Engineering Intern
Job in
Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, 94025, USA
Listed on 2026-06-18
Listing for:
West Bay Sanitary District
Part Time, Seasonal/Temporary, Apprenticeship/Internship
position Listed on 2026-06-18
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists, Environmental Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location : 500 Laurel Avenue, Menlo Park, CA
Job Type: Temporary
Job Number: 00035
Department: Projects
Division: Projects
Opening Date: 06/15/2026
Definition
Under the supervision and general direction of the District Engineer, this student engineering position performs a variety of basic technical civil engineering duties such as mapping, data entry, review of residential and commercial developments, and supporting capital projects. Responsibilities include assisting the Associate Engineer with project management, plan review, fee calculations, permit issuance, maintaining engineering records, conducting field surveys, site inspections, and data analysis.
Responsibilities also include assisting the Engineering Technician in GIS and AutoCAD related projects as needed.
Other related duties may be assigned as needed.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Engineering Intern is a part-time hourly/non-exempt position that performs varied tasks and assists the Engineering Team with applied research, inspections, and administrative support functions as part of the learning experience in conjunction with educational coursework leading to an advanced degree in Engineering.
Examples of Duties
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Performs general GIS/AutoCAD map updates and modifications including the collection of GPS data points.
- Performs supervised plan checks on new development, capital projects, remodels, and tenant improvements for compliance with State laws and Regulations and modern construction techniques.
- Confers with property owners and contractors to explain requirements and to induce compliance to Regulations.
- Maintains electronic and paper records of changes of plans and specifications, manages the data necessary for establishing sewer connection permits and changes and maintains related records.
- Performs basic drafting work, laying out and correcting of maps, plans and diagrams.
- Prepares reports, spreadsheets, databases, graphs, tables, and other supporting project related documentation, records, and notes.
- Assists District Engineer with the management and successful completion of Capital Improvement projects, Recycled Water projects, Flow Equalization land development and consolidation efforts;
- Assist homeowners and developers in the administration and calculation of reimbursement agreements and annexation into the main sewer line system.
- Assists with the review of plans and specifications for a variety of engineering related projects and initiatives.
- Assists with creating, maintaining, and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for computer operations related to functional areas of operations.
- Provide general and specific information to developers, contractors, design consultants, the public, and staff on specifications, ordinances, and policies.
- Performs varied mathematical computations.
- Ensures safety and health procedures and precautions are adhered to, corrects unsafe work conditions/practices, and/or reports unsafe work conditions/practices to assigned supervisory or managerial staff.
- Performs related duties as assigned
Knowledge of:
- Basic civil engineering principles and related terminology.
- Applicable regulations, laws, specifications, engineering principles, codes, policies, and methods of materials and equipment used in surveying, pipeline construction, engineering, inspection, field and office practices.
- Methods of preparing and interpreting maps, charts, graphs, plans, and technical reports.
- Methods of interpreting and presenting technical data verbally and in reports.
- Microsoft Office, GIS, (AutoCAD), and other modern engineering software programs
- Occupational hazards and standard safety procedures.
- Recordkeeping and report writing principles and procedures.
- English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
- Principles of algebra, geometry and trigonometry as it applies to computations of angles, areas, distances, traverses and engineering formulas.
- Perform accurate arithmetical, financial, and statistical computations.
- Learn, understand, interpret and apply laws, specifications, regulations,…
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