Buried Infrastructure Intern

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

We are looking for a dedicated creative and energetic Buried Infrastructure Intern interested in tackling challenges and developing sustainable solutions to address key issues in sanitary/environmental engineering particularly in buried infrastructure and conveyance disciplines (i.e. water distribution sewer (storm sanitary combined) collection pumping storage and/or treatment systems). This role is as a Buried Infrastructure Intern supporting our Pennsylvania team with a preference for candidates located in Allentown or Philadelphia PA.

This team works in both municipal and industrial systems so experience in either area is also desirable.

Role Accountabilities:

Applicants must be open to travel and fieldwork as this role requires frequent travel for field assignments. Approximately 75% of the responsibilities are field-oriented and include tasks related to construction engineering as well as the application of various infrastructure condition assessment techniques.

Our ideal candidate is self-motivated works well both independently and as part of a team is interested in a combination of office work field assignments and travel and maintains a flexible attitude towards assignments. The position includes a high degree of client contact contractor contact/management and team leadership and thus requires strong communication and leadership skills.

We provide multiple development programs created for our interns that support professional growth and help drive creativity innovation and greater integration within our local national and global teams.

As a Buried Infrastructure Intern you:

• Must be willing to work in an office and field environment with an emphasis on fieldwork.
• Possess technical skills including Microsoft Office Suite AutoCAD and GIS.
• Have the physical ability to lift/carry heavy equipment and perform rigorous field investigations such as inspections condition assessments flow monitoring and construction engineering.
• After receiving training you will be expected to be comfortable with entering confined spaces (i.e. manholes) to perform field activities and inspections and work with field contractors to oversee the construction of designed works.

This role requires regular communication both verbal and written with staff across Arcadis clients subcontractors and other stakeholders as well as preparing progress reports and participating in client meetings. Responsibilities include handling the conceptual to detailed design and preparation of contract documents for municipal industrial and remedial water/wastewater treatment units as well as water/sewer force mains sewer gravity mains and pump stations. The position also involves interpreting flow monitoring data conducting data management activities and integrating GIS for modeling. Interns will analyze data and develop recommendations for infrastructure renewal plan and implement renewal projects and engage in field activities such as construction inspection inflow and infiltration studies sampling asset inventory and condition assessment which may include confined space entry subcontractor oversight and flow monitoring setup. A willingness to travel locally and regionally along with an eagerness to learn and perform a wide variety of engineering and construction skills is essential.

The ideal candidate holds a valid US drivers license with a clean driving record and demonstrates a willingness to travel for field or project assignments. They exhibit excellent organizational analytical and problem-solving skills enabling them to responsibly manage multiple unique assignments with varying deadlines and stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelors degree ideally in a relevant engineering discipline or in construction management
• Or pursuing a bachelors degree in the arts and sciences

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior internship experiences with infrastructure inspection rehabilitation design and/or construction.
• Experience/training with AutoCAD and/or ArcGIS.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for part-time as needed positions. These benefits include EAP 401K and optional wellbeing benefits. The salary range for this position is $20.00-$30.00/hour.

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