Collaborative Intern Positions with Operations and Maintenance and Engineering Divisions
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The following intern positions are being advertised and interviewed together. PLEASE READ THIS JOB DESCRIPTION VERY CAREFULLY, 5 POSITIONS TOTAL. Working closely together but working on separate intern projects, also positions are located at different facilities.
These positions may be a paid position and/or for school credit, at the student鈥檚 choice and the candidate must be currently attending a college/university.
Each of these positions will be filled at different levels, with different pay ranges depending on the school year standing of each qualified candidate.
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Business/Tech Intern I pay range: 听听听听听听听听听听听听 $14.00 (min), $16.00 (mid), $18.00 (max)
Business/Tech Intern II pay range: 听听听听听听听听听听听 $15.00 (min), $18.00 (mid), $21.00 (max)
Business/Tech Intern III pay range: 听听听听听听听听听听 $20.00 (min), $22.50 (mid), $25.00 (max)
O&M Intern II pay range:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 $15.00 (min), $17.00 (mid), $19.00 (max)
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Attendance is required for three intern events held during the summer intern timeframe.
Opening date:听 听听听听听听听听听 Three Weeks
Closing date:听听听听听听听听听听听听
(We reserve the right to close the job posting early if we have a sufficient number of applications.)
The Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Division is responsible for the operating, monitoring and maintaining Denver Water鈥檚 treatment plants in order to provide high quality water to meet the system鈥檚 demands and regulatory requirements.听 The Engineering Treatment section works closely with O&M to provide engineering evaluations and solutions for projects at the treatment plants.
This intern posting is to seek five qualified interns to assist with intern projects at our Foothills Water Treatment Plant (WTP) (located South Littleton, close to Roxborough Park), Marston Water Treatment Plant (WTP) (located in Southwest Denver), Moffat Water Treatment Plant (WTP) (located in West Lakewood) and the Engineering Treatment section (located at the main DW campus).
All Interns may share time between Foothills and Marston and the Moffat Treatment facilities and the engineering group.
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ELECTRICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS INTERN 鈥� 1 position available - Operations and Maintenance Division 鈥� Base location Marston WTP (Work primarily based at Marston but will include collaboration at all the WTPs and downtown offices)
The level of this position would be that of a Bus. Tech Intern II or III Level, Pay Range $15 - $25/hour (amount is dependent on qualifications of candidate).
Intern Project Description: Electrical Engineering or Industrial Controls undergraduate or graduate student familiar with electrical power and Industrial Controls. Experience or understanding process flow and reading construction drawings including electrical and control one lines preferred.
Project work may include but not limited to the following:
- Work with Sustainability and Electrical group to develop a plan for installation new meters to monitor facility buildings and standalone panels separately.听 This may include meters that have been budgeted for this year and to inform for future budgeting
- Work with process control to improve scada tags to read correct and useful consumption information
- Develop a plan to help the plants optimize electrical 听and gas consumption based on data
- Compile a clear and thorough list of equipment connected to each MCC.
- Identify and make recommendation for addition of UPS鈥檚 needed at critical areas, MCC鈥檚 and PLC鈥檚 and critical equipment to help inform budgeting decisions
- Develop a flow diagram from electrical source to equipment for operator鈥檚 use
- Develop a flow diagram for control systems from PLC to equipment.
- Develop and/or implement a plan at facilities to document current state data collection, reporting and metric monitoring practices related to energy management at WT plants.听
- Identify metrics and publish a report that shows savings from install of LED Lights and other plant improvements
Looking for independent worker.听 Requires some field work collecting data and large amount of time looking through and interpreting engineering drawings.
Other Requirements:听 Must possess and maintain a valid Class 鈥楻鈥� Colorado driver鈥檚 license, and have a satisfactory driving record.听
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FILTRATION OPTIMIZATION INTERN 鈥� 1 position available 听Operations and Maintenance Division 鈥� Base Location Foothills WTP (Working primarily at the Foothills Water Treatment Plant but may also work at Marston or Moffat)
The level of this position would be that of a Bus. Tech Intern II or III Level, Pay Range $15 - $25/hour (amount is dependent on qualifications of candidate).
