Field Construction Intern: Inspections, Testing & Surveying

State-of-Missour; Poplar Bluff (MO); On-site; USD 66,764,000 - 71,409,000; Full time

Job summary

MoDOT is seeking a Construction Intern to support field inspections at the Poplar Bluff Project Office. The position will be filled based on prior experience as an engineering student intern, with entry salary posted above and staged increases for year two and year three.

Responsibilities include assisting in construction inspections to verify contractor conformance, performing basic construction tests, inspecting plant operations, maintaining records, and aiding in surveying tasks.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a relevant bachelor’s or post-bachelor’s degree program full-time (12 credit hours); for engineering candidates, program must be ABET-accredited.
• 30 credit hours completed/accepted toward current degree program. High school or other postsecondary program credits must be shown to be accepted by the current program through a degree transcript to apply.
• Possess and maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.0 out of 4.0, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assists in construction inspections verifying that contractors' activities are in compliance with contracts, specifications, and engineering principles.
• Performs basic construction tests such as air, slump, moisture, compaction, aggregate gradation, and density; reports results to supervisor.
• Assists in inspection of bituminous and portland cement concrete plants and/or grading, base, bituminous or concrete paving, including grading and base, small bridges, concrete box and pipe culverts and special items, such as utility adjustments, signing, traffic signals and lighting.
• Maintains records and prepares reports pertaining to inspections; keeps supervisor informed of activities or unusual conditions; ensures projects meet department standards.
• Performs measurements, computation, enters and records information regarding construction projects into computer programs.
• Assists on routine layout, staking, and surveying of future construction projects; may operate survey instruments.

Skills

ABET-accredited program

Enrolled student

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in Engineering

Job description

MoDOT is seeking a Construction Intern to support field inspections at the Poplar Bluff Project Office. The position will be filled based on prior experience as an engineering student intern, with entry salary posted above and staged increases for year two and year three.

Responsibilities include assisting in construction inspections to verify contractor conformance, performing basic construction tests, inspecting plant operations, maintaining records, and aiding in surveying tasks.