Civil Engineering Co-Op Student

at  Heidelberg Materials US Inc

AutoReqId: 19875BR
Pay Class: Salaried Non-Exempt
Pay Rate: $25.50
Department: Engineering
Line of Business: Pipe
Position Type: Internship

JOB POSTING:

Heidelberg 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.

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)
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• 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