Coastal Engineering Intern/Co-op - Environmental Services (Spring 2027)
Stantec · Raleigh, NC · 1 mo ago
ManagementInternship
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract sections:
- About the role: The first paragraph(s) describing the role: "Stantec’s Environmental Services sector is seeking a highly motivated Coastal Engineering Intern to join our rapidly growing team and deliver projects in a multi-disciplinary team environment. Preferred location is Raleigh, NC. Other office locations as well as flexible office schedules will be considered for the right candidate. The ideal candidate will have 0-5 years of experience in coastal engineering, port and marine engineering/construction, marine science, or oceanography. Stantec is a leader in the coastal engineering industry with a deep bench of expertise, and our dynamic Coastal Engineering Team leads and supports a wide variety of coastal work across the US. It is an exciting time to join us as we serve our client’s needs and create more opportunities for our staff’s growth and development."
That's about the role.
- Responsibilities: The "Your Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities" list. Many bullet points.
- Requirements: Possibly "Preferred Qualifications" and "Education And Experience". Could combine as Requirements/Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can decide to have Requirements and Qualifications separate if content distinct. But we should avoid thin sections. Let's see content:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master of Science Degree or higher in Coastal Engineering, Oceanography or related field.
- Current registration as Engineer in Training (EIT) and ability to obtain Professional Engineer (PE) License within 2 years.
- Construction oversight and administration experience including shop drawing approval, review of contractor surveys/progress reports, and execution of final certification(s) upon project completion.
- Application of numerical modeling tools for simulating circulation, waves, water quality, sediment transport, or mixing (e.g. XBeach, FUNWAVE, HEC, ADCIRC, Delft3D, SWAN, Mike, CORMIX).
- Computer programming (MATLAB, Python or similar) and navigating Linux environment.
Education And Experience:
- Master's of Science degree in Coastal, Civil or Environmental Engineering or a closely related field with 0-5 years of experience in one of the areas of expertise listed above.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to conduct effective client and agency presentations and written technical report preparation, as well as effective skills working in diverse team environments with staff, clients, and stakeholders.
- Fieldwork, such as reconnaissance, measurements, construction inspection, or instrument handling and deployment.
- Completing design calculations for the coastal engineering practice: including marine structures, rubble mound structures, geotechnical/foundation designs, hydrodynamics/fluid mechanics, beach nourishment, dredge/fill, and sediment disposal site designs.
- Coastal engineering analysis in support of coastal flood hazard studies under a predefined framework, specifically wave runup/overtopping analysis, and wave overland propagation analysis.
- Preparation of design plans and specifications for bidding and construction purposes.
- Drafting and/or geospatial design (GIS and AutoCAD).
- Skill in Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
We could combine these into a "Qualifications" section (or Requirements). The instruction says we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections if they have real content. But we might combine to avoid thin sections. However we have enough content for both maybe.
But we also have Skills: maybe we can extract skills from responsibilities and qualifications: e.g., communication, teamwork, fieldwork, modeling, programming, software skills. Could make a Skills section.
Benefits: There's a Benefits Summary paragraph with details. That's substantive.
Pay: There's a Pay Transparency paragraph: "Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week." This is somewhat generic but still mentions pay ranges, bonus eligibility, pro-rated. It's not specific numbers but it's content about pay. The instruction says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state pay transparency, so we can include a Pay section with that content.
Schedule: There's "Schedule: Full time" in metadata. Also earlier: "Other office locations as well as flexible office schedules will be considered for the right candidate." So we have schedule info: full time, flexible office schedules considered. That's substantive enough for a Schedule section.
We should not include metadata like Primary Location, Organization, Employee Status, Business Justification, Travel, Job Posting date, Req ID, etc. But we can incorporate location info maybe in About the role? The posting says "Preferred location is Raleigh, NC. Other office locations as well as flexible office schedules will be considered for the right candidate." That's location and schedule. We already used schedule. Location could be part of About the role.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for "Coastal Engineering Intern". Good.
We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce sections:
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract sections:
- About the role: The first paragraph(s) describing the role: "Stantec’s Environmental Services sector is seeking a highly motivated Coastal Engineering Intern to join our rapidly growing team and deliver projects in a multi-disciplinary team environment. Preferred location is Raleigh, NC. Other office locations as well as flexible office schedules will be considered for the right candidate. The ideal candidate will have 0-5 years of experience in coastal engineering, port and marine engineering/construction, marine science, or oceanography. Stantec is a leader in the coastal engineering industry with a deep bench of expertise, and our dynamic Coastal Engineering Team leads and supports a wide variety of coastal work across the US. It is an exciting time to join us as we serve our client’s needs and create more opportunities for our staff’s growth and development."
