Field Services Student Intern (9024)
Description
Work for Our Water Resources.
Help protect one of Florida’s most vital resources — water — with a career at the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District).
The District is a government agency whose mission is to protect water resources, minimize flood risks, and ensure the public’s water needs are met. We serve a population of nearly 6 million people in west-central Florida as directed by state law.
Join our Operations Bureau
This is your chance to perform trades and general maintenance of water control structures throughout the District. You will be responsible for all aspects of water control structure maintenance including routine inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and replacement of components. In joining our team, you’ll play an important role in enhancing the results to ensure a brighter future for the environment of Florida. This internship opportunity is not eligible for remote work.
For helping to maintain our valuable water resources as a student, we offer:
- Training and Development: Having a successful career takes more than technical training. The District helps our staff develop additional skill sets, such as emotional intelligence, time management, customer service, conflict resolution, communications and more. As an intern, you are eligible to attend these on-site trainings.
- Employee Assistance Program: Provides confidential assistance and support in a wide variety of areas important to an employee’s well-being, including but not limited to work and life balance, stress management, coping with family issues, financial advice, legal and workplace problems, addictions, student loan assistance and any other personal issues adversely affecting quality of life.
- Wellness Program: Your Health Matters is designed to encourage employees to engage in healthier lifestyle behaviors through the achievement of health and fitness goals. The program includes classes on health and fitness topics, District campus walking routes, a fitness challenge, tobacco-cessation resources, an ergonomics program, discount programs, incentives and other resources. Participation in wellness program activities is voluntary.
Compensation:
$12.33 hourly
Essential Functions
This position supports the District's core Flood Control Mission by maintaining, operating, and repairing flood control structures. The majority of work will be under the direction of a coworker or supervisor. An excellent "team player" attitude is required to succeed at this position.
Routine structure maintenance/operations:
- Clearing debris from structures.
- Cleans structure control rooms, gates, actuators, and concrete.
- Sandblasting and painting.
Performs routine structure operations duties:
- Troubleshoots minor operating problems and repairs or reports to supervisor as appropriate.
- Operates water control structures as needed.
- Maintains tools and equipment in a safe and orderly fashion.
- Uses District work order software.
- Participates in safety training programs.
Working Conditions
The District has 84 water control structures throughout our 16-county area. Two-person teams perform maintenance and repair duties. Most work is conducted in the field, frequently at remote and undeveloped sites. This is physically demanding outdoor work in sun, heat, cold, humidity, wind & rain. Duties routinely require lifting, moving objects up to 100 pounds, shoveling dirt and rocks, climbing ladders, working on top of structures (up to about 30'), working from a "high-lift," working from a small boat, wading, and other types of field labor. Possible contact with wildlife (alligators, snakes and all types of small animals). Position requires the ability to master hand tools, power tools, and equipment needed to maintain and repair water control structures and sites. Incumbent works under supervision of a Lead/Senior Trades worker. Position requires frequent travel during the work day. The District provides training opportunities to achieve additional skills relevant to the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Credentials for Structure Operations Student Intern Opportunity
- Be at least part-time and currently enrolled in high school, an accredited college, university, or other recognized educational or vocational program
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 for undergraduate students or minimum GPA of 3.0 for graduate students
- Upload Unofficial Transcript to application or profile
- Valid driver’s license
Preferred Credentials for Structure Operations Student Intern Opportunity
- Mechanical ability
- Experience working on or near open water
Application Process
The District will determine eligibility for employment solely from the information provided on a District employment application. All applicants are required to complete, in full, a District employment application. Any application that is not complete will not receive consideration for the position. A resume will not be considered as a substitute for the information requested on the application for purposes of qualification.
Additional Details
This position is typically scheduled to work no more than 25 hours per week out of the Brooksville, FL office. Work will be conducted inside of the office for enhanced learning opportunities.
Travel Required
Yes. Frequent travel, using District vehicle, within District's coverage area.
Accepting applications until June 17, extended from April 29, 2022 at 4:00 PM
About Us
Managing the water resources for west-central Florida, our district includes approximately 10,000 square miles of territory spanning 16 counties and serving more than 5 million residents. Established in 1961 as a flood-protection agency, our objective is to meet the needs of current and future water users, protect and preserve our water resources, manage the water supply, protect water quality, and preserve water-related functions.
Apply Now
This could be the opportunity of a lifetime. Click on the link to apply and put yourself to work for our water resources.