2021 Winter Engineering Intern Details

2021 Winter Engineering Intern

Greenroads Foundation - Seattle, WA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Greenroads Foundation (www.greenroads.org) seeks an Engineering Intern for a part-time (16-24 hours per week, average 20 hours) civil engineering internship up to 12 weeks. As Engineering Intern, you will be assigned to support a variety of development, research, analysis, and writing tasks for our internationally recognized Rating System as we launch the third version.

The anticipated start dates for this position are January 19 - February 8 through and end dates April 23 - April 30.

As Engineering Intern, you are an engineering nerd and you are proud of it. You love poking around in data and documents. You like to read and think about numbers, complex systems, and enjoy problem solving. You are curious and willing to learn new things. You meet deadlines and follow instructions. You are meticulous when it comes to details, and comfortable finding those details in times of ambiguity. You prefer to work behind the scenes. You are a clear and logical thinker. You notice errors in logic and help people correct their errors kindly. You are pragmatic and enjoy collaborating to find a good solution. You ask questions when you are stuck. You love a good dose of reality as much as a great conversation and enjoy debates that challenge the way you think about the world.

As an intern, you are choosing to spend your quarter or semester with us. You will become a daily representative of Greenroads and its mission to benefit communities and the environment by recognizing sustainable transportation projects and promoting sustainability education for transportation infrastructure around the world.

Greenroads is currently an all-telework office due to COVID 19.

At Greenroads, social equity is part of our core definition of sustainability. We believe in creating an inclusive and just work environment for everyone and actively commit to removing barriers to success, no matter who you are, what you look like, or who you love.

Critical Responsibilities

• Data collection and analysis for the Project Rating Program
  
• Maintaining and managing the project performance and score data.
• Developing templates and project support materials for the Project Rating Program
• Support proof of concept development for new versions of the Greenroads Rating System
  
• General support and assistance on our membership and education program
• Performing other projects as assigned.

Must-Haves

• Participating in an accredited engineering program in civil engineering at the senior or graduate level. Studies in urban planning, environmental sciences, construction management, or other built environment related coursework will be considered.
• Exceptional written communication and mathematical skills.
  
• Experience with reading and interpreting engineering plan drawings and technical specification documents.
• Excellent information gathering and research skills, especially from scholarly publications.
  
• Analyzing and synthesizing complex information.
• Ability to work independently without daily supervision.
• Ability to handle and organize a high volume of information.
• Ability to recall facts and basic concepts, and explain them.
• Abilty to use information in new situations
  
• Able to correctly prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Able to function effectively in an ambiguous environment.
• Functional knowledge of sustainable transportation generally, gained through time or higher education, focus on growing professional skills and depth of knowledge.
• Executes instructions, learns by doing, reworks errors
• Able to flawlessly execute well-defined tasks, and provides definition to ill-defined areas of work.
  
• Demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Comfortable with iterative work.
• Logical and organized.
• Proficiency in spreadsheet tools (e.g. Microsoft Excel or similar).
  
• Comfortable with technology and databases.
• Professional and positive attitude.
• Strong work ethic.

Nice-to-Haves

• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate
• Sustainable Transportation Professional (STP) Level 1 accreditation
  
• Experience reading or preparing engineering documents, plans, and specifications
  
• Construction or construction management experience
  
• Non-profit experience
• Proactive, sense of ownership, can work independently and self-sufficiently

Supervision

You will report directly to the CEO. You may also interact and cooperate directly with past and current Project Teams.

This position does not have direct reports.

Working Conditions

• Remote work due to COVID 19
  

Physical Demands

• Desk work

Other Position Details

• Half-time (16-24 hours per week), hourly, non-exempt, temporary employment
• A skill assessment is required for this position.
• Prorated paid holidays
• Internships last approximately 10-12 weeks, to be determined upon hire.
  

Primary Responsibility

This internship position is intentionally designed as an intense learning experience where you will develop knowledge and be able to apply it wherever you go next. We expect you to arrive not fully formed, ready to learn and ready to work hard. Your primary responsibility is exploring and producing work.

Career Path(s)

We are committed to providing creative and self-directed individuals with a variety of future opportunities for projects beyond their assigned tasks provided performance expectations are met, including personalized staff development plans based on strengths.

This is an entry-level role. Typical progression for individuals in this role have the following path over several years if committed to continuing on with the organization: Engineering Intern (on track for EIT) -> Engineering Technician (EIT) -> Engineering Analyst/Staff Engineer (on track for PE) -> Project Engineer (PE) -> Project Manager and beyond.

Application Instructions

Prospective applicants must upload a completed PDF packet to this online application:

• Copy of individual’s résumé or curriculum vitae
• Cover letter that addresses 1) applicant’s personal and career goals, and 2) how working at Greenroads would help the applicant meet those goals, 3) anything else the applicant is willing to share

We do not accept email, phone or in person applications. Please note we receive a high volume of applicants and will not be able to respond to each one. We will not respond to incomplete applications.