Internship Program

Job Description

About the Company: Black & Veatch Corporation

Black & Veatch is an employee-owned company where its people are considered its core identity and future. They are committed to putting their employees at the center of everything they do, empowering them to grow, explore new possibilities, and utilize their diverse talents and perspectives. The company’s mission is to solve humanity’s biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world, particularly through innovation in sustainable infrastructure.

With over 100 years of innovation, Black & Veatch specializes in engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction. As a 100 percent ESOP-owned company, professionals are not just employees but employee-owners, enabling them to drive personal growth and the company’s long-term achievements, sharing in the financial rewards through stock ownership.

The company cultivates an authentically inclusive environment by valuing diverse voices and perspectives, which they believe leads to innovative and effective solutions for clients.

Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience. Their comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component, offering:
• Health care benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurances.
• Disability and a robust wellness program.
• Support for a healthy work-life balance with flexible work schedules, paid vacation, holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
• Additional benefits such as a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan, and the B&V Credit Union.
• Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

Black & Veatch adheres to all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations, not discriminating on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status, or other protected statuses.

About the Job: Internship Program – Staff (Req Id: 110023)

This role is for a Full-Time Staff internship with no relocation assistance and no visa sponsorship available. It is not a project-only hire.

Purpose of the Internship:

• For Students:
• Gain experