Mount Rainier National Park Recruiting for Civil Engineer

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Mount Rainier National Park, in Washington State, is recruiting for a Civil Engineer to be a part of a new project management program to implement a multi year program of capital improvement.

Projects will range from renovation and restoration of nationally significant historic buildings to rehabilitation of utility systems to improvements to visitor facilities including campgrounds, visitor contact stations to road projects and much more.

This position is part of a new project management team that will include historic architect, engineer, historic landscape architect, administrative support and work in close coordination with highly skilled tradespeople, natural and cultural resource professionals and the park’s leadership team.

Find more information and apply to the job here.

Catena Consulting Engineers Entry-Level Job Opportunity

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Portland, OR based firm Catena Consulting Engineers is offering a job for entry level engineers.

For additional information about the firm and the job, go here. If you think you are a good fit for Catena, please email a cover letter and resume to: resumes@catenaengineers.com.

What they’re looking for:

  • Aspiring structural engineers from UW’s Structural Engineering and Mechanics Graduate Program for full-time employment.
  • Motivated individuals that desire to learn, grow, be challenged, and contributed to the continued success of their high-performance team

What they offer:

  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Personal environment of a small firm with the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, big and small, with all types of structural materials
  • Incentive bonuses as part of the compensation package
  • An atmosphere that fosters teamwork, impromptu learning sessions, and optimum communication

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship now or in the future. Catena is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and participates in the E-Verify Program.

Catena Consulting Engineers Summer Internship Opportunity

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Portland, OR based firm Catena Consulting Engineers is offering 2020 summer internships.

For additional information about the firm and the job, go here. If you think you are a good fit for Catena, please email a cover letter and resume to: resumes@catenaengineers.com.

What they’re looking for:

  • Aspiring structural engineers from UW’s College of Engineering for 2020 summer internships
  • Motivated individuals that desire to learn, grow, be challenged, and contributed to the continued success of their high-performance team
  • 4th-year undergraduate students or later with a civil or structural engineering focus

What they offer:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Personal environment of a small firm with the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, big and small, with all types of structural materials
  • An atmosphere that fosters teamwork, impromptu learning sessions, and optimum communication

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship now or in the future. Catena is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and participates in the E-Verify Program.

CEE452: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures

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Learn the fundamentals of structural design in reinforced concrete over
the summer, while keeping your job or internship! With all lectures
recorded, and online submission of HW (only two in-person exams),
this course is designed to accommodate other summer obligations. The
course covers the basic mechanics of concrete, the composite behavior
of concrete and steel, and the contemporary, code-compliant design of
slabs, beams, columns and other structural elements.

All lectures will be video recorded and made available through Canvas.  Homework and office hours and will also be facilitated online.  Two exams will be administered in-person, on UW Seattle campus.  For more details, please contact instructortyler2@uw.edu

Drainage Engineering Internship – CLOSING ON 4/30/19

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Position Description

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has a Drainage Engineering Internship opportunity . The intern will receive supervised practical training in various areas of DWW operations, including: flow and level monitoring services; rain and operations data review; and data screening and analysis.

The intern will become familiar with the various parts of the DWW system, including: wastewater pipes and pump stations; passive and active hydraulic controlled structures; stormwater pipes, culverts, and ponds, and streams; and data acquisition from various sources.  Duties will involve field and office work and require that the intern be able to drive a city vehicle, carry/lift moderate loads, work in uneven terrain, and enter confined spaces.

Learning objectives include, but are not limited to:

  • Enhance understanding of municipal DWW infrastructure and function
  • Gain experience with field work and documenting/reporting findings
  • Experience with reviewing design drawings/specs
  • Enhance technical writing skills and use of software (e.g., Microsoft Office, Visio, arcGIS, CAD)
  • Enhance organizational, communication, and data management skills.

There is currently one internship opportunity available. The projected start date is early-June. This internship is for up to 24 months or graduation, whichever comes first. We require a minimum 1-year commitment for this internship opportunity.

More information: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/seattle/jobs/2416703/drainage-engineering-internship

 

Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Researcher

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The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) invites exceptional young researchers to apply for an ARL Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship (www.nas.edu/arl). This fellowship provides recipients the opportunity to pursue independent research while working alongside some of the nation’s best scientists and engineers. Applicants must display extraordinary ability in scientific research and show clear promise of becoming outstanding leaders. Successful candidates will have already tackled a major scientific or engineering problem or will have provided a new approach or insight, evidenced by a recognized impact in their field.

Fellowship terms and benefits

  • An annual stipend of $100,000
  • Health insurance (including dental and vision)
  • Paid relocation and a professional travel allowance
  • One-year appointments are renewable for up to three years based on performance.
  • Fellowship appointments require a full-time commitment to the research program at ARL.
  • Fellows must be in residence at ARL during the entire period of the appointment.

Post Masters RA – Watershed Hydrobiogeochemical Modeling

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Job Description

The candidate for this position will study the hydrologic and biogeochemical processes associated with river- groundwater exchange at watershed scale utilizing a suite of simulation codes, for example, subsurface flow and reactive transport code PFLOTRAN, Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), WRF-Hydro, and their equivalents. The candidate will be expected to participate in the development of novel conceptual models for modeling real-world flow and biogeochemical transport at various catchments within the Columbia River Basin. The candidate will work with a multi-disciplinary team of computational and experimental scientists to understand how the watershed-scale hydrologic and nutrient cycling is impacted by the hydrologic exchanges between the surface water and groundwater. This position will require numerical modeling, data analyses and visualization in a high performance computing environment.

Closing Date: April 29, 2019 – closing soon!

More Information: https://pnnl.jobs/richland-wa/post-masters-ra-watershed-hydrobiogeochemical-modeling/BBA907FD315F48E9814E6290E81E8486/job/

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CM 450 Construction Project Management Class for Summer 2019

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Section: TTh 3:00 – 5:40pm;

Where: ARC 160 Arch 120F, VM 616-3618

Office: TTh: 2:00-3:00 or by appointment

Course Description
The purpose of the course is to introduce the principles, techniques, and practices used for the management of
construction projects, namely, construction contracting, estimating, planning, scheduling, time management, cost
control and earned value, resource management, and financial management. The scope of work cover civil and
commercial projects, however, more emphasis are on civil projects.

If interested, apply now!!

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