Civil Engineering Co-Op Student - Calgary, Canada - Heidelberg Materials US, Inc.

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    Description

    AutoReqId: 19875BR

    Pay Class: Salaried Non-Exempt

    Pay Rate: $25.50

    Department: Engineering

    Line of Business: Pipe

    Position Type: Internship

    Job Posting:

    Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Civil Engineer Intern Student to join our team in Calgary, AB. We are looking for a Civil Engineer Co-Op Student to join us for a 16 month opportunity beginning in May September 2025 .

    Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.

    What you'll get to do

    • You will be exposed to the construction industry from the point of view of a material supplier/manufacturer
    • You will be exposed to work related situations in both the office and the manufacturing floor
    • Use AutoCAD to create drawings for external approval and engineering, internal production, or for general layout purposes of underground services
    • Assist in training incoming intern(s) to prepare them for their job duties.
    • Assist engineering, production and sales staff, as required during the busy season with special projects
    • Keep your own work area and files organized and manage and track work required for new projects or projects with changes
    • Assist with daily or occasional quality control related tasks, such as sieve analysis, file delimiting, and general data collection and inspection
    • Learn to visually identify each different product we produce and what its basic function is
    • You will have opportunity to gain knowledge of the manufacturing techniques used for each product and the advantages or disadvantages of each system
    • Learn to read and interpret underground utility construction drawings issued by consultants, and how to identify products or alternatives that we can supply
    • Provide quantity take offs from engineer-issued construction drawings, which will form the basis of quotations to our clients from issued construction drawings
    • You will interact with and collaborate and collaborate with Engineers, Sales and Production personnel

    Essential Experience and Skills

    • Pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering, and at least in their 2nd - 3rd year of university
    • Can-do attitude
    • Innovative self-starter
    • Ability to set own goals to ensure a successful internship
    • Results orientated with the ability to overcome obstacles to meet deadlines
    • Proactively contributes and proposes ideas
    • Out of the box thinker with ability turn ideas into actionable items
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Collaborative
    • Experience interacting with and working along side with different departments and positions
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications; including Microsoft Excel
    • Compliant with all Company health & safety policies

    Preferred Experience and Skills

    • AutoCAD knowledge and experience are preferred, but not required
    • Programming knowledge is an asset (i.e. Visual Basic)

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