Posting Close Date

Mar 7, 2024

Location of Position

Meter Shop - Ops Complex-BLDF

Pay Range

$20.00/hr to $25.00/hr

Additional Locations

Salary/Hourly

Hourly

Position Requirements

Hiring Criteria:

The position may be a paid position and/or for school credit. However, the candidate must currently be a student attending college/university.

Education Requirements:

• Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior student majoring in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.

Experience Requirements

• N/A

License Requirements:

• Current Colorado driver’s license class “R”, with a satisfactory driving record required.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

• A background check including education and criminal history.
• Driving is required, we'll also request:
• A motor vehicle background check.
• A pre-placement clinic appointment which may include a physical, drug and alcohol test, strength test, and worker’s compensation background test.

Job Description

Please submit an unofficial transcript with your application.

Summer Position:

Full Time - 40 hours per week

Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 4:00 pm (On-Site | Field)

Denver Water proudly serves high-quality water and promotes its efficient use to 1.5 million people in the City of Denver and many surrounding suburbs. The organization is a responsible steward of the resources, assets, and natural environment entrusted to us in order to provide a high-quality water supply, a resilient and reliable system, and excellent customer service.

This intern position will be responsible for gathering, editing, and managing geospatial and asset data for the water system that delivers clean, quality drinking water to customers in the Denver metro area. This data is stored in Denver Water's Geographic Information System (GIS) and is used by Engineering, Operations and Maintenance, and other staff to inventory, develop, track and maintain water system assets for more than 3,000 miles of pipelines and related assets.

Internship Project Description:

This intern will join the Engineering division and will:

• Locate Cathodic Protection (CP) test sites by using a tablet computer and GPS points.
• Perform repairs to test sites by replacing broken or missing parts.
• Paint test posts as required, which may include digging up and replacing splice wires and terminating wire ends with ring terminals as needed.
• Keep records of repairs and items that might need to be ordered.
• Drive a Denver Water vehicle as part of duties and performs related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this intern project:

• Attention to detail
• Ability/desire to work independently or in a team
• Good communications skills
• Working knowledge of computers and/ or mapping applications (CAD, GIS, databases).
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical and engineering (CAD) drawings
• Understanding of GIS and general mapping principles, map projections, coordinate systems
• Ability to use, or learn to use, GPS equipment.
• Ability to perform software applications using programs such as Word, Excel, and Adobe.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with employees, the public and other private and public sector organizations.

About Denver Water

During the Summer Intern Program, there are THREE (3) REQUIRED ATTENDANCE EVENTS. All interns must participate.

Intern positions do not come with any benefits other than holiday pay (if the employee worked for more than 20 days before the holiday) and Accrued Paid Sick Leave. Interns and Denver Water Temps accrue one hour of Accrued Paid Sick Leave per 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year per the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act .

Denver Water is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

A background check will be conducted to verify the information submitted on the application. Please be sure that all information on the application is correct and complete, do not say "see resume". If the application is not fully completed, we (Denver Water), will not accept your application.

We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Smoking, including e-cigarettes, is prohibited on all Denver Water property.

An offer of employment may be contingent upon satisfactory results of a post-offer drug test and alcohol. Denver Water tests for the following: amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana (THC), opiates, and phencyclidine (PCP). A strength test may also be conducted due to the physical requirements of the position. If the position is deemed safety-sensitive or requires a CDL you will be placed on the random drug and alcohol testing list which means you may be tested if your name is selected while employed at Denver Water.

Denver Water is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to building a culturally diverse workforce. We encourage applications from women, People of Color, veterans, and people with disabilities.

For questions please contact:

Ashley Kessens

1600 W. 12th Avenue

Denver, CO 80204-3412

Ashley.Kessens@denverwater.org

EOE/MF