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Site Engineer Technician Summer Intern

Oak Brook Terrace, ILOnsiteInternshipJunior / Entry-levelPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Civil Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Construction Management
  • Land surveying
  • Hydrographic surveying
  • Dredge production monitoring
  • Quality control reporting

Nice to have

  • seniors

Role summary

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is seeking Site Engineer Technician Interns for a summer internship program starting in May and ending in August. Interns will gain hands-on experience in maintaining and restoring marine infrastructure using specialized dredging equipment. Responsibilities include ensuring a safe work environment, land and hydrographic surveying, dredge production monitoring and reporting, and quality control. This internship is ideal for students pursuing degrees in Civil, Ocean, Environmental, Mechanical, Geotechnical Engineering, or Construction Management. The company provides a comprehensive support package including travel, housing, and a meal allowance.

Site Engineer Technician Internship

The Opportunity:

To create, maintain and restore a wide variety of port and coastal assets – harbors, waterways, rivers, wetlands, beaches, and storm-eroded shores – we use our sizeable fleet of specialized dredging equipment to excavate and transport the full range of underwater soils, including silts, sands, clays and rock. Also, Great Lakes dredging and land reclamation is a significant and essential infrastructure activity. Please

The fall Internship starts in May and ends in August. The Fall Internship starts several days after the applicant's finals are completed. At these times the company will provide airfare to our corporate HQ where you will receive your technology for the internship. Once completed, we will provide transportation to one of our project sites. While on site the company will provide transportation in the form of a shared company vehicle or shared rental car. Housing will be provided on site in the form of a single hotel room or a shared company apartment (individual bedrooms). The company will also provide a $52 / day meal allowance for every day you are working on site. The company flies the intern back to their home airport on a Wednesday evening with a return flight back to site the following Wednesday. The internship normally ends ~1-2 weeks before classes begin again for the fall semester.

We are interested in receiving resumes of Civil Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Construction Management majors.

About the Company:

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States. In addition, Great Lakes is fully engaged in expanding its core business into the rapidly developing offshore wind energy industry. The Company has a long history of performing significant international projects. The Company employs experienced civil, ocean and mechanical engineering staff in its estimating, production and project management functions. In its over 136-year history, the Company has never failed to complete a marine project. Great Lakes owns and operates the largest and most diverse fleet in the U.S. dredging industry, comprised of approximately 200 specialized vessels. Great Lakes has a disciplined training program for engineers that ensures experienced-based performance as they advance through Company operations. The Company’s Incident-and Injury-Free® (IIF®) safety management program is integrated into all aspects of the Company’s culture. The Company’s commitment to the IIF® culture promotes a work environment where employee safety is paramount.

Duties and Responsibilities:

 The intern duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Ensuring a safe work environment during all operations and tasks
  • Land and hydrographic surveying for construction management purposes
  • Dredge production monitoring, analysis, and reporting
  • Daily dredge and quality control reporting
  • General support of our operations and fellow team members

Our Base hourly rate varies depending on education and relevant work experience. You will receive 1.5 times hourly pay for hours worked over 40 hours per week. Work hours are variable and dependent on Engineering staff and project needs / requirements. Work requires a 7-day per week schedule and typically 8 to 12 hours per day. On any project assignment, the Project Engineer may, when necessary, require different schedules or positions filled.

We are interested in receiving resumes of seniors in the Civil Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Construction Management majors.

 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability (including medical condition), military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, or other status protected by law or regulation.

GLDD participates in E-Verify as required by law.

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