Student - Civil Projects Assistant

IMEG•Hardin, MT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

IMEG is hiring a Student - Civil Projects Assistant in Hardin, Montana, exclusively for Hardin High School students participating in the school’s work-experience partnership. This part-time co-op internship supports civil water infrastructure design and construction projects while providing practical experience in an engineering-office environment. The program lasts 3–12 months. Work is supervised and assigned according to the student’s training and experience; optional project-coordination, civil-engineering, and field-support learning assignments may be available depending on the student’s interests, approved assignments, training, and project needs. Assignments may include project documentation, meeting and schedule support, records organization, spreadsheet and GIS data support, basic drawing markups, and supervised construction- or field-related activities. Any field participation requires advance approval, safety orientation, appropriate protective equipment, and direct staff supervision. The student does not independently approve designs, perform inspections, make project commitments, or make technical decisions. The role is part of a survey-driven civil team working across Montana and northern Minnesota, with tribal and public-works projects. IMEG describes itself as an employee-owned corporation and states that it invests in employees’ futures through professional development programs and career-advancement opportunities.

Requirements

Hardin High School senior participating in the school’s work-experience partnership.
Interest in one or more of the following areas: project management, business, civil engineering, water systems, drafting, surveying, construction, or related fields.
Basic computer and typing skills.
Strong organization and attention to detail.
Dependable attendance and willingness to learn and ask questions.
Clear, courteous communication and the ability to follow instructions, manage assigned tasks, and work as part of a team.
Maintain confidentiality of client, project, company, and employee information.
For any approved field participation: complete safety orientation, use appropriate protective equipment, and work under direct staff supervision.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Word, Excel, and Outlook is helpful.

Responsibilities

Organize and maintain project correspondence, drawings, reports, photographs, as-built records, maps, and construction documentation.
Enter, update, and check assigned project information in spreadsheets and other tracking tools under staff direction.
Assist with project meetings by preparing materials, recording notes, documenting action items, and tracking routine follow-up items.
Help maintain project and construction documentation, including routine logs, records, correspondence files, and approved document distribution.
Request routine status updates as directed by the project manager or supervisor.
Maintain confidentiality of client, project, company, and employee information.
Communicate professionally, follow instructions, ask questions when needed, and complete assigned work reliably and accurately.
Support project coordination by updating task lists, schedules, action-item logs, meeting materials, project status updates, and progress summaries.
Enter and check project cost and progress information and help maintain budget-tracking records.
Maintain logs for submittals, requests for information, and other project documents, and flag upcoming due dates.
Assist with water-infrastructure data, GIS inventory updates, basic drawing markups, quantity summaries, and equipment research as training progresses.
Assist with construction documentation and survey data, and participate in supervised site visits or construction observations when approved.