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JOB DESCRIPTION

City of Hot Springs, Arkansas

TITLE: Seasonal Engineering Intern

DEPARTMENT: Public Works / Engineering

PAY GRADE: 6

FLSA: Nonexempt

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

General Statement of Duties

Performs skilled technical work relative to the inventory and development of right-of-way

infrastructure improvement projects and facilities and other engineering related projects, especially

sidewalk inventories, mapping corrections, data gathering, and street light outages. This is a 10 week

seasonal position from approximately late May to early August.

Supervision Received

Works under general supervision of an administrative superior.

Supervision Exercised

None

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all duties which

may be found in positions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with

disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

This Seasonal Position is focused on providing critical field data to support the work of the engineering

department. This work includes developing a list of prioritized sidewalk construction projects with costs

and quantity descriptions, verifying or re-mapping the correct locations of utility and stormwater

structures and appurtenances, developing a list of street light outages, and assisting in identifying trail

routes. The position term will be 10 weeks.

With support and guidance from the Assistant City Engineer, the Seasonal Assistant Technicians will

make condition evaluations and locations of infrastructure (sidewalks, streets, drainage, utility structures

and appurtenances, etc.), and other related areas; obtain photo documentation of the areas of work; upload

information to the City GIS; make measurements of needed work; make judgement decisions of the most

cost effective solution needed to resolve the problem; produce spreadsheets and cost estimates for the

required work; provide written text describing the scope of work; identify street lights that are not

functioning properly, make lists of light pole numbers, submitting repair lists and requests to Entergy, and

perform other related work as required.

Most of these duties will require the coordinated work of two persons working together. Some of these duties

will require extensive walking. Other parts of the work will require one person driving the vehicle and the

other one taking notes and making observations. Street light outage work will require work after dark. Those

late working hours will be offset by adjusting working hours on other days.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to interpret sidewalk and infrastructure standard details and construction specifications;

ability to prepare construction sketches; ability to photograph site conditions and upload that

information to city GIS and computer software; ability to compute quantities from plans or survey

notes; ability to prepare excel spreadsheet cost estimates; ability to write text descriptions of the

scope of work in Microsoft Word; ability to communicate effectively using phone, text, and Outlook

email; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; ability to understand and

follow verbal and written instructions; ability to maintain records and to prepare reports; ability to

work independently and to make sound decisions in routine matters, ability to work safely in areas

near traffic.

Education

High school senior or equivalent. College-level courses in engineering are a plus.

Experience

None required.

Substitution

Any equivalent combination of education and exp erience.

Special Requirements

Must possess a valid drivers license and a clean driving record. Must be familiar with Microsoft

Excel, Word, and Outlook.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

(The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully

perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals

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