Intern-Engineering - DPW-Design

City of Indianapolis and Marion County; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Indianapolis and Marion County seeks a temporary/seasonal project management intern. You will assist planning, design, construction management and inspections, collaborating with stormwater, traffic, resurfacing, curb and sidewalk, and multimodal teams to learn each area’s duties.

Pay is $15/hr for undergraduate and graduate students. You will update CIP databases, perform field inspections, attend staff and public meetings, and support data tracking for project prioritization.

Qualifications

• Working toward a degree in technology or engineering fields.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Self-motivated with good organizational skills, detail oriented, able to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Computer literacy including database work, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; office and field work as required.

Responsibilities

• Updates CIP database, Master needs inventory and other tracking databases used for project prioritization.
• Performs field inspections to determine needs of the Capital program.
• Attends staff and public meetings to learn public/private interactions of municipal government.
• This list of duties may expand as needed by management.
• Some after-hours work may be requested.

Skills

Project management

Planning

Design

Construction management

Inspection

Education

Pursuing degree in engineering/technology

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Database experience

Job description

This is a temporary/seasonal position.

Position is responsible project management, including but not limited to, planning, design, construction management and inspection activities. Also, the candidate will work hand in hand with the stormwater, traffic, resurfacing, construction administration, curb and sidewalk, and multi modal sections to learn the responsibilities of each.

Pay will be $15/hr for undergraduate students and graduate students.Updates and maintains the CIP database, Master needs inventory and other tracking databases that DPW uses for project prioritization.

Performs field inspections to determine the needs of the Capital program.
Attends staff and public meetings to learn public/private interactions of municipal government.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.Working towards a degree in a technology or engineering related field. Previous internship experience in engineering or technical field. Effective written and oral communication skills. Self-motivated, good organizational skills, detail oriented, ability to prioritize, multi task and meet deadlines. Computer literate (database work experience, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)Office environment and some field work will be required for inspections and research. Some after-hours work may be requested.