That's about the role.
- Responsibilities: The "Your Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities" list. Many bullet points.
- Requirements: Possibly "Preferred Qualifications" and "Education And Experience". Could combine as Requirements/Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can decide to have Requirements and Qualifications separate if content distinct. But we should avoid thin sections. Let's see content:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master of Science Degree or higher in Coastal Engineering, Oceanography or related field.
- Current registration as Engineer in Training (EIT) and ability to obtain Professional Engineer (PE) License within 2 years.
- Construction oversight and administration experience including shop drawing approval, review of contractor surveys/progress reports, and execution of final certification(s) upon project completion.
- Application of numerical modeling tools for simulating circulation, waves, water quality, sediment transport, or mixing (e.g. XBeach, FUNWAVE, HEC, ADCIRC, Delft3D, SWAN, Mike, CORMIX).
- Computer programming (MATLAB, Python or similar) and navigating Linux environment.
Education And Experience:
- Master's of Science degree in Coastal, Civil or Environmental Engineering or a closely related field with 0-5 years of experience in one of the areas of expertise listed above.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to conduct effective client and agency presentations and written technical report preparation, as well as effective skills working in diverse team environments with staff, clients, and stakeholders.
- Fieldwork, such as reconnaissance, measurements, construction inspection, or instrument handling and deployment.
- Completing design calculations for the coastal engineering practice: including marine structures, rubble mound structures, geotechnical/foundation designs, hydrodynamics/fluid mechanics, beach nourishment, dredge/fill, and sediment disposal site designs.
- Coastal engineering analysis in support of coastal flood hazard studies under a predefined framework, specifically wave runup/overtopping analysis, and wave overland propagation analysis.
- Preparation of design plans and specifications for bidding and construction purposes.
- Drafting and/or geospatial design (GIS and AutoCAD).
- Skill in Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
We could combine these into a "Qualifications" section (or Requirements). The instruction says we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections if they have real content. But we might combine to avoid thin sections. However we have enough content for both maybe.
But we also have Skills: maybe we can extract skills from responsibilities and qualifications: e.g., communication, teamwork, fieldwork, modeling, programming, software skills. Could make a Skills section.
Benefits: There's a Benefits Summary paragraph with details. That's substantive.
Pay: There's a Pay Transparency paragraph: "Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week." This is somewhat generic but still mentions pay ranges, bonus eligibility, pro-rated. It's not specific numbers but it's content about pay. The instruction says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state pay transparency, so we can include a Pay section with that content.
Schedule: There's "Schedule: Full time" in metadata. Also earlier: "Other office locations as well as flexible office schedules will be considered for the right candidate." So we have schedule info: full time, flexible office schedules considered. That's substantive enough for a Schedule section.
We should not include metadata like Primary Location, Organization, Employee Status, Business Justification, Travel, Job Posting date, Req ID, etc. But we can incorporate location info maybe in About the role? The posting says "Preferred location is Raleigh, NC. Other office locations as well as flexible office schedules will be considered for the right candidate." That's location and schedule. We already used schedule. Location could be part of About the role.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for "Coastal Engineering Intern". Good.
We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce sections:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility as li
Qualifications
- ... combine preferred qualifications and education/experience? Might be long; we can split into two sub-sections? But we only allowed headings list; we could have
Preferred Qualifications
andEducation and Experience
. Both are specific. That's okay. But we also have Skills maybe separate. However we could treat skills as part of Qualifications. To avoid many thin sections, we could combine Preferred Qualifications and Education and Experience into one Qualifications section with two sub-lists? But we must use- for any list. We could have a single
- with all items; that's fine.
But we also have Skills: maybe we can extract skills like communication, teamwork, fieldwork, modeling, programming, software. Could be a Skills section.
Let's decide: We'll have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Check if each has substantive content.
About the role: we have paragraph.
Responsibilities: many items.
Qualifications: combine Preferred Qualifications and Education And Experience items.
Skills: maybe extract from responsibilities and qualifications: communication, teamwork, fieldwork, numerical modeling, programming (MATLAB, Python), Linux, GIS/AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, presentation, report writing, etc. Could be a list.
Benefits: the Benefits Summary paragraph.
Pay: the Pay Transparency paragraph.
Schedule: mention full time, flexible office schedules considered.
