Civil Engineering Internship, Airports

About the role

The civil engineering internship with our Airports team is a mentorship position designed to serve both an immediate objective of providing support to engineering staff and a long-term objective of internally developing exceptional engineering talent. This position is based in AVCON's Fort Lauderdale, Florida office.

Responsibilities

• Basic drafting skills and techniques.
• Working with and supporting engineers or higher-level technicians in the development and maintenance of project documentation from design to construction.
• Performing a variety of routine tasks designed to provide hands-on experience with engineering methods and practices to include engineering calculations, quantities take-offs, cost estimating, CAD, and project specification review and development.
• Selecting task assignments to provide educational challenge, professional growth, and completion of ongoing project deliverables and milestones.

Requirements

• Current Bachelor's or Master's level student majoring in Civil Engineering or related Engineering field.
• Familiarity with MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS Excel.
• Exposure and working knowledge of AutoCAD, preferred.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees and management.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect privileged client information and documents appropriately.
• Knowledge of correct English usage including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Self-motivated, conscientious, and willing to learn.
• Effective listening skills.

Experience Requirements

• Some relevant experience that indicates a propensity to excel by demonstrating leadership, initiative, accomplishment, and/or teamwork.

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid drivers' license and maintenance of satisfactory driving record.
• Engineer in Training (EIT), preferred for Bachelor's final year and Master's level students.

Supervisory Responsibilities

There are no supervisory responsibilities associated with this position.

Telecommuting

Due to the collaborative nature of this position, it is important that this position physically work in the office.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to sit for long periods of time.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Tool/Personal Protective Equipment Requirements

• As dictated by client site protocol, candidate will be required to utilize proper personal protective equipment including but not limited to gloves, sleeves, leather protectors, hard hats, safety vests, safety glasses and shields, hearing protection, safety shoes, covers, helmets/hoods, and any additional tools required for the task at hand.

Pay

Details of pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details of schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Benefits

Details of benefits are not specified in the job posting.