Have proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Be enrolled in an accredited four-year college or university majoring in engineering, engineering sciences, or a related field.
Have a high school diploma.
Have a valid Texas driver’s license.
Be able to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle objects or controls, reach, balance, stoop, talk, or hear as occasionally required; occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds; and meet the stated vision requirements.
Be willing to work on varied tasks and produce high-quality work in a timely manner.
Have oral and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a team.
Responsibilities
Solve engineering problems.
Review project submittals, including drawings, specifications, and shop drawings.
Assist project managers with routine work involving conventional engineering practices.
Communicate solutions through drawings, emails, or memos.
Perform project planning and budgeting.
Conduct field investigations.
Acquire knowledge of standard software applications, including Esri GIS software and computer-aided design (CAD).
Collect and organize engineering data into usable formats.
Participate in field visits to TRWD locations and construction sites.
Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service.
Participate in continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts.
Perform other duties as required.
Desired Qualifications
Have intern experience in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, construction, geographic information systems (GIS), or surveying-related fields.
Have experience with CAD software.
Job Description Summary:
Salary: $18.54 - $27.82 per hour
As a summer-seasonal Infrastructure Engineering Intern, you will join the infrastructure engineering team to solve challenges. Our solutions enrich our communities and improve the quality of life. You may calculate, study, design, or review solutions to our hydraulic, water infrastructure, dam and levee safety, or construction management challenges.
Job Description
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this position.
Solving engineering problems
Reviewing project submittals such as drawings, specifications, and shop drawings
Assisting project managers to perform routine work which involves conventional engineering practices
Communicating solutions to others through drawings, emails, or memos
Project planning
Project budgeting
Field investigations
Acquires knowledge of standard software applications (Esri GIS software, computer aided design (CAD), etc.)
Collecting and organizing engineering data into usable formats
Participate in field visits relating to TRWD locations and construction sites
Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service
Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts
Perform other duties as required
Required Experience/Skills:
Less than one (1) year of experience
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Desired Experience/Skills:
Intern experience in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, construction, GIS or surveying related fields
Experience with CAD software
Required Education/Certification/License:
High School Diploma
Enrolled in an accredited 4-year college or university majoring in engineering, engineering sciences, or related field
Valid Texas driver’s license
Desired Education/Certification/License:
None
Success Factors/Job Competencies:
Receives supervision and guidance related to performance of tasks.
Willing to work on many different tasks.
Desire to produce high-quality work in a timely manner.
Possess good oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Additional Job Description
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, talk or hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically resides within an office or cubicle and may have occasional field work, including job sites or construction locations, that will expose the employee to weather conditions prevalent at the time.