Job Description

Civil Engineering Intern - Community Development - (Summer 2024) - 16 Months - ( 230004KR )

Description

Stantec\'s Alberta based Community Development group is a market leader in the land development industry. Our experts lead their fields, collaborating on projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling. We\'re a place where you can apply your passion-and find endless opportunities to help make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Our multidisciplinary team covers earthworks and utility engineering, stormwater engineering, planning and urban design, landscape architecture, and construction management. We work with a diverse group of public and private clients in land and site development, city-building and municipal projects. Successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of projects and clients begins with insight and foresight into industry trends and engagement.

We are a place where you can apply your passion-and find endless opportunities to establish equitable, resilient, and livable communities, and make places that feel like home.

Your Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated student to join our Engineering Design and Drafting team within Community Development for a 16-month land development engineering internship.

In this role, you will contribute to a multi-disciplinary team on the design and delivery of land development projects for our clients located in the Greater Calgary Region. These rewarding projects will provide you an opportunity to learn and expand your engineering skills and gain valuable work experience in the land development industry. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to challenge their abilities and contribute to an industry leading team.

Your Key Responsibilities

Land development is a complex endeavor that requires understanding of multiple engineering, urban planning, landscape architecture and construction disciplines. It involves bringing the best ideas from each discipline and weaving them together to create great communities for our clients and for future residents. The details of the plans and designs must be supported by the local municipalities approving authority and working closely with their representatives is instrumental in the efficient advancement of the design and construction process.

We are seeking team members who are motivated to learn how to best maneuver in this exciting environment. The responsibilities listed below are both broad ranging and are an excellent opportunity to increase your technical understanding.

As a Land Development Engineering Intern, your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:

Acting as an on-site observer for active construction projects. Duties include:

• Interacting with contractors, surveyors, and City of Calgary inspectors
• Cross-referencing engineering drawings to surveyor gradesheets and contractor product
• Communicating on-site issues to the office and assist with problem solving

Assisting designers throughout various stages of drawing production. Duties include:

• Design and review sanitary, storm and water networks
• Sound attenuation analysis studies
• Survey package review
• Earthworks volumes analysis
• Preparation of erosion & sediment control reports
• Support of stripping and grading applications
• Shallow utility plan review

Additional duties may include:

• Using AutoCAD Civil 3D to prepare figures and to complete designer tasks.
• Drafting emails, letters, memos, and technical reports
• Understanding and implementing Stantec\'s policies, framework, and safety culture

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Strong team player that is open minded and willing to collaborate to achieve objectives

Ability to adapt to changing priorities, and take direction as required

Ability to communicate professionally in verbal and written formats

Ability to solve problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation

A strong dedication to continuous improvement and professional development

Willingness to learn skills in the Microsoft Office suite and relevant design software, which includes AutoCAD Civil 3D, PCSWMM, and BlueBeam Revu

Education and Experience

Actively progressing towards a bachelor\'s degree in civil engineering with at least three years of education complete by May 1, 2024

Valid Class 5 drivers permit

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other\'s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : Canada-Alberta-Calgary

Organization : BC-1165 CommDev-CA Alberta South

Employee Status : Temporary

Job Level : Entry Level

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Nov 8, 2023, 5:27:43 PM

Req ID: 230004KR

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans

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