Municipal Service group Internship

 

First Year of Internship

Skills you will acquire:

  • Learn to read engineering plans and specifications 

  • Learn about municipal assets and asset management

  • Learn about municipal specifications and requirements

  • Develop basic AutoCAD skills

  • Develop skills with basic survey equipment

  • Develop basic GIS skills for map development

  • Develop basic Microsoft Office skills

Training certifications you will acquire:

  • OSHA 10

  • Troxler Safety

  • MDOT Density Technology

On-the-job experience you will acquire:

  • Attend local village, township, or city meetings with supervisor

  • Perform basic construction observation

  • Perform collection of data in the field

Second Year of Internship

Skills You will acquire:

  • Build upon skills from Year 1 

  • Gain experience in cost estimating and assist in developing preliminary estimates of cost for projects

  • Develop basic waterGEMS modeling skills

  • Quantity take-offs using AutoCAD or Google Earth

On-the-job experience you will acquire:

  • Perform construction observation on more complex items

  • Assist with hydrant flow testing

Third and Fourth Year of Internship

Skills you will acquire:

  • Build upon skills from Year 2

  • Assist with plan development

  • Begin performing Design Engineer tasks

  • Learn how to review CCTV video inspections and MACP manhole inspections

  • Learn about CIPP liner thickness calculations

On-the-job Experience you will acquire:

  • Learn to use the arrow unit to collect GIS data in the field

  • Attend more advanced trainings (CIPP, MACP, LACP, GIS, AutoCAD, MDOT Concrete level 1)

  • Assist the project management and administration

  • Perform design calculations (pump and pipe sizing, liner sizing)