Intern-Utility Engineering

*THIS IS A TEMPORARY PART TIME INTERN POSITION*

FLSA Status: Non-ExemptSafety Sensitive: NO Level II Screening: NO

Under direct supervision, the purpose of the internship is to receive on-the-job exposure and experience to learn how to perform a variety of duties for a specified department, job family, and field of studies. Students assigned to this classification may perform both routine duties and non-routine support duties as the nature of the area of work and studies assigned. Emphasis is placed on providing varied, meaningful learning experiences to the student, while at the same time providing work assistance to the City. Assignment will provide entry level utilities engineering work by performing in the field and office in connection with maintenance and contribution of City Public Utilities projects. This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Upon completion of the internship, the Director of Public Utilities will provide the intern with a letter of acknowledgement that can be provided to prospective employers or to satisfy educational institution requirements.

Responsibilities and Reporting During an Emergency Situation:

Essential Employees may be required to work during a declared emergency. Depending on the nature of the emergency, this may require working around the clock for several days on short notice.

Non Essential Employees will not be required to work during a declared emergency. The employee's Department Head will determine when the employee will be required to work.

• Assists Public Utilities project manager with implementing various aspects of projects, including but not limited to:
  1. Monitoring consultant's efforts from inception to completion, including plan review and invoice review.
  2. Completing field inspections, construction reviews and scheduling.
  3. Preparing approval for major contracts and change orders;
  4. Establishing scopes, standards and cost estimates for annual capital improvements and other special projects.
  5. Developing and conducting public information meetings.
  6. Ensuring design integrity and timely progress during construction.
  7. Providing technical support; tracks progress and scrutinizes permit process.
  8. Performing long range planning and analysis of City infrastructure in order to prepare recommendations for needed capital improvements.
  9. Reviewing and approving contract documents and project construction schedules.
  10. During the construction phase, providing support for approving field change orders; recommend schedule altering changes to supervisors.
  11. Reviewing and approving construction, design and material testing invoices.
• Responsible for communicating to staff: project priorities; suggestions in reaching completion of tasks; expected difficulties in the implementation of both programmed and non-programmed assigned tasks.
• Preparation of spreadsheets.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of current office systems technology and associated support systems.
• Skill in the use of standard office computer equipment and software applications.
• Strong teamwork and customer service skills.
• Ability to make decisions recognizing established precedents and practices and to use resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems.
• Ability to exercise judgement and discretion in applying and interpreting department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to plan and organize time effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.

• Must be actively enrolled and attending an accredited college/university.
• Completed or enrolled in introductory courses in civil engineering, environmental engineering, geology or a related field of study.

This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed.

• Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.

• Climbing - ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.

• Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.

• Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.

• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.

• Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.

• Standing - for sustained periods of time.

• Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.

• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word

• Talking 2 - shouting to be heard above ambient noise.

• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.

• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.

• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.

• Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.

• Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.

• Fingering - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.

• Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.

• Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.

• Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.

• Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.

• Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.

• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.

• Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.

• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

Work performed is primarily:

• Sedentarywork: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Contact with internal and external customers, and outside agencies.
• May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including evening, weekend, holidays and during emergencies.