Mechanical Intern - AL

Batchelor & Kimball; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Batchelor & Kimball in Birmingham, AL invites a Mechanical Engineering student to join our team as an internship. You will work with the project manager team, assisting with engineering responsibilities including design and field observations, and producing documents in AutoCAD and Revit.

This in-office internship offers hands-on exposure to field installations and mentorship from senior engineers; relocation is not offered.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited US college or university engineering degree program.
• Experience with AutoCAD or Revit is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Precon: Takeoffs, estimate reviews, job-site walk-throughs, and other tasks for preparing estimates and proposals.
• Operations – PM Assistance: submittal and RFI processing, meetings with action items, vendor/subcontractor management assistance, field visits to interface with foremen, jobsite inspections, closeout documents, and final assignment presentation.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Communication

Teamwork

Detail-oriented

Education

Engineering student

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Access

Excel

Job description

As a leading mechanical contractor serving the Southeast and Midwest, Batchelor & Kimball takes pride in partnering with our clients to deliver excellent results from engineering and construction to operations and maintenance. We offer design/build and turnkey construction services, including teaming with subcontractor partners. If you are looking to grow your career and thrive in a team environment, then we invite you to apply for this position.

There’s not a lot of BS here, and not a lot of turnover. Good people work at Batchelor & Kimball. We’re good at our jobs, and good to each other. We have high expectations because the work is challenging, but we know the most valuable thing about the work is the people who do it. If this sounds like a good fit for you, we’d like to meet you!

We are looking for a Mechanical Engineering college student who has the desire to work in the mechanical contracting field. The right individual will work with the project manager team and aid with engineering responsibilities which will include design and field observation activities as well as document production in AutoCAD and/or Revit (BIM, building information modeling). Interns will have the opportunity to witness field installations of the systems and to work alongside senior engineering staff.

This is an in-office opportunity, not eligible for relocation.

Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

Precon Assistance

• Takeoff’s
• Estimate reviews
• Job-site walk thru’s
• Other/Miscellaneous tasks for putting together an estimate and proposal

Operations – PM Assistance

• Submittal and RFI processing
• Attending meetings and tracking action items/notes
• Vendor and subcontractor management assistance
• Regular field visits to interface with foremen
• Jobsite inspections for schedule, quality and safety reviews
• Compiling closeout documents
• End of Assignment Presentation

Knowledge, skill and ability requirements (minimum competencies required for job performance)

• Interested in working in the MEP field
• Intermediate experience in Access and Excel
• Effective statistical analysis skills
• Effective research and communication skills
• Enthusiasm, idealism, creativity and dedication to getting results
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively across business units
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills

Prior work experience and educational requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in an engineering degree program at an accredited US college or university

Physical Demands

• The physical demands are those associated with working in a typical office environment and miscellaneous field travel

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description