Engineering Intern

Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District • St. Louis, MO

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) is seeking an Engineering Intern to join their team. This internship offers the opportunity to gain experience in various aspects of civil engineering within a public service organization. Interns will work as part of a team, contributing to projects related to construction, design, environmental compliance, and planning. The role involves performing beginning-level engineering tasks, reviewing technical documents, conducting field inspections, and preparing reports. This position is ideal for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in Engineering who are looking for hands-on experience in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled as a full-time student studying towards a bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Able to work full-time (up to 40 hours per week) during the summer in St. Louis, MO.
• Must possess a valid driver's license issued by the state in which the employee resides.
• Candidate must pass a Non-D.O.T. Drug Test for this position.

Responsibilities

• Perform beginning level civil engineering work as part of a construction/contract management team responsible for the administration of the construction of collection system and/or facility improvement projects.
• Verify that the construction conforms to the contract documents.
• Evaluate/review change orders requests, contractor submittals and contractor claims.
• Prepare technical reports concerning complex construction and engineering problems and solutions.
• Perform construction observations.
• Make necessary field inspections to determine existing conditions.
• May meet with government officials, consultants, and the general public to help communicate District policies and responsibilities.
• Perform beginning level civil engineering as part of a design team responsible for the production of plans and specifications for the construction of District projects OR as part of a consultant contract management team responsible for coordinating the plans and specifications for the construction of District projects.
• Compile data.
• Check layout of manholes, inlet structures and pipelines, and calculate hydraulic properties of pipelines and drainage channels.
• Correlate information obtained from topographic and other maps and plans.
• Extend estimates.
• Process project information in preparation for construction bidding.
• May investigate storm water, sanitary, and combined sewer complaints and recommend solutions to problems.
• Perform beginning level civil engineering as part of an environmental compliance team.
• Assist in review Engineering submittals for plan review for pretreatment pollutant control technologies and designs to ensure customers' compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Review significant industrial users reports and prepare permits.
• Assist with inspections of sanitary and storm pollution control equipment.
• Review, evaluate and summarize of federal, state and local environmental regulations which may impact the District or its customers.
• Advise District operating units and customers on environmental requirements and coordinate with them to ensure District compliance with requirements.
• Review or prepare required regulatory reports, applications and plans.
• Enforce compliance with District Ordinances.
• Keep detailed records and prepare administrative and technical reports.
• Perform industrial and other facility wastewater billing investigations.
• Secure, update and process information from industries relating to the volume and strength of wastewater discharges and determination of appropriate billing factors.
• Document and maintain discharge data.
• Assist in the daily operation of the District's hauled waste program.
• Process and approve/deny special discharge applications.
• Perform beginning level civil engineering with a development review team.
• Review plans for sewerage and drainage facilities to ensure compliance with regulations and engineering design requirements.
• Provide technical assistance to consulting engineers, developers and customers on sanitary and storm water drainage facilities.
• Calculate drainage areas.
• Perform hydraulic modeling.
• Coordinate with various groups within the District including, Operations, Design, Construction, and Development Review.
• Monitor project schedules.
• Maintain records and prepare reports; perform related work as required or as delegated by supervisors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern