Your Impact:

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow. Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

At Jacobs, we challenge what’s currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. Through the delivery of our operations and maintenance services, you’ll make it simpler and more seamless for our municipal clients to operate safely and efficiently, empowering communities to focus on what matters most to them – people. 

As a Water Operator Intern, you’ll join a collaborative team ensuring that our clients can deliver their services – uninterrupted.

Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, you’ll have the opportunity to learn a variety of tasks in the operation and maintenance of a drinking water treatment and distribution system including maintenance of equipment and quality control testing. You’ll be able to help contribute to the success of our program with efficient preventive maintenance and effective solutions to challenges that may arise in municipal facilities. You’ll learn how to operate treatment facilities to control flow and processing of water, observe variations in operating conditions, and interpret meter and gauge readings. You’ll also gain experience in collecting samples, maintainaing shift logs and performing other duties as required. Most importantly, you’ll take action to ensure the safety, health and well-being of you and your team.

The position is a summer internship up to 16 weeks beginning in May.Work hours are generally 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday from 8 AM – 5 PM.

Depending upon experience and interest, work tasks could include:

• Sign inspection and design
• Inspection of pavement marking installations
• Field data collection of traffic volumes
• Traffic signal inspection and field data collection
• Traffic signal timing and operations observations and analysis
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) device monitoring and troubleshooting
• Fiber optic and ethernet networking monitoring and troubleshooting
• Review and update of data in the City’s asset management system
• Interaction with constituents with respect to traffic engineering programs
• Exposure to civil plans review and traffic impact study review and process
• Opportunity to shadow staff in other project workgroups, including Streets; Construction Management; Right of Way Inspections; Field Services; etc.

This position may include work that would require repetitive lifting of equipment and instruments weighing 10 to 20 pounds.The work area can involve a working environment indoors as well as outdoors, which could cause exposure to outdoor elements; proper employee-furnished environmental/weather attire will be required.The use of appropriate company-provided safety equipment will be required in certain situations.Background screening and drug testing will be required. Candidate must possess a valid driver’s license and must be capable of personally driving a company vehicle in the performance of the duties contained herein.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• In pursuit of a Bachelor of Science/Arts degree or higher
• Must be at least a rising sophomore
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• 3.0 GPA
• Self-driven time management and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

Safety is a core value at Jacobs. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. This position will spend a substantial amount of time performing safety sensitive labor or services. The physical and environmental demands required to perform the essential duties of this position include standing, walking, sitting, coordination, balance and agility demands, which may include the ability to stoop, kneel, squat, grasp, reach, perform repetitive hand movements. The work areas may be indoor, outdoor, have loud noise, active machinery, high pressure fluid systems, electrical equipment, confined spaces, heights and depths, fumes, air borne particles, noxious gases, and chemicals. The use of appropriate safety equipment will be mandatory in these areas to prevent hazardous contact. 

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $15 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.