College Intern – AVFI Civil Engineering

This is a full-time summer internship position. As an intern, you will assist the senior civil engineer with capital project design review and asset management tasks.  

Some of your essential duties include:

• Participate in large capital projects during planning, design and construction phases.  
• Research record documents such as plans, specifications and technical reports to verify existing equipment and infrastructure locations and capacities.
• Update fixture counts pertaining to sewer and water laterals.
• Prepare and edit an Excel spreadsheet listing all the fixtures by number, type, and location.  
• Perform stormwater detention condition assessment for the Department of Ecology’s Dam Safety program.
• Conduct condition assessments on stormwater drainage, water and/or structural systems.  The assessment will lead to developing a project to address deficiencies.  
• Assist with development and management of infrastructure small job projects.
• Roadway Asset verification, field verify roadway infrastructures such as illumination, roadway signage, stormwater collection, and safety systems.
• Assist in gathering and formatting as-built information to be used for the preparation of facility master record drawings.
• Compile Asset Management data and enter into the Excel spreadsheet. 

• A student – You must be currently enrolled undergraduate or a recent graduate (< 1 year ago) in a degree program such as in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Committed to Equity – You will apply equity and exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices in all aspects of the work. At the Port of Seattle, equity is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all Port employees.
• Use of Technology – You have knowledge on Microsoft Office products, with a strong emphasis in Excel. You’re able to sort data and stay focused when working on large data sets. You have experience with AutoCAD.
• Organized and Proactive – You have excellent organizational skills. You’re able to read or quickly learn how to read drawings of building construction elements such as airfield markings, pavement, storm drain, water, and sanitary sewer systems.
• A Communicator – You have good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills in order to communicate in writing and in-person with various Port employees.
• Desired – We hope you have a strong mathematical background. Experience with water, storm and sanitary systems. Exposure to design and/or construction process.