Engineering Aide II (Intern)

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information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13661739

**The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.**

**Distinguishing Features of Work**

Join the City of Wichita this summer as an **Engineering Aide 2

(Intern)** and play an active role in shaping the citys infrastructure.

This limited full-time summer position offers hands-on experience in

public works, utilities, and civil engineering projects while working

directly with licensed Professional Engineers. Interns contribute to

meaningful projects such as traffic safety investigations, bridge repair

analysis, pavement preservation planning, and water main design updates

using AutoCAD. This role provides an excellent opportunity for students

to apply classroom learning in a real-world setting, build professional

skills, and make a direct impact on Wichitas neighborhoods. Work is

structured to align with the interns academic background and reviewed by

a Professional Engineer, ensuring both valuable experience and

professional growth.

• \*\*Posting may close at any time\*\***
  
  

**Examples of Work Performed**

• Performs intern-level work assigned by the department.
• Conduct on-site traffic investigations of traffic sight distances
  
  

and safety concerns. Investigations will lead to work directives for

traffic sign installations, clearing site obstructions, pavement

markings and signal modifications.

• Perform analysis of bridge inspections, initiating small projects
  
  

for bridge repairs with review and approval of work to be performed

by a Professional Engineer.

• AutoCAD work may include updating plan details and design of
  
  

neighborhood water main replacements

• Plan, estimate, and prepare projects under the \$12 million annual
  
  

Pavement Preservation program. Final project review and approval to

be performed by a Professional Engineer

• Completion of work assignments may require operation of a vehicle.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive. Other related
  
  

duties may be assigned as needed.

**Requirements of Work**

• Level of knowledge appropriate to the work being assigned.
• Ability to use a computer to access, interpret and record
  
  

information

• Ability to lean and reach as needed to read and interpret plans and
  
  

specifications from a print that may be as large as 36 by 48 inches

with information printed as small as 20 characters per inch

• Ability to research, analyze, summarize and report findings
• Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather
• Ability to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with open grounds,
  
  

construction and windy conditions

• Ability to cover uneven terrain, go up and down stairs, and
  
  

otherwise maneuver around construction sites

• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with
  
  

associates, representatives of other organizations, and/or the

public

• Ability to safely perform the physical requirements for the specific
  
  

internship assignment

• An employee will not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of
  
  

other individuals in the workplace.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment

physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory

evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.

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