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Engineering/GIS Intern Position Description Page 2/3 PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS  Completion of at least one year of college or technical school coursework.  Proficient with ArcView computer software programs.  Familiarity with municipal infrastructure and facilities.  Experience with working with drawings and survey documents. NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES  Skill and knowledge in the operation of AutoCAD and/or ArcView computer software programs.  Skill and knowledge in using computers to maintain records and electronic files; prepare letters, memos, and reports; correspond via e-mail; and research using the internet.  General knowledge of the principals and practices of drafting for construction plans, details, maps, exhibits, and other visual displays.  General knowledge of the principals and practices of geographic information systems (GIS).  Skill and ability to be well organized with a keen attention to details and neatness.  Ability to solve basic math and design problems.  Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications, maps, O&M manuals, and other technical documents.  Ability to communicate effectively, in English, both verbally and in writing.  Ability to assist with performing fieldwork, including surveying, utility locates, traffic counts, construction inspection, and other similar activities. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS None. WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work environment and physical demands described herein is representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work for this job is located in both indoor and outdoor environments. The indoor work environment is typically in a HVAC-conditioned office setting with quiet to moderate noise levels. Job duties also require exposure to outdoor conditions year-round, including adverse weather conditions and outdoor areas under heavy/highway, utility, or facility construction. The employee may occasionally work near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, traffic, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms and occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste or smell. Visual acuity sufficient to evaluate field conditions, construction practices and work done, and plans and drawings is necessary, as is the ability to communicate orally in person and over the telephone. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.