College Intern – AVFI Structural Engineering

This is a full-time summer internship opportunity. As an intern, you will assist the structural engineering manager with capital project design review and asset management tasks.

• Participate in large capital projects during planning, design, and construction phases.  
• Review RFIs and construction submittals for conformance to contract documents and airport standards. 
• Research record documents such as plans, specifications, and technical reports to verify existing structural systems, conditions, and capacities.
• Develop Building Information Models (BIM) for structures across the airport campus, with a focus on structural elements and asset data.  
• Assist with the development of airport structural guidelines and standards.  
• Conduct condition assessments on existing structural systems throughout the airport campus. The assessments will lead to developing projects to address deficiencies.   
• Assist with the development and management of infrastructure small job projects. 
• Assist in the annual review of existing structural assets, verifying inventory across the airport campus.  

• A student – You must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program, or a recent graduate (< 1 year ago) in a degree program such as Civil Engineering, with a Structural Engineering focus preferred.  
• 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 of 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 Revit.
• Organized and Proactive – You have excellent organizational skills. You’re able to read or quickly learn how to read construction drawings, research and interpret record documents, and organize the information in a cohesive manner.  
• 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 and coursework with a structural engineering focus. Experience with design of gravity and lateral systems for building structures.  Exposure to Building Information Modeling.