Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is Americas Queen City opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety health and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

• Valuing teamwork openness accountability productivity and employee development

• Providing all customers with courteous responsive accessible and seamless quality services

• Taking initiative to identify analyze and solve problems

• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assists the Building and Utilities Infrastructure staff with design and planning projects and programs. Compiles new and archive information and assists Building and Utilities Infrastructure staff with the execution of the design review and construction meetings. Assists in the review and inspection of ongoing building infrastructure site visits including photo documentation and site reports. Assists Building Utilities and Infrastructure staff with design reviews and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders. Assists in team-oriented design and construction projects including frequent communication with Aviation Facilities staff.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The intern shall be currently enrolled in a 4-year Bachelor of Engineering program at an accredited university with a focus in Mechanical Engineering. Coursework related to heating ventilating and air conditioning is preferred.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Coursework and/or experience related to heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) plumbing and/or fire protection systems
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certification
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite (Word Excel PowerPoint etc.)
• Proficiency in .pdf editing software (Adobe Acrobat or Bluebeam)

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of:

• Heat transfer systems and fluid flow
• Building construction processes and practices

Skill in:

• Iterative design review processes
• Troubleshooting mechanical systems

Ability to:

• Multi-task assignments with varying due dates
• Interpret design drawings in various formats and software suites

WORKING ENVIORNMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is relative free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards and is generally sedentary. Incumbents may be required to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally a negligible amount of force frequently and/or constantly having to lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

ADA and Other Requirements

Positions in this class typically require grasping stooping squatting kneeling crouching reaching pushing talking hearing seeing and repetitive motions.

Physical Requirements:

• Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting standing climbing or walking extended periods of time
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying; some crouching stooping squatting crawling reaching pushing and pulling when performing tasks
• Adequate vision hearing and speech required

Sensory Requirements:

• Concentrated and attentive use of one or more senses (visual audio and other sensory modalities) for proof reading data entry tabulating data
• Ability to operate in an environment with frequent interruptions from people and or noises which in return could result in some level of stress fatigue or strain
• Comprehensive of written information in work related documents
• Ability to hear understand and distinguish speech

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an inclusive list of all the responsibilities skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements management reserves the right to modify add or remove duties and assign other duties at any time. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were written out in this job description.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Citys Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes but is not limited to: reference checks social security verification education verification criminal conviction record check and if applicable a credit history check sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidates written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process candidates may be asked to take a skills test and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex national origin marital status age disability sexual orientation political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress appearance or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street Suite 200 Charlotte NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST) excluding official City holidays.

For questions about your application or the hiring process please email .

The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request auxiliary aids written materials in alternate formats language access and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.

BENEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.