Engineering Student Intern

Raba Kistner, Inc. is a premier Engineering Consulting and Program Management firm. Our purpose is to build a better and more sustainable world for our employees, their families, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our Core Values are:

• Community “We care for our communities”
• Integrity “We act with integrity”
• Passion “We infuse passion into everything we do”
• Quality “We believe quality comes from a culture of innovation and continuous improvement”
• Growth “We dedicate ourselves to personal and business growth”

Raba Kistner is seeking an energetic Engineering Student Intern, to join our Consultants team in the McAllen or Brownsville, TX area. Under immediate supervision, the Engineering Student Intern will work on preparing boring logs and inputting laboratory test data and field logs into gINT software program, submitting OneCall information for field coordination, editing geotechnical reports and proposals, and performing field logging and standard geotechnical laboratory testing duties when required. Other responsibilities include:

• Convert logs created in the gINT software program into WinCore logs when required.
• Edit gINT and WinCore logs.
• Prepare laboratory assignments.
• Crosscheck laboratory test results.
• Generate Boring Location Maps and Generalized Subsurface Profiles for reports.
• Understand, adhere and participate in the Raba Kistner Health and Safety and Behavior Based Safety Programs and set a good safety example.
• Ensure the safe utilization, storage and maintenance of all documents and tools.
• Update Supervisor on progress and delays on every task or assignment.
• Ensure safe usage and maintenance of company vehicle and field equipment.
• Meet established project deadlines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• College or university Junior, Senior, or Graduate Student in good academic standing in Civil Engineering, or a closely related field. 
• Possess a current valid state issued driver’s license and meet company's auto insurability requirements.

Considerable Knowledge of:

• Civil engineering fundamentals.
• Geotechnical (soil mechanics) laboratory test methods.
• Introduction to geotechnical engineering (soil mechanics).

Working Knowledge of engineering principles, practices, and methods. Intermediate to Advance Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Ability to multitask and possess excellent communication, organizational, and judgment skills. Available and willing to travel to various jobsites.

Ability to read and understand instructions, labels, reports, etc. Ability to effectively communicate information both written and oral and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Must be able to work in a team environment, as well as independently at a job site. 

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. 

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, stop, and talk. Occasionally required to drive vehicle short and/or long distances and lift and/or move up to, 50 pounds. Frequently required to use hands and reach. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, far vision, color vision, peripheral vision, focus vision, depth vision. Noise level for the work environment is moderate to loud.

Work environment is often outside in all-weather conditions and may have potential exposure to movement of heavy equipment on construction or roadway sites; potential exposure to noise, and vibration; all of which would require employee to follow proper safety procedures and utilize appropriate protective equipment.

EOE/Disabled/Veteran
Drug Free Workplace