Internship - Engineering Summer 2019
Summary:
The Civil Engineering Intern will have the opportunity to apply education to a professional setting, while gaining valuable experience and skills. In this role, the Intern will learn and apply our processes, and understand industry best practices and trends.
Responsibilities:
- Work within a team of professionals in developing civil engineering plans and specification for a multitude of projects
- Assist in producing design/construction drawings, technical specifications, and bid documents
- Help to communicate and coordinate technical evaluations and designs, technical writing of reports and correspondence with Project Manager and design team to complete work efficiently
- Support team in completing design tasks within budget and on schedule
- Stay current with local, state, and federal design standards & regulations
- Performs other related duties as required and assigned.
Qualifications:
Required
- Currently enrolled in an accredited Civil Engineering (or similar) Bachelor’s degree program as rising Junior (Class of 2021) or Senior (Class of 2020).
- Minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Availability to commit to our team for 12 weeks (beginning first week of June).
- A basic understanding of the working concepts of Civil projects from start to finish - bidding process through project close out.
- Ability to understand basic project components and analyze schematics such as engineering drawings and specs; estimates, change orders, and schedules.
- Strong technical skills: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Organizational ability – able to plan, prioritize, organize and monitor activities and projects. Able to work well in a group environment and foster a team approach.
Preferred
- Familiarity with Primavera P6 and HeavyJob preferred.
- Highly motivated and dedicated to complete tasks accurately and efficiently.
- Excellent verbal communication and technical writing proficiencies.
Dragados USA Inc., in an Equal Opportunity Employer