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Waters Construction Co Project Engineer Intern - Heavy CIvil Div in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Now Hiring! Project Engineer Intern (Heavy Civil Division) Schedule: Full-Time Location: 300 Bostwick Avenue, Bridgeport, CT Salary: $18/hr DOE
Who are We: Waters Construction is a company that builds the best projects, of the best quality, maintaining the best safety record, using the best methods, with the best people, while having fun doing it.
Job Summary: A Waters Construction Intern will be selected based on their qualifications during their time in the Waters Construction Internship program their abilities and functions will increase as a direct result of the training in the office and hands on experience in the field.
What Youll Do: Extensive work in Microsoft office programs and company electronic filing system Will work directly for Project manager, estimator, or superintendent. Taught stationing, cross-sections, and profiles. Efficiently trained to do accurate take-off for road and site-work projects (no vertical structures). Introduction to bid set up on HCSS. (Bid quantities only) Educated in the HCSS Vendor/Business contact, the Blue Book, and the Internet to solicit bids from subcontractors. Will learn to understand subcontractor needs and follow through to provide needed information. Will be trained to find specification information from contract documents (DOT 818, special provisions, architect specifications) Learn DOT specs form 817/818 Will be trained in the different methods of payment between unit price work and lump sum work. If supervised, will fill out purchase orders and subcontractor agreements. Assist superintendent in scheduling subs, materials, trucks, and manpower Assist superintendent in co-ordination with utilities Will begin to understand computerized project scheduling Will be trained in using our document management system Initiate and follow submittals, material certificates, shop drawings etc.
What Youll Need: Pursuing a college degree in engineering. Has proven good communications skills both oral and written Is organized: uses both computerized and manual filing system efficiently. Takes good notes. Is very familiar with Euclidean geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and surveying. Has basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel.