Civil Engineering Co-Op Student

Lehigh Hanson

  • Calgary, AB
  • Training
  • Full-time
  • 18 days ago
DepartmentEngineeringJob PostingHeidelberg Materials is seeking a Civil Engineer Intern Student to join our team in Calgary, AB. We are looking for a Civil Engineer Co-Op Student to join us for a 16 month opportunity beginning in May 2024 - September 2025.Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.What you'll get to do
  • You will be exposed to the construction industry from the point of view of a material supplier/manufacturer
  • You will be exposed to work related situations in both the office and the manufacturing floor
  • Use AutoCAD to create drawings for external approval and engineering, internal production, or for general layout purposes of underground services
  • Assist in training incoming intern(s) to prepare them for their job duties.
  • Assist engineering, production and sales staff, as required during the busy season with special projects
  • Keep your own work area and files organized and manage and track work required for new projects or projects with changes
  • Assist with daily or occasional quality control related tasks, such as sieve analysis, file delimiting, and general data collection and inspection
  • Learn to visually identify each different product we produce and what its basic function is
  • You will have opportunity to gain knowledge of the manufacturing techniques used for each product and the advantages or disadvantages of each system
  • Learn to read and interpret underground utility construction drawings issued by consultants, and how to identify products or alternatives that we can supply
  • Provide quantity take offs from engineer-issued construction drawings, which will form the basis of quotations to our clients from issued construction drawings
  • You will interact with and collaborate and collaborate with Engineers, Sales and Production personnel
Essential Experience and Skills
  • Pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering, and at least in their 2nd - 3rd year of university
  • Can-do attitude
  • Innovative self-starter
  • Ability to set own goals to ensure a successful internship
  • Results orientated with the ability to overcome obstacles to meet deadlines
  • Proactively contributes and proposes ideas
  • Out of the box thinker with ability turn ideas into actionable items
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Collaborative
  • Experience interacting with and working along side with different departments and positions
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications; including Microsoft Excel
  • Compliant with all Company health & safety policies
Preferred Experience and Skills
  • AutoCAD knowledge and experience are preferred, but not required
  • Programming knowledge is an asset (i.e. Visual Basic)
#InternPosition TypeInternshipPay ClassSalaried Non-ExemptLine of BusinessPipePay Rate$25.50

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