Summer 2027 Water Resources Engineering Intern (T027)
Tarrant Regional Water District · Fort Worth · $18.54–$27.82/hr (stated in the posting)
Job Description Summary:
As a Water Resources Engineering Intern, you’ll work alongside our engineering team to tackle real-world challenges and gain hands-on experience with TRWD’s pipelines, pump stations, and reservoirs. Our solutions enrich and improve the quality of life for our communities. Interns have the opportunity to contribute to projects in transmission hydraulics, water supply planning, and H&H. You may calculate, study, design, or review solutions to our water resources, hydraulic, or energy challenges.
Job Description
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this position.
Solving engineering problems
Field investigations
Review and documentation of pipeline hydraulic information
Participate in hydraulic modeling of transmission systems
Participate in Water Supply modeling
Development of pipeline operations tools
Assisting with water contract management
Participating with field visits related to TRWD locations and construction sites
Participating in system and/or flood monitoring
Collecting and organizing engineering data into usable formats
Reviewing project reports
GIS analysis
Communicating solutions to others through emails or memos
QA/QC of Water Supply tools and modeling results
Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service
Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts
Perform other duties as required
Required Experience/Skills:
Less than one (1) year of experience
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Desired Experience/Skills:
Experience with Power-BI, SQL, Python, or other data analysis tools
Required Education/Certification/License:
High School Diploma
Enrolled in an accredited 4-year college or university majoring in engineering, engineering sciences, or related field
Valid Texas driver’s license
Desired Education/Certification/License:
None
Success Factors/Job Competencies:
Receives supervision and guidance related to performance of tasks
Willing to work on many different tasks
Desire to produce high-quality work in a timely manner
Possess good oral and written communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively within a team
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, talk or hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically resides within an office or cubicle and may have occasional field work, including job sites or construction locations, that will expose the employee to weather conditions prevalent at the time.
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