Engineering Intern - (Blacksburg, VA)

The Town of Blacksburg Public Works Department is offering an Engineering Student Internship (undergraduate or graduate status) for the upcoming Spring 2016 and Spring 2017 school year. This position provides opportunities for motivated engineering students to gain experience in their engineering field, determine if they have an interest in a particular focus of public works operations, and creates a network of contacts for upcoming engineering professionals. This position will assist the department in performing several tasks associated with the operation and delivery of services throughout the Town of Blacksburg. This position will be responsible for collecting field flow metering data, quality review and control of logged data, maintenance of data collectors, and management of a web based data storage system. Data analysis and production of hydrographs will be also required. The selected candidate should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of hydraulics, building systems, and database operations.