About the role#
The Metropolitan Sewer District offers a cooperative experience for undergraduate engineering students. You will work under the supervision of project managers and wastewater treatment staff. This role focuses on applying engineering principles to practical tasks while interacting with plant personnel, including operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.
What you'll do#
- Apply engineering principles and theories to daily operations and maintenance activities.
- Perform process equipment and system design, project management, and startup tasks.
- Conduct capital project design and constructability reviews.
- Use AutoCAD for drafting and solid modeling.
- Facilitate field investigations and coordinate with contractors.
- Coordinate, plan, and design Asset Renewal projects.
- Process engineering requests and review capital wastewater treatment projects for unit process improvements.
- Conduct facility walkdowns and identify equipment or electrical service needs.
- Monitor preventative and corrective equipment activities.
- Support installation, repair, startup, and closeout for mechanical and electrical facility systems.
What you'll need#
- Currently enrolled as a college student in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
- U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or non-citizen with valid work eligibility documentation.
- Individuals under eighteen must provide a work permit.
- Ability to pass a drug screen and background check.
- Submission of a formal City job application.
Location & details#
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Term: Winter 2027.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Schedule: 32 to 40 hours per week.
- Compensation: $15.75 to $22.17 per hour.
About City of Cincinnati
The City of Cincinnati operates as a government agency based in Ohio. It was founded in 1819 and currently employs between 5,001 and 10,000 people. The organization provides municipal services and infrastructure to the local community. Its operations support a diverse range of businesses and residential neighborhoods within the Ohio River Valley.
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