General Engineer

Location: Onsite (Southern California)

Employment Type: Contract (Full-Time)

About AKIVA

AKIVA is an AI-native engineering firm specializing in enterprise services, domain-specific solutions, and high-performance infrastructure from strategy through deployment. We build innovative systems that drive measurable results for commercial enterprises and government agencies. AKIVA is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Position Overview

AKIVA is seeking a General Engineer to support the VA Long Beach Healthcare System across development and planning, engineering advisement, construction/maintenance administration, in-house design, and AE design management. The General Engineer determines requirements, prepares designs, specifications, and estimates, and applies broad engineering knowledge to diverse and intense work complexities — while supporting Environment of Care, customer service, infection control, and ADP security obligations.

Key Responsibilities

•          Development and Planning: Determine requirements, perform reconnaissance, establish location, and prepare designs, specifications, and estimates; apply broad knowledge methods, precedents, and standards to diverse work; perform or direct surveys and investigations to establish baseline data

•          Professional Engineering Advice: Provide professional advice to peers, subordinates, and non-professional administrators or managers; review plans, specifications, and analyses submitted by subordinate engineers; direct necessary changes and oversee construction or maintenance project management

•          Construction, Maintenance & Project Administration: Perform scheduling, layout of operations, inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment; prepare detailed cost estimates for project funding and bid evaluation; prepare correspondence, technical reports, fact sheets, status reports, and schedules; review shop drawings, samples, and materials certifications

•          In-House Design and AE Design Management: Develop in-house designs including drawings, specifications, detailed cost estimates, manufacturer cut sheets, and construction documents compliant with building codes and safety standards; establish design criteria for AE firms and review/approve AE deliverables; direct AE preparation of change order documents

•          Environment of Care: Implement and monitor OSHA goals for Life Safety Management, health, and environment; report safety hazards, accidents, and injuries; monitor hazardous materials, MSDS, waste management, fire protection, emergency preparedness, and environmental compliance

•          Customer Service: Meet customer needs while supporting VA missions; communicate with Veterans, representatives, visitors, and VA staff in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner; handle conflict constructively

•          Infection Control: Demonstrate infection control practices for disease prevention (hand washing, universal precautions, isolation procedures, TB precautions)

•          ADP Security: Protect printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, federal regulations, VA statutes and policy, and VHA policy

Required Qualifications

•          Minimum 7 years of General Engineer experience

•          Bachelor's degree in engineering

•          Familiarity with Patient Centered Care culture in healthcare

•          Knowledge of healthcare design and understanding of fire codes, building codes, barrier-free codes, systems, components, cleaning and maintenance concepts, ergonomics, and safety criteria

•          Ability to review and interpret blueprints and specifications

•          Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)

•          Effective written and verbal communication with contractors, management officials, vendors, Contracting Officers, and VA Long Beach staff

•          Must be authorized to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications

•          Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

•          Experience with Microsoft Project and Revit

•          Experience using VISTA (Veterans Health Information & Technology Architecture) to access information in the Medical Center Computer System

Tools, Technologies & Frameworks

Engineering: design, specifications, cost estimation, AE deliverables review | Productivity: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook), Microsoft Project, Revit (preferred) | Standards: OSHA Life Safety Management, fire codes, building codes, barrier-free codes, VA TIL | Systems: VISTA (preferred)

What AKIVA Offers

•          Professional development and skill-building opportunities

•          Supportive management team with veteran-owned company values

•          Opportunity to work on impactful federal healthcare programs supporting Veterans

•          Long-term contract engagement with potential for extension

•          AI productivity tools and training provided at no cost to employees

Comprehensive Benefits Package

•          401(k) with generous company match

•          Medical Insurance

•          Dental Insurance

•          Vision Insurance

•          Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance

•          Paid Time Off (PTO)

•          Profit Sharing

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

AKIVA is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical disability, marital status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity among our teammates is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people within a qualified candidate pool.

AKIVA is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).