<p>What you will do for Planning and Design:</p> <ul> <li>Travel to collection sites to assist office staff with data collection </li><li>Assists office staff by conducting literature research, collecting, processing & analyzing data & preparing preliminary reports for research or evaluating projects in the District 12 Planning Department </li><li>Assists in the development of Transportation Asset Inventories &/or condition assessments & other Transportation Asset Management (TAM) Activities. </li><li>Utilizes Geo-Spatial analysis to assist in map generation & spatial analysis (e.g., using GeoMedia &/or ESRI Arcview) to support TAM </li></ul> <p>In the Construction Department, you will:</p> <ul> <li>Receive training in proper procedures for inspection of work being done by contractors (e.g. widening & resurfacing projects, hazard elimination (safety upgrading), signing, guardrail, intersections, drainage facilities, forms & reinforcing steel; concrete placement on structures, flexible & rigid pavement; assist in bituminous plants, perform test on concrete & soil; assist in surveying, etc. </li><li>Perform support functions in record keeping, maintain accurate data of work performed, organize materials, and compile information to assist in report preparation. </li></ul> <p>This is a temporary position involving various duties that will either supplement the student's major field of study and/or provide experience that is a useful addition to the student's education and meaningful preparation for future professional employment.</p> <p>Student will serve as an understudy or assistant on small projects, receives training on procedures & performs specific technical tasks as assigned (e.g., operates a PC & CADD (Microstation) system & can perform duties on them independently as well as call up, work with & insert files; copy, update & revise existing drawings on the CADD database; create new drawings into the CADD database using sketches &/or ports of preexisting drawings, some of which may be on CADD already), performs calculations. Assists with engineering studies & preliminary engineering.</p> <p>Use CADD applications within the District Office assisting in the development of highway reconstruction plans: a) plan & profile sheets of existing & proposed roadway improvements; b) highway & bridge related detail drawings; c) tables, summaries & general notes; d) mapping existing & proposed routes; e) finalization of plan sheets in reproducible form (plotting).</p> <p>Performs miscellaneous duties to facilitate operational efficiency of work unit (e.g., research of plans and records, scan and reproduce plans).</p> <p>Must currently be enrolled in a college or university and in good academic standing.</p> <p>Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering preferred.</p>