Undergraduate Technical Intern - North Campus Engineer

Overview

At PNNL,our core capabilities are dividedamongmajor departments that werefer to as Directorates within the Lab,focused on a specific area of scientific research orother function, with its own leadership teamand dedicated budget.

Our directorates related to Mission Support & Operations include Office of General Counsel, Business Services, Communications and External Engagement,Operational Systems,Communication sand Information Technology,and Performance

Management.

The Operational Systems Directorate (OSD) leads delivery of PNNL’s 10-year, $1.2 billion campus construction portfolio— the single largest construction and modernization effort in the Laboratory’s history. OSD oversees operations and facility services, maintenance, and infrastructure planning.

A team ofnearly 800staff comprise OSD, spanning in a wide range of disciplines, including craftspeople, engineers, construction professionals, technicians, scientists, administrators, and specialists. Together, they ensure that PNNL’s assets, services, and OSD-led programs are managed and performing safely, securely, reliably, effectively, and efficiently.

The directorate stewards more than $250 million in annual budget authority; managing more than 2.5 million square feet of facility space across two campuses; overseeing approximately 200 regulatory program areas; and executing a multi-million-dollar facility and infrastructure project portfolio.

The Facilities & Infrastructure Operations (F&IO) Division is responsible for operating and maintaining PNNL’s buildings, grounds, and utilities. The F&IO team includes plant engineering, fabrication, craft services, duplicating and mail services, facility program support, relocations, and receiving. F&IO is home to approximately 363 staff including more than 250 bargaining unit (union) staff.

The candidate will work in the North Campus Engineering and Maintenance group. They will support day-to-day operations and engineering activities required to ensure all facility systems remain operational and reliable. This will include field facility walk-downs, verification of engineering drawings, asset/equipment database maintenance, and varying levels of engineering analysis to resolve emergent issues, engineering assessments and reporting, preventative maintenance support, material identification and ordering, and other tasks that might arise in the day-to-day operations of the North Campus facilities.

The student will gain extensive knowledge on Facility operations, system automation, configuration management, project management roles and responsibilities, preventative and corrective maintenance strategies and decision making in an operational environment. They will gain perspective of the engineering maintenance side of operations, work with bargaining unit craft, management, procedure writing, facility management control systems technicians and the Building Operations Control Center staff in support of improving the overall operations and energy efficiency of our assigned facilities.

This position is onsite (Richland, WA) and year-round.

• Candidates must have a high school diploma /GED or higher
• Candidates must have a degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at an accredited college or university
• Degree-seeking undergraduate student enrolled at an accredited college or university, pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical field
• Candidates must be taking at least 6 credit hours and have an overall cumulative GPA of 2.50

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrates proficient use of standard office equipment, demonstrate proficient use of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal skills and good…