office in Salt Lake,” said Rob. “With our location at the Gateway, it has made meetings much more convenient for many of our clients. Also, it allows us to be even quicker and more responsive to the needs of our clients in the Salt Lake area.”

For more information about Horrocks Engineer, please visit our website www.horrocks.com, or call Rob Sunderlage at 801.319.7388.

Position Available for MARKETING COORDINATOR – GRAPHIC DESIGN/COPY WRITER

Horrocks Engineers is looking for a career and goal oriented individual to join our Marketing Department. The position is located in our Pleasant Grove, Utah office and will require intermediate to advanced graphic art and layout skills, excellent technical writing skills, and communication skills.  The Marketing Department is responsible for project strategizing, writing and producing marketing materials and company documents, event management, and producing technical illustrations. Must be very organized, detail-oriented, and have intermediate to advanced skills in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Applicant must have professional experience and/or Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Communications, English, or Marketing.

Founded in 1968, Horrocks Engineers is a leading civil engineering firm in Utah that specializes in transportation, municipal, water and wastewater resources, environmental, public involvement and construction management.

At Horrocks Engineers we provide our employees with a highly competitive salary and benefits package, 401k, excellent health and dental insurance, vacation, sick and holiday. We provide challenging assignments, superior management, high standards and reputation; individual achievement recognized and rewarded. Personal integrity and references are a must. Horrocks Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Horrocks Engineers may identify additional skills and requirements for the hiring process.  Only applicants selected to interview will be contacted. For a confidential interview in Utah, send resume and 5 portfolio writing samples and graphic art samples to brendad@horrocks.com

 

See our web site at www.horrocks.com for more information.

2011 Utah Tour De Cure

Horrocks Engineers sponsored a team of riders who participated in the 2011 Tour de Cure Utah in Brigham City on June 11.

The Tour de Cure is an annual biking event that raises funds to help the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in their mission  “to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.”  It is open to people of all ages.

The Tour is a ride, not a race, and allows for riders to choose to bike for 25, 60, 80, or 100 miles, with rest stop stations along the way. Each rider solicits donations from those willing to act as a rider sponsor, and donates those to the ADA.

This year, the Utah Tour had approximately 1500 riders who raised $404,676 in total donations.

Team Horrocks had 27 riders who were able to raise almost $7000. That amount put Horrocks in second place in the highest corporate team donations, and sixth place in overall team donations.

Team Horrocks even had a few “Red Riders,” or riders with diabetes, participate in this Tour.

Horrocks is proud to be of service to our community and our employees, and help the American Diabetes Association in their quest to stop diabetes.

We’d like to thank our team captain and organizer Sabra Benford for all the work she put forth in making this a great event for Horrocks.

 

Horrocks Ogden Office In the Community

The Horrocks Ogden office volunteered for Ogden City’s annual Make A Difference Day on May 12.

The office supplied about six flats of flowers to be planted at the Golden Hours Center. The group, which included George Benford, Sabra Benford, Mary Porter, Tyann Hunsaker, and Jason Allen, planted the flowers and helped to clean up the gardens. Also in the group were two Ogden City Council Members and staff from the Golden Hours Center. Together, they trimmed overgrown trees and bushes, raked the gardens, and planted flowers. For the event, the city recruits volunteers from their staff, as well as the Boy Scouts of America, local businesses, and residents to take a day to clean up parts of the city that need some refreshing. The volunteering includes donations of time and resources, such as flowers, paint, and other materials to make fixes around the City.

“It’s a great way to involve the local community in sprucing up parts of town that need some work,” said Sabra.

George actually started this event about three years ago when he worked for Odgen City. Since then, the event has multiplied and other cities have started similar projects. The Ogden staff was very proud to do their part in this event.

Blood Battle 2011 Achieves Goal of 100 Donors

 

Horrocks Engineers Blood Battle 2011 Blood Drive ended on a high note. Because of the enthusiasm of donors across northern Utah County, we were able to surpass our goal of 100 donations by two.

No other small business blood drive in Utah has been able to produce more than 100 donations at one time, according to Anita Kay, American Red Cross Donor Recruitment Representative. Thirty-eight of the volunteers were first-time donors, which is also a commendable number.

“It was a great opportunity for Horrocks to team with the northern Utah County cities for this community event,“ Larry Reasch, Vice President of Horrocks, said. “We are pleased with the success in getting 100 plus donations at this drive.“

The drive, which was held April 12, has allowed the American Red Cross to supply blood to hospitals and clinics across the nation. Enough blood was collected at this event to help up to 300 people who are in need of transfusions for various medical and health reasons.

Though this is a great accomplishment, the need for blood is constant as someone needs a blood transfusion every two seconds and five million patients in the U.S. need blood every year, according to the American Red Cross.

Blood Battle 2011 was a friendly competition that pitted local businesses against northern Utah County cities to see who could bring in the most donations. Horrocks Engineers and Mozy were named champions of the Blood Battle with 54 total donors. The combined cities brought in 48 donors: 16 from Pleasant Grove City, 14 with Eagle Mountain, 11 from Lindon, and six from Cedar Hills.

Pleasant Grove City was named city champion and will be awarded with a catered lunch courtesy of Horrocks Engineers.

We hope to make Blood Battle 2012 even more successful by getting more local cities and businesses to participate and help us exceed our donation number of 102.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this event such a success. We are proud of our community and hope to see you next year at Blood Battle 2012!

The American Red Cross is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people receive the blood they need across the nation. The Red Cross “plays a critical role in our nation’s health care system. It is the largest single supplier of blood and blood products in the United States, collecting and processing more than 40 percent of the blood supply and distributing it to some 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide,“according to their Web site,  www.redcrossblood.org

Position Available Full‐Time Network Administrator

Horrocks Engineers is currently seeking an experienced, career minded individual to join our IT Department. An immediate opening is available for a Full‐Time Network Administrator in our Pleasant Grove, UT office.

Requirements:
• 4‐6 years of previous network experience a must.
• Knowledge of network hardware, Windows servers and domains, Exchange, routers and
switches required.
• Ability to set‐up, configure and support a complex network infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain all systems, applications, security and network configurations.
• Troubleshoot network performance issues and create and maintain a disaster recovery plan.
• Provide technical support and guidance to users. Position requires someone with good
communication and people skills.
• Familiarity with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices and procedures.
• Experience with virtualization a plus.

We provide our employees with a highly competitive salary and benefits package; 401k, excellent health and dental insurance, vacation, sick and holiday pay. We provide challenging assignments, exceptional management, high standards and reputation. Personal integrity and references are a must. Horrocks Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For confidential consideration please email your resume to Brenda Dobry at brendad@horrocks.com, fax to 801‐763‐5101 or call 801‐763‐5100 to speak with someone in our Human Resources department.
See our web site at www.horrocks.com for more information.