The ideal candidate is a senior standing or first year graduate Engineering or Science student familiar with fluid flow through porous media.听 Desire coursework in fluid dynamics, soil water hydraulics, and groundwater hydraulics and water / wastewater treatment design.听
听Intern Project Description: Extended Terminal Sub-fluidization Wash Project
The project will consolidate and organize, analyze and report results of Extended Terminal Sub-fluidization Wash (ETSW) data collected at Foothills WTP.听听 This operational philosophy has demonstrated potential to remove or significantly reduce filter ripening turbidity spikes.听 If appropriate, this report might be submitted for presentation at a regional AWWA conference. At Foothills and Moffat ETSW could be used as an alternative to retrofitting filter to waste systems.听 At Marston and NTP it could be employed to minimize filter to waste volume. An engineering student interested in working as an environmental consultant, for a water utility or in attending graduate school would benefit from this work experience.听 听If there is additional capacity this intern would be assigned to assist with operation of the pilot plant to collect data needed for media upgrade specification (Foothills CIP)
Looking for independent worker.听 Requires some field work collecting data and some administrative work analyzing and reporting results.
Other Requirements:听 Must possess and maintain a valid Class 鈥楻鈥� Colorado driver鈥檚 license, and have a satisfactory driving record.听
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PROCESS OPTIMIZATION INTERN - 1 position available 听听听听听听听听听 听Operations and Maintenance Division 鈥� Base Location Moffat WTP (Working primarily at the Moffat Water Treatment Plant but may also work at Marston or Foothills).
The level of this position would be that of a Bus. Tech Intern II or III Level, Pay Range $15 - $25/hour (amount is dependent on qualifications of candidate).
Intern Project Description: The ideal candidate is a junior, senior, or graduate civil, environmental, chemical or mechanical engineering student or recent graduate. The intern will work under general supervision supporting a larger team effort. The intern/s will work primarily at Moffat but will also be assigned work at Marston and Foothills WTP鈥檚.听
Moffat projects:
- Plant Operations Training Program and Formal Checklist: The intern will contribute to building an overall training program and also work on videos
- PSW President鈥檚 Award:听 The intern will update filter run profiles, and update overall turbidity tables (95th percentile, 99th percentile and max NTU) and trend data for filters in FP1 and FP2 that have had the analyzer sample points moved.听 Also, trend filters with Extended Sub-fluidization Backwash. They will also look into modifications such as putting open/close indicators on the versa valves in Filter Plants 1&2 to track using filter-to-waste.听 Also, they will work on new SOPs for filter operation to help get the initial turbidity spikes down.
- PSW Phase IV: The intern will work on action plan items (coagulation control strategy and jar test protocols). This may include running the existing pretreatment pilot (if time allows) and assist in writing the Phase III submittal and compiling baseline data, due June 30, 2018.听
- Level transmitter: Trend backwash data and media expansion on filters.听
- Centrifuge Polymer Optimization:听 The intern will work with a lead tech to optimize the centrifuge and look at different polymer performances.
Other Requirements:听 Must possess and maintain a valid Class 鈥楻鈥� Colorado driver鈥檚 license, and have a satisfactory driving record.听
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WATER TREATMENT INTERN 鈥� 2 position available听听听听听听 Engineering Division/Water Treatment Section 鈥�
The level of this position would be that of a Bus. Tech Intern I Level, Pay Range $14.00 - $18.00 (amount is dependent on qualifications of selected candidate), OR as a Bus. Tech Intern II Level, Pay Range $15.00 - $21.00 (amount is dependent on qualifications of selected candidate).
Intern Project Descriptions:听 Business case evaluations for chemical conversions at treatment plants. Includes a business case evaluation for converting aqueous ammonia to liquid ammonium sulfate and chlorine gas to sodium hypochlorite, includes treatment and distribution system impacts and triple bottom line evaluations.
Evaluation of water quality impacts of blending WISE water into Denver Water's distribution system. Evaluation to include but not be limited to impact on disinfection byproduct formation potential and lead/copper corrosion.
Other Requirements:听 Must possess and maintain a valid Class 鈥楻鈥� Colorado driver鈥檚 license, and have a satisfactory driving record.听
Must complete the following if offered position:
All candidates must submit a fully completed Denver Water application in order to be considered.听 Please do not use the words 鈥渟ee resume鈥�. Please attach a cover letter, resume all in one document.听 Apply on-line by visiting .听
A background check will be conducted to verify information submitted on the application for all applicants.
An offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a post-offer drug test. For a position of this type. Denver Water tests for the following: amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana (THC), opiates, phencyclidine (PCP), and alcohol.
If one of these positions require a strength test due to the physical requirements of the position, you will also need to be able to pass this exam.听 All positions require a Worker鈥檚 Compensation Background check.
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Contact:听听听听听听听听听 Alice Montez/Recruiter
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听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 alice.montez@denverwater.org
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