Engineering Intern - Summer 2023

Job Description

Job Description:

Now accepting applications for the summer of 2023!Openings for this internship spread out among our offices. Please specify which office you are looking to work out of:
San Ramon/ San Jose/ Oakland/ San Francisco/ Lathrop/ Rocklin/ Valencia/Irvine/ RenoApproximate Hourly Pay Range: $22 - $25An internship at ENGEO is more than just a summer job. ENGEO 360° is a comprehensive summer internship program designed for talented university students to explore many facets of a professional technical consulting career in a dynamic, empowering environment. We give our interns a perspective of geotechnical, geoenvironmental, hydrologic, and geologic engineering consulting. This office internship will expose the interns to three interrelated aspects of engineering: office, laboratory, and field experience.Internship Goals

• Provide a meaningful learning experience for talented students
• Experience a leading engineering consulting firm
• Make great contacts with a number of talented mentors
• Find out what makes ENGEO unique

Structure

• You will directly report to servant leader; will work with technical staff
• You will be asked to complete a goals and expectations sheet
• You will have weekly group check-ins with other interns

Laboratory - in one of our 4 Lab Locations - San Ramon, Lathrop, Rocklin or Valencia

• GOAL: Expand understanding of construction materials properties; increase familiarity with standard testing procedures.
• Work with ENGEO laboratory operations systems
• Assist with laboratory tests, including:
• Compaction curves
• Cylinders
• Atterberg limits
• Gradation

Field (as scheduled TBD on availability)

• GOAL: Observe performance and natural state of earth materials; understand how designs are implemented in field; gain appreciation for large-scale construction projects.
• Attend Nuclear Gauge Training - onsite
• Perform basic tasks
• Well monitoring and observation, site visits and staking, sampling, courier samples
• Assist/"shadow" staff in more complex tasks
• Drilling, phase I ESAs, field mapping, fault trenching

Office (Design/Analysis)

• Goal: Put it together…Synthesize knowledge of construction materials on "micro" and "macro" scale into engineering analysis and design
• Depending on knowledge base, assist technical staff in a variety of roles

• Drafting, calculations, cross-sections, developing lab programs, boring logs, report preparation
• As appropriate, client engagements and meetings

Let's have fun!

• You are part of the family! - Events - picnics, barbecues, informal social outings
• Intern workshop and team event - in the corporate office

Experience and Skills:

Our Ideal Candidate

• Prefer senior standing majoring in civil engineering, strong interest in geotechnical, or ideally B.S. Civil students going into Masters Geotech, Environmental or Water Resources Programs
• If not a senior, it is required for students to have taken a soils introduction class
• Good academic standing - ideal GPA 3.5 or higher
• Access to a vehicle for the summer - field appropriate preferred
• Clean driving record
• Proof of vehicle insurance
• Valid Driver’s License
• Pass pre-employment exams - urine drug screen, back evaluation, basic physical
• Ability to manage oneself - looking to be lead in a challenging and fast-paced environment.

• Some who shares the ENGEO Vision, Mission and Core Values.

VISION - An inspired team that brings optimal solutions with astounding serviceMISION - Apply cutting edge technical expertise, empower people to achieve their potential, elevate our profession.CORE VALUES - Selfless commitment to success of others. serve beyond expectations, live with impeccable integrity, be your own boss, accountability and collaboration in all we do.