Ohio Department of Transportation · 3 months ago
Paid College Internship - Capital Programs, Cuyahoga County, Garfield Hts. - Construction, Planning & Design
Garfield Heights, OH
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$19.50/hr - $24/hrOhio Department of Transportation is seeking a Paid College Intern for Capital Programs in Garfield Heights. The intern will assist in planning and design tasks, perform data collection, and support construction inspection procedures while gaining valuable experience in civil engineering.
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Responsibilities
Travel to collection sites to assist office staff with data collection
Assists office staff by conducting literature research, collecting, processing & analyzing data & preparing preliminary reports for research or evaluating projects in the District 12 Planning Department
Assists in the development of Transportation Asset Inventories &/or condition assessments & other Transportation Asset Management (TAM) Activities
Utilizes Geo-Spatial analysis to assist in map generation & spatial analysis (e.g., using GeoMedia &/or ESRI Arcview) to support TAM
Receive training in proper procedures for inspection of work being done by contractors (e.g. widening & resurfacing projects, hazard elimination (safety upgrading), signing, guardrail, intersections, drainage facilities, forms & reinforcing steel; concrete placement on structures, flexible & rigid pavement; assist in bituminous plants, perform test on concrete & soil; assist in surveying, etc
Perform support functions in record keeping, maintain accurate data of work performed, organize materials, and compile information to assist in report preparation
Student will serve as an understudy or assistant on small projects, receives training on procedures & performs specific technical tasks as assigned (e.g., operates a PC & CADD (Microstation) system & can perform duties on them independently as well as call up, work with & insert files; copy, update & revise existing drawings on the CADD database; create new drawings into the CADD database using sketches &/or ports of preexisting drawings, some of which may be on CADD already), performs calculations
Assists with engineering studies & preliminary engineering
Use CADD applications within the District Office assisting in the development of highway reconstruction plans: a) plan & profile sheets of existing & proposed roadway improvements; b) highway & bridge related detail drawings; c) tables, summaries & general notes; d) mapping existing & proposed routes; e) finalization of plan sheets in reproducible form (plotting)
Performs miscellaneous duties to facilitate operational efficiency of work unit (e.g., research of plans and records, scan and reproduce plans)
Qualification
Required
Must currently be enrolled in a college or university and in good academic standing
Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering preferred
Company
Ohio Department of Transportation
With a mission to provide easy movement of people and goods from place to place, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is responsible for maintaining one of the largest transportation networks in the nation.
Founded in 1972
5001-10000 employees
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Dr. Kathie R. Fleck, ACC
Chief Operating Officer
Charles W. Ash
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