Administrative

Our administrative department offers a friendly work environment with ample room for professional growth. If you are looking for an opportunity to work with a great team in a leading A/E firm, send us your resume.

CIVIL, General/Airports

Our General/Airports Division is a diverse group of engineers who focus on general civil site design and airports as well as water resources.  Our engineers design the sites for new schools, hotels, as well as military and municipal buildings--just to name a few.  Our aviation designers are involved in nearly every aspect of airport design and operations, from airport layout plans, runway expansions and overlays, to security upgrades. 

USKH also has a dedicated Water Resources Group to meet the specific water resource management needs of our clients.

CIVIL, Private/Municipal

Our Private/Municipal Division is dedicated to meeting the needs of both private developers and municipalities.  Our work has included general site grading; runoff and storm drain channelization and treatment; site utilities including water, sanitary sewer, utilidors, storm drain, lift station, on-site waste water disposal, wells, and fire lines; parking; access and service roads; loading docks; landscaping buffers, permitting, and virtually all possible aspects of site development.

CIVIL, Structures

Our structural engineers and designers are a talented group of individuals who are experts at finding solutions to challenging problems.  Our structural group designs buildings, bridges, foundations, walkways, tunnels, and employ the latest seismic techniques and methods.

CIVIL, Surface Transportation

Transportation engineering is a principal discipline at USKH. Our transportation professionals provide planning and design services to public and private clients throughout the State of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

The staff in our transportation department, including designers and CAD technicians, numbers about 20 persons. You will be working in a dynamic, dedicated team in an ever growing department that provides many opportunities for professional growth!

Types of Projects:

• Highways
• Streets
• Interchanges
• Airports
• Construction Administration / Observation
• Traffic Impact Studies
• Traffic Calming Studies and Design
• Traffic Signals and Illumination
• Signing and Striping
• Corridor and Location Studies
• Pedestrian Facilities

Environmental Services Division

Environmental Services Division understands that simply meeting regulatory compliance is not enough to overcome environmental challenges in today’s highly competitive market.

Our design expertise, environmental knowledge, and meaningful public involvement assures clients that their risk and budget are managed while meeting regulatory compliance.

We offer the following environmental planning services:

Types of projects:

• Project Management
• Public and Agency Involvement
• Wetland Delineations
• Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)
• Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
• Traffic Noise Impact Analysis
• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC)

Corporate Marketing & Communications (CMC)

The CMC Department at USKH is a diverse, fast-paced creative environment. You will be working in a team with talented, and devoted people, and the responsibilities will focus on the strategic development and writing of proposals for various departments, often with strict deadlines. This department is also involved public relations, and advertising for all eight offices. USKH has an in-house graphic artist/web designer and technical editor on staff.

Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering discipline is an important part of the multidiscipline services that USKH offers. USKH's mechanical engineers work with our clients to determine the issues that impact the design of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, as well as plumbing, piping, and life safety issues.

Our engineers are experienced with system design in Alaska and understand that maintenance, serviceability, initial cost, long-term operations costs, off-hour operations, acoustics, indoor air quality, and owner preferences all influence the selection of the HVAC equipment.

We provide the highest quality of mechanical engineering services for numerous clients throughout the State of Alaska.

Electrical Engineering

The Electrical Engineering discipline is an important part of the multidiscipline services that USKH offers. The USKH electrical team has extensive experience in all aspects of electrical engineering including site lighting, power distribution, communication utilities, building lighting, power, telecom, fire alarm, building management systems, industrial hazardous areas, airport lighting, and controls.

This group provides the highest quality electrical engineering services to both internal and external clients throughout the State of Alaska.

Survey

Join our talented and dedicated survey team!  USKH employs more than 20 people in our survey department.  Our services include design and boundary surveys, right-of-way mapping, cadastral surveys, subdivision surveys, and hydrographic surveys.