This is a paid internship, range of $19/hr - $35/hr (depending on role and qualifications) for those currently pursuing undergraduate degrees and higher rates for those currently pursuing graduate level degrees.
Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:
Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
Employee Assistance Program.
Paid Time Off: An accrual of up to 4 hours per pay period.
Up to 2 floating holidays.
Full-time interns will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
This card can be used on buses, trains, water taxis in the Puget Sound region, along with the Monorail and Seattle Streetcar.
In addition to compensation and benefits, you’ll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.
Tentative 2024 Internship Dates:
Semester students: May 20th to July 26th
Quarter students: June 24th to August 30th
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
Sound Transit’s SERVE department department oversees Scheduling, Estimating, Risk, and Value Engineering throughout the Puget Sound region — Link, Sounder, ST Express, and Tacoma Link.
The SERVE intern will have an opportunity to be a part of the team that oversees our scheduling, estimating, risk, and value engineering services and learn how a large regional transit system is managed.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities.
Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.
JOB DUTIES:
Cost Estimating Database Development
Historical Archiving and Analysis
SharePoint Dashboard Creation & Support
Support Educational Materials Development
POTENTIAL PROJECTS:
Commodity analysis
Scheduling integration
Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integration
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must be a current college student in good academic standing, enrolled in an accredited associate, bachelor's or graduate degree program in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or other non-technical discipline or relevant two-year certificate.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Affinity for detail and technical project management for construction projects
Above average analytical and organizational skills
Comfort with Microsoft Office applications including but not limited to Word, Excel, Project and Access
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in a standard office environment.
The Agency promotes a safe and healthy work environment and provides appropriate safety and equipment training for all personnel as required.
Sound Transit is an equal employment opportunity employer.
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment action based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or other protected class.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.
35(c)
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