Engineering Intern jobs in Dallas, TX

Who We Are

Overview

The Dynamic Intern is responsible for the due diligence investigations as well as preliminary design and engineering analyses of various types of retail, commercial, industrial and residential site layouts throughout regions where we do business. 

Responsibilities

• Review municipal zoning and land development ordinances and applicable agency regulations to determine land development limitations for the property.
• Prepare Site Investigation and Due Diligence Reports to include the review of ordinances, utility service research, outside agency regulations and site visits to establish comprehensive development guidelines.
• Prepare Conceptual Site Plans.
• Prepare preliminary Grading Plans and Design.
• Design of Stormwater Management and Stormwater Conveyance Systems, Utility Systems and Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Design Plans.
• Prepare technical reports including drainage, sanitary sewer and site investigation reports.
• Prepare written correspondence to outside agencies, client, attorney, contractor, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering at a College/University, or pursuing a degree in a related field with relevance to Civil Engineering.
• 0-2 years’ experience in Civil Site Engineering (residential and/or commercial/industrial/office site design and permitting experience).
• Valid driver’s license, valid personal insurance, & a personal vehicle to travel to various sites during a given work day (not the company will reimburse you for the miles traveled for the company)
• Ability to maintain and operate personal and/or company vehicle.
• Familiar with the use of AutoCAD to assist in the production of site plan drawings.
• General knowledge of Hydraulic and Stormwater Design Programs.
• Design and drafting capabilities.
• Grading and drainage design skills.
• General knowledge of the available mapping websites for due diligence and site investigation purposes.
• General knowledge of the following design tools for site engineering:
• Hydrology Software i.e. Hydraflow, HydroCAD, PondPack
• AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Hydraulic Software i.e. Hydraflow, StormCAD, Storm and Sanitary Analysis (SSA)
• HEC-RAS
• Gravity Flow – Hydraulic Analysis, Manning’s Equation

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Software including Word, Excel, Outlook and Project.
• General knowledge of Bluebeam Revu and/or Adobe to prepare design document markups.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Independent and critical thinking abilities.
• Self-starter who can work independently and with team members.

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