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Architect Intern

State of Tennessee - Internship Information
Opening Date/Time
Wed 03/11/2020 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time
Tue 04/15/2020 11:59PM Central Time
Job Type
Part-Time
City, State Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Department
CorrectionState of TN
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Architect Intern
Internship Unpaid
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Facilities Planning and Construction Division directs the construction, major remodeling, and inspection activities related to this large Agency with significant capital budget outlay. The division develops and maintains a variety of facilities plans, including the Facilities Master Plan, the Construction Plan, the Scheduled Maintenance Plan, the Energy Efficiency Plan, and facility capital project planning. They establish guidelines for the design of all new construction and major renovation projects; considering energy and environmental design and ADA physical access planning. 
The Facilities Planning team responds to many requests from operations and designers, commissioned with TDOC Projects, for access to the information and records in the form of construction documents for TDOC Facilities. The standards provide project managers and design consultants with guidelines for specifying products and systems that conform to the TDOC’s functional demands.
Responsibilities:
Under administrative direction, candidates will learn professional facilities construction architectural/engineering planning and development. Interns will help Coordinate the work of contract architects and engineers to ensure compliance with pertinent building rules and regulations; work toward the effective translation of intent and scope of approved projects into logical, workable physical facilities. 
They will be given opportunity to review processes in energy, environment, and ADA physical access planning. Interns will learn to work with the TDOC library of construction documents to both organize and convert these records to a readily usable format. Interns will be responsible for observing and learning from the TDOC team of Architects, Project Managers, Facility Administrators, Security Experts, and Safety Professionals.
Performance Expectations:
Architectural Interns will be exposed to and expected to learn concepts related to facilities planning and construction. Interns will be expected to have a basic understanding of pertinent building rules and regulations. They will be expected to develop a collection of detailed clean floor plans for building at each of the TDOC Facilities in learning to develop and create a Facility Road Map reference book. 
The interns will be expected to integrate knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development as they observe and participate in the day-to-day operations of the TDOC Facilities Planning and Construction Division
Preferred Qualifications:
A design student from a college or university working towards a bachelor's degree in architecture or architectural, civil, electrical, fire protection, mechanical, or other related acceptable field of engineering science and being classified/enrolled as a Junior or greater. The internship must be for academic credit.
Preferably students are those that are eligible to start in an Intern Development Program for Professional Registration. 
Applicant must submit to and pass: Background Investigation
Internship submittal requirements 
1.Current resume
2. School transcripts
3. Letter of interest
4. Two (2) letters of recommendation -- it is encouraged to find individuals who can illustrate your qualifications, character, and commitment to public service.
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.