Engineering College Intern
The City of Pittsburg's Engineering Division is looking for INTERNS to assist with various projects.
The Engineering Division of the City's Public Works Department is seeking college students or recent graduates with an interest in engineering, construction project management or a related field to assist with construction related field work, scanning and organizing hard project files, maps, and drawings, minor engineering calculations, and aiding in presentations for a paid internship.
Successful candidates will be part of a team on various capital improvement, developments, and traffic related projects. This opportunity will provide shadowing project managers and visiting project sites. The ideal candidates will have experience with CAD/GIS, Bluebeam Revu, computer skills using Microsoft Suite, the ability to research online, and great oral and written communication skills. The hiring department is flexible with the intern's school schedule and work hours. Timeliness and punctuality and being organized are important factors for an ideal candidate.
About the Engineering Division
The Engineering Division of the Public Works Department ensures City owned facilities such as streets, storm drain systems, water distribution networks, sewer collection facilities and improvements are constructed where needed and improvements meet appropriate standards. Staff also designs and constructs City projects, assures development projects meet City requirements, manage traffic related issues and improvements like signals, process and issue permits for encroachments within the public property, site grading, parking permits and wide loads permits, and maintains all necessary records.
Selected candidates is limited to work up to 999 hours per fiscal year.
Qualifications: This position is designed to accommodate an individual who is currently enrolled or has recently completed an academic program, in order to allow for the application of academic theory to a real life work environment.
College Intern Salary:
- $16.50 per hour for those who have not completed two years of education.
- $17.50 per hour for those who have completed a minimum of two years of education.
- $19.00 per hour for those who have completed a Bachelor's or higher degree.