What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern - Civil Project Engineer position at Cranston?
Are you ready to advance your education and have the opportunity to work on a variety of engineering projects? Cranston is now accepting applications for Engineering Internships. We want students who have a proven record and are ready to join a growing team to work on interesting and challenging projects.
Cranston's extensive experience in engineering, combined with your willingness to work hard, can advance your career and opportunities. We are seeking interns who are versatile and enthusiastic about working in a highly flexible, team-oriented environment and who have exceptional communication, analytical and organizational skills.
Essential Functions:
- Produce engineering layouts with supportive calculations
- Prepare project specifications and cost estimates working from schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions
- Participate in site visits
- Assist Design team engineers and project managers with support assistance as needed
Skills and Qualifications:
- Ability to work independently
- Enrolled in ABET accredited Civil Engineering Curriculum
- Working knowledge of computer application software including AutoCAD
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Detail oriented
- Excellent follow-up skills
Education and Experience
- Currently enrolled in an Engineering program,
- preferably at an ABET-accredited university.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands 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 essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and infrequently lift and/ or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
