Engineering Seasonal

CITY OF JANESVILLE DIVERSITY STATEMENT:
The residents of Janesville choose this community, not just as a place to live, but as a place to realize life’s opportunities. We strive to sustain a community culture where differences are recognized, understood, and appreciated. As such, the City of Janesville recognizes the importance of developing an environment where diversity is not merely accepted but embraced and celebrated. As public servants, we believe everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. To this end, we will diligently recruit and retain the most talented employees in an environment that fosters maximizing one’s potential. Therefore, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to consider employment with the City of Janesville and serve the residents of “Wisconsin’s Park Place”.
OBJECTIVE:
The City of Janesville’s Engineering Division is looking for an enthusiastic Civil, Environmental, Construction Engineering or Engineering Technician student to join our team this summer.  Under the supervision of the Assistant City Engineer, this seasonal position is designed to build on skills learned in the classroom by offering hands-on experience and exposure to a number of infrastructure projects within our community. The position consists of a 3- to 4-month summer internship, extending from mid-May 2025 (upon completion of spring semester) through August 2025. The Engineering Division is involved with designing and overseeing construction of over $20,000,000 of public infrastructure work which includes approximately 12 miles of street rehabilitation with various sanitary sewer, watermain, and storm sewer improvements.
RELATIONSHIPS:
Reports to:  Assistant City Engineer
Has regular work contact with City employees and construction contractors.
Supervises: Has no regular supervisory duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by the incumbent. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

1. Performs construction administration, oversight, and staking of municipal infrastructure such as streets, sanitary sewer, watermain, and storm sewer.
2. Uses mobile ArcGIS data collection technology to assess conditions of public infrastructure such as stormwater management facilities, greenbelts, and outfalls.
3. Assists with traffic counts, bike/pedestrian counts, field data collection, traffic safety studies, and road condition ratings.
4. Interacts and collaborates with technicians, engineers, project managers, contractors, and the public regarding project related issues.
5. Assists with CADD drafting, GIS data entry, scanning documents, and other office related tasks.
6. Other duties as assigned or required.

The requirements listed below are necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

1. Have completed a minimum of two semesters of college prior to starting the position.
2. Be pursuing an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, or Construction Engineering, civil engineering technology, land surveying, construction technology, geography, or related field from a college or university. 
3. Valid state-issued driver’s license is required.

COMPETENCIES
For successful performance in this position, the incumbent must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors.
Knowledge:  

1. General understanding of construction practices.

Skills: 

1. Communicating with project team members, math, and computer applications.
2. Skilled in Microsoft software, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
3. Excellent organizational, analytical, judgement, and problem-solving skills.

Abilities: 

1. Ability to work independently.
2. Ability to learn how to use mobile ArcGIS data collection technology, CADD software, and survey equipment.
3. Ability to interact/respond to citizen inquiries or guide them to the appropriate service. 
4. Ability to operate City vehicles and equipment in a safe manner.
5. Ability to maintain valid driver’s license and drive a vehicle.

Behaviors:

1. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with City Department, Division, and Office heads, City employees, consultants, developers, architects, engineers, realtors, surveyors, community interest groups, other governmental agencies, and the general public.
2. Exhibit professionalism, tact, and decorum in all areas of work duties.
3. Strong ethics base built upon integrity, honesty, initiative, and respect.
4. Interact positively with a diverse group of individuals, and work effectively both as part of a team and independently.
5. Embrace and actively promote an inclusive and equitable work environment. 
6. Conduct all business and working relationships in an accurate, fair, equitable and highly ethical manner. 
7. Work with the public in a fair and consistent manner, maintaining objectivity and excluding personal bias while performing job duties
8. Reliable, timely, and proactive in the completion of duties, meeting deadlines and responding to inquiries.
9. Work with others in a positive and supportive manner to solve problems, generate ideas, and accomplish division and City goals.

EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND MACHINES:

1. Computer, measuring tools, calculator.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL FACTORS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any 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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an outdoor environment and may, on occasion, be exposed to adverse weather conditions, including extreme heat and extreme cold, high winds, and wet/humid conditions.  The employee may work near moving mechanical parts in precarious places; and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, dust, and vibration.  On occasion, the employee is exposed to situations which could involve an element of personal risk, requiring compliance with necessary safety procedures.  The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet to moderately noisy.  The employee will also regularly work in an office environment.
This position frequently walks, stands, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls and exerts up to 30 pounds of force by lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling objects. The employee is frequently required to see/observe, talk/speak and listen/hear; use their hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects and equipment; repetitive arm, wrist, hand and eye movements are included. There is frequent twisting, reaching, wrist turning and grasping. The employee may be required to climb or balance. Use of personal protective equipment is required
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.  Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of equipment.  Employee is required to use cognitive ability to reason, analyze and verbalize thoughts and ideas.  Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials or tasks.

A regular, Monday – Friday, 40-hour work schedule is required for this position.  At times, this position will work outside the normal business hours for special projects.

DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position, or is responsive to the needs of the City of Janesville.  
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
The City of Janesville, Wisconsin is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

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