We must not include boilerplate like "This description is not a comprehensive listing..." etc. That's boilerplate; remove.
Also remove EEO etc.
Now craft HTML.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract details precisely.
About the role paragraph: Let's combine sentences:
"Stantec’s Environmental Services sector is seeking a highly motivated Coastal Engineering Intern to join our rapidly growing team and deliver projects in a multi-disciplinary team environment. Preferred location is Raleigh, NC. Other office locations as well as flexible office schedules will be considered for the right candidate. The ideal candidate will have 0-5 years of experience in coastal engineering, port and marine engineering/construction, marine science, or oceanography. Stantec is a leader in the coastal engineering industry with a deep bench of expertise, and our dynamic Coastal Engineering Team leads and supports a wide variety of coastal work across the US. It is an exciting time to join us as we serve our client’s needs and create more opportunities for our staff’s growth and development."
That's all.
Responsibilities list: Let's extract each bullet from "Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:" then list.
I'll copy them:
- Work in a manner to protect the health and safety of Stantec employees, clients and the public by following company health, safety and security guidelines and policies.
- Communicate and apply with a high level of understanding the principles and practices of coastal engineering, coastal hydrodynamics, wave theory, and sediment transport mechanics.
- Complete complex engineering calculations and modeling for the design or analysis of projects located in coastal environments and ecosystem restoration projects.
- Provide engineering leadership at a project level task and working with other engineering staff to complete projects.
- Complete tasks assigned by a Senior Coastal Engineer and works with junior engineers to complete engineering studies and design projects.
- Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the coastal engineering work in marine related projects.
- Remaining current on regulatory policy and rule changes.
- Maintain consistently high standards of delivery, quality, flexibility, and innovation.
- Perform coastal engineering analyses and designs through the application of coastal theory.
- Organize and interpret engineering data to prepare clear and concise design drawings, engineering reports and technical documentation.
- Assist in obtaining State and Federal project permits and perform permit compliance.
- Prepare project construction plans and specifications.
- Field work responsibilities may include performing project construction observation, interpret contract documents, enforce contract specifications, and review submittals for accuracy, completeness and design consistency.
- Communicate with co-workers, clients and the public in a professional manner including in a meeting or presentation.
- Prioritize and accomplish multiple assignments efficiently and effectively with limited supervision.
- Understand limitations of education and experience and bring problems beyond capability to supervisor's attention.
- Demonstrated ability to interface effectively and collaborate with clients, peers, management, and vendors to successfully meet shifting needs.
- Ensure conformance to applicable engineering codes and standards as well as company policies and procedures.
- Other work activities may include assisting in proposal efforts, preparation of labor/material estimates, design packages and deliverables, documenting technical data for management review and performing other duties as assigned.
That's the list.
Qualifications: combine Preferred Qualifications and Education And Experience.
Preferred Qualifications items:
- Master of Science Degree or higher in Coastal Engineering, Oceanography or related field.
- Current registration as Engineer in Training (EIT) and ability to obtain Professional Engineer (PE) License within 2 years.
- Construction oversight and administration experience including shop drawing approval, review of contractor surveys/progress reports, and execution of final certification(s) upon project completion.
- Application of numerical modeling tools for simulating circulation, waves, water quality, sediment transport, or mixing (e.g. XBeach, FUNWAVE, HEC, ADCIRC, Delft3D, SWAN, Mike, CORMIX).
- Computer programming (MATLAB, Python or similar) and navigating Linux environment.
Education And Experience items:
- Master's of Science degree in Coastal, Civil or Environmental Engineering or a closely related field with 0-5 years of experience in one of the areas of expertise listed above.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to conduct effective client and agency presentations and written technical report preparation, as well as effective skills working in diverse team environments with staff, clients, and stakeholders.
- Fieldwork, such as reconnaissance, measurements, construction inspection, or instrument handling and deployment.
- Completing design calculations for the coastal engineering practice: including marine structures, rubble mound structures, geotechnical/foundation designs, hydrodynamics/fluid mechanics, beach nourishment, dredge/fill, and sediment disposal site designs.
- Coastal engineering analysis in support of coastal flood hazard studies under a predefined framework, specifically wave runup/overtopping analysis, and wave overland propagation analysis.
- Preparation of design plans and specifications for bidding and construction purposes.
- Drafting and/or geospatial design (GIS and AutoCAD).
- Skill in Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
We could combine them into one list.
Skills section: maybe we can extract skills like: Communication
- for any list. We could have a single