Project Engineer Internship

MYR Group • Rogers, MN

21h

About The Position

Our organization is committed to offering students hands-on, inclusive learning experiences in the electrical construction industry. The knowledge and skills gained through our internship program will help prepare you for a successful future career.
Company Overview
Established in 1891, The L.E. Myers Co. (L.E. Myers) – the oldest MYR Group Inc. subsidiary – is recognized as a premier electrical contractor of large utility construction projects across the nation. We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity to complete training, projects, and collaborative learning alongside our family of subsidiaries. We offer stability, with long-term clients and continuous expansion, which allows our tenured employees and new team members space to grow.
At L.E. Myers, we provide structured and strategic occupational growth opportunities for our valued staff. Comprised of long- and short-tenured employees, we are interactive amongst our growing family of subsidiaries, which allows employees to participate in clean energy projects, as well as complete our long-time transmission and distribution projects
Essential Functions
This summer position offers students a hands-on opportunity to see how electric utilities design and maintain transmission and distribution power lines
The intern will assist in gathering structure information for asset integration, and gain experience with the transmission and distribution industry standard program PLS-CADD by generating standard files and evaluating existing PLS-CADD models
Work on a variety of tasks associated with project reporting, such as tracking and evaluating project activities, project progress, and associated data
Collaborate with other disciplines and schedule project deliverables
The intern will go into the field to pre-field and post-field poles to verify the work has been done to the utility’s standards
Be able to identify the units that have been completed
Build project out of Xcel SharePoint site
Manage project permits
Prior to the end of their internship, the intern will create and present a self-reflection project detailing their gained industry knowledge, future career goals, as well as personal and professional growth. The presentation will be provided in PowerPoint and presented to their direct management team.
Participation in the Lunch & Learn internship program provided by the MYR Group Internship Leadership team.

Requirements

• College sophomore or above working towards a related undergraduate degree or be currently enrolled in or attending trade school. If you are a recent graduate, you must be within 1 year of your graduation date.
• No experience required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prepare and give presentations.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Ability to communicate with employees and various business contacts in a professional and courteous manner.

Responsibilities

• Assist in gathering structure information for asset integration
• Gain experience with the transmission and distribution industry standard program PLS-CADD by generating standard files and evaluating existing PLS-CADD models
• Work on a variety of tasks associated with project reporting, such as tracking and evaluating project activities, project progress, and associated data
• Collaborate with other disciplines and schedule project deliverables
• Go into the field to pre-field and post-field poles to verify the work has been done to the utility’s standards
• Identify the units that have been completed
• Build project out of Xcel SharePoint site
• Manage project permits
• Create and present a self-reflection project detailing their gained industry knowledge, future career goals, as well as personal and professional growth
• Participation in the Lunch & Learn internship program provided by the MYR Group Internship Leadership team.

Benefits

• Opportunity to explore potential post-graduation career opportunities.
• Practice and improve industry skills while learning how to be an effective employee entering the workforce.
• Gain knowledge of the roles and responsibility of a particular career.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed