PWD Intern to Hire - P&R Engineering Intern

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What we offer

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Agency Description

The Philadelphia Water Department is a municipal department of approximately 2500 employees working in all facets to provide water/wastewater treatment services to the City of Philadelphia and the surrounding counties.

The Capital Planning Group provides support for the Department’s capital budget process and facilitates in the development of the capital improvement plan through planning and asset management efforts. Its mission is to plan for the future of Philadelphia’s capital assets to ensure continued, reliable, and quality services to its customers. Overarching goals are to inform the capital budget, facilitate the prioritization of capital improvements, increase communication, and aid in financial forecasting through asset management.

The group’s primary responsibility is ensuring that quality data informs the Department’s capital budget and project decisions. A candidate in this position will collaborate with engineers, designers, planners, scientists, and operators across the Department to provide strategic planning services, including facilities asset management planning, project data aggregation, facilitating project sequencing, and budget analyses. Organizational, communication, analytical, and writing skills are considered essential for this position. Computer skills and willingness to learn and perform new tasks are also considered essential. The ideal candidate will understand hydraulics, treatment, and have basic knowledge of the capital project delivery cycle.

Essential Functions

Duties will be scaled based on the level of the employee. Duties will increase in scope and complexity to develop the knowledge and abilities of the candidate. The employee will be given progressively more challenging assignments and is expected to use progressively more independence of judgment in planning work, making engineering decisions, and providing recommendations. Employees at more senior levels may provide direction to junior staff, interpretative and advisory services to superiors, and may serve as project leaders or project managers on specific assignments. Examples of work include:

• Reviewing and assessing a wide variety of capital projects from a technical and analytical perspective
• Preparing alternative analysis reports for large projects that improve and/or replace facility assets
• Working with databases and project data to monitor project statuses and cost estimates
• Meeting with staff throughout the Department to facilitate and document the Planning Process
• Regularly visiting facilities to fully understand project needs and maintain open communication
• Preparing regular reports and presentations for colleagues and Executive Staff
• Coordinating elements of asset planning studies relates to water and wastewater facilities

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Must be a senior in college or students pursuing a graduate degree in engineering, excellent communication skills, good working knowledge of Excel for analysis or other analytics software.

Work-Life

Working hours are generally 37.5 hours per week. Our team is currently in-office daily. Schedules will be discussed during the interview.

Candidates must be a senior in college or students pursuing a graduate degree in one or more of the fields of engineering listed below:

Preferred Majors – Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

TO APPLY: Interested candidates must submit a resume.

For undergraduate seniors in college, this internship position is set to extend until the student graduates with the possibility of being hired full-time upon graduation. For graduate students, the length of the internship may vary depending on performance, also with the possibility of being hired full-time. More information will be shared during the interview.

Salary Range: $18 undergraduate / $20 Grad students

Did you know? Full-time employees receive:

• We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer
• 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
• We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available

• The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to faqpchr@phila.gov.

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