Dredging Field Engineer Intern

Dutra Group; San Rafael (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Dutra Group in San Rafael, CA is seeking an engineering-conscious student to assist on dredging projects. You will learn hydrographic surveying, process survey data, and support CAD drawing tasks while tracking daily quantities and ensuring work aligns with plans.

Ideal candidates are upper-division engineering or construction management students with strong communication, problem-solving, and detail-orientation, prepared for a hands-on field environment with exposure to safety practices.

Qualifications

• Education in engineering or construction management, upper division student.
• Strong written and verbal communication for managers, clients and customers.
• Ability to solve practical problems and interpret instructions.

Responsibilities

• Track and report daily quantities for labor and materials.
• Provide technical information and interpret plans for contractors.
• Enforce quality control and expediting subcontractors.
• Coordinate inspections with consultants.
• Review shop drawings for contract conformance.
• Ensure dredging work meets plans and specs.
• Update submittal and RFI logs.
• Track vendor and subcontractor progress.
• Prepare daily reports and assist with CAD drawings.

Skills

Communications

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Time Management

Health & Safety

Education

Engineering or Construction Management (Upper division student)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Location:

San Rafael, CA

Job Id:

396

# of Openings:

2

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

SUMMARY

Learn and gain an understanding of dredging means and methods and management skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Track and report daily quantities for labor and materials
• Provide technical engineering information and interpretation of plans, detail sheets and specifications for contractors
• Enforce quality control and expediting subcontractors
• Coordinate inspections with consultants
• Review shop drawings and submittals for conformance with contract
• Ensure dredging work complies with plans and specifications
• Update submittal and RFI logs
• Track vendor and subcontractor progress
• Schedule updates
• Prepare daily reports
• Maintain project job costing
• Learn hydrographic surveying
• Learn how to process survey data
• Assist with CAD drawings

COMPETENCIES

• Communications: ability to produce clear status reports, writes clearly, communicates tactfully and candidly, exhibits clear verbal skills and an excellent listener.
• Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Able to resolve difficult or complicated challenges.
• Attention to Detail: Diligently attends to detail and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks. Checks work to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Teamwork: Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
• Time Management: ability to manage competing priorities effectively, to be resourceful and to use time as a resource.
• Environmental, Health and Safety Management: Understand and know how to comply with all regulations; implement a positive attitude toward health and safety in the design and execution of the project.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education/Experience: Upper division student from four-year college or university in Engineering or Construction Management.
• Language Ability: strong written and verbal communication skills in order to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients and customers.
• Reasoning Ability: ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions given in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Computer Skills: to perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of and experience with Excel.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to frequently inspect the project and may be exposed to ongoing construction and various weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment may range from moderate to loud.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move 25-50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl.

PAY RANGE (DOE)

$26 per hour

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.