Paid ODOT Traffic Maintenance Engineer College Internship, PN 20079739
Who We Are:
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation’s 5 th largest interstate system and the 2 nd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and to the people traveling within our great state. And in order to achieve that, we do A LOT! From Planning, Engineering, Construction to Law, HR, Communications, IT and everything in between, ODOT has a career for just about everyone. ODOTers are hardworking, passionate, and dedicated to public service. We strive to achieve our agency’s vision every day: To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization.
ODOT’s Mission Statement:
To provide easy movement of people and goods from place to place. We will:
-Take care of what we have
-Make our system work better
-Improve safety
-Enhance capacity
Who we are looking for:
A student currently majoring in Civil or Electrical Engineering.
What you will be doing:
-Site visits and data collection for sign requests and speed studies
-Data collection for asset management
-School Bus Stop Ahead program update
-School Zone Flasher Timing program update
-Setting up mioVision camera for Safety requests and operations analysis for signal timing
-Sign work orders on non-complex requests
-Assisting Transportation Engineer 3 with more complex requests as needed
-Traffic signal warrants for overhead signal flashers & signals that failed to meet warrants in the past
Benefits to You:
-PAID Internship with the rate is based on your rank in school
-Flexible hours based around your school schedule
-Real world experience
-Our interns work year-round and are eligible to participate in the intern program long as they are enrolled in an accredited college or university and are in good academic standing
-The opportunity to work on an important mission
Official Position Description:
Student will serve as an understudy or assistant on small projects, receives training on procedures & performs specific technical tasks as assigned (e.g., operates a PC & CADD (Microstation) system & can perform duties on them independently as well as call up, work with & insert files; copy, update & revise existing drawings on the CADD database; create new drawings into the CADD database using sketches &/or ports of preexisting drawings, some of which may be on CADD already), performs calculations. Assists with engineering studies & preliminary engineering.
Use CADD applications within the District Office assisting in the development of highway reconstruction plans: a) plan & profile sheets of existing & proposed roadway improvements; b) highway & bridge related detail drawings; c) tables, summaries & general notes; d) mapping existing & proposed routes; e) finalization of plan sheets in reproducible form (plotting).
Performs miscellaneous duties to facilitate operational efficiency of work unit (e.g., research of plans and records, scan and reproduce plans).
This is a temporary position involving various duties that will either supplement the student’s major field of study and/or provide experience that is a useful addition to the student’s education and meaningful preparation for future professional employment.
This Position is Unclassified per Section 124.11(A)(29)
Qualifications
Must be currently enrolled in a college/university and in good academic standing prior to and during their entire appointment as a college intern. All College Interns are required to provide proof of enrollment, class status, and good academic standing with their college/university prior to beginning employment & throughout their time with ODOT in order to remain employed as a College Intern.
Acceptable forms of documentation include an official or unofficial transcript with current class schedule. If a transcript cannot be obtained the student’s advisor shall complete & sign the College Intern Verification Form indicating enrollment, class rank & GPA.