Project Engineer (PE) Intern aids the fulltime Field and Lead PEs in managing onsite project engineering, documentation management, and material and progress tracking mechanisms and logs. In addition to helping fulltime PEs, PE Interns are expected to concentrate their learning on a new scope of work area each week in order to accumulate a broad sense of renewable energy construction projects. This will develop their construction and project management skills while growing an interest in our constantly developing industry.

The PE Intern's responsibilities will vary slightly based on project schedule and scope, but will typically involve aiding the management of:

Onsite engineering

General documentation control

Material tracking mechanisms and logs : namely concrete, aggregate, and longer lead items such as cable, rebar, piles, modules, trackers, etc.

Progress and quantity tracking mechanisms and logs

Attend Plan Of the Day (POD) meetings, maintaining meeting notes, and working with the Field PE(s) to distribute the POD document to project personnel daily.

Update and issue weekly progress tracking maps.

Maintain Daily Status Tracker: a document recording dates of all quantities installed. The schedule will be updated and maintained using this and the POD documents.

Provide corporate Scheduler with quantity completion as required to support the development and updating of 3 week lookahead, full, and summary schedule files.

Work with Field PE(s) to accurately enter weekly quantities completed into the project management software, Viewpoint.

Ensure Superintendents and Construction Manager have most recent revisions of required issued for construction (IFC) drawings.

Review drawing submittal and transmittal requirements managing these processes, including acquiring process documentation, sending documentation to an engineering firm and client, tracking the response process, and updating the corresponding transmittal or submittal log.

Submit Requests for Information (RFI) to engineering firms and client as required, track the response process, and update the RFI log.

Complete Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) inspections, maintaining inspection logs, and notifying Superintendents of any non conformance areas.

Prepare meeting agendas and notes for all weekly and monthly client and engineering meetings.

Compile, submit, and save Wind and/or Weather Day notifications and maintain associated log(s)

Take progress pictures and post to document control platform.

Execute duties as required to support the successful execution of the project.

Skills

PE Intern is expected to be exhibit the following skills prior to being hired:
oMicrosoft Office programs.
oEfficient written and verbal communication.
oTechnical writing proficiency.

Personal Attributes

Desire to learn and apply knowledge to critical, evolving situations.

Understanding of learning by asking questions of those more experienced in work areas.

Effective and efficient communicator.

Able to manage and prioritize multiple simultaneous issues.

Deadline oriented.

Willing to travel as position is located at jobsite.

Bachelors Degree

On the job, safety and Compliance

Initial industry introduction and training to be provided prior to on site arrival, with training to continue on site through interactions with site personnel

IEA is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. We consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other legally protected status. We also comply with all applicable laws governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria.