Governor's Summer Intern - INDOT - Construction - Vincennes

State of Indiana•Vincennes, IN

28d•$16 - $17

About The Position

This position will serve as a Governor's Summer Intern for the Construction Division of the Indiana Department of Transportation. The Intern will be responsible for a variety of division projects and support. The objective of the position is to provide a valuable learning experience for the intern, as well as to assist the agency in completing their assignments and responsibilities. The Intern will report to a Project Engineer/Supervisor.

Requirements

Working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field
Basic knowledge of the mission and role of INDOT
Basic understanding of state policies, procedures, rules, and regulations
Knowledge of state government structure, administrative procedures, and the legislative process
Ability to research, draft, and edit data and reports
Analytical skills
Ability to handle multiple projects
Ability to operate computer tools
Good research and writing skills
Good interpersonal and communication skills suitable for a wide variety of contacts
Confidence and ability to learn on the job and adapt quickly to changing circumstances

Nice To Haves

Relevant work experience preferred

Responsibilities

Acts as on-site inspector exercising due diligence in overseeing the operations of contractors, in order to ensure compliance with specifications.
Performs entry-level inspection duties such as collecting delivery tickets, checking temperatures, checking paver speed, and more technical tasks associated with project inspection.
Checks for acceptable conformance of lines, grades, dimensions, and material requirements.
Performs surveying, staking, plotting and computation of cross-sections.
Operates a variety of testing equipment, such as concrete air and slump test equipment, sand cone compaction testers, dynamic cone penetrometers, and lightweight deflectometers.
Makes concrete sample cylinders and beams for quality assurance (strength testing).
Samples aggregate as well as in-place hot mix asphalt and submits samples to the Testing Department and/or the Office of Material Management.
Communicates deficiencies to contractor and monitors corrective action.
Completes a variety of daily and other periodic reports such as daily construction diaries, material records, and testing records using the SiteManager or AASHTOWare Projects system.
Provides input to Project Engineers/Supervisors in order to assist them in dispute resolution and in consideration of change order and extra work requests.
Other duties as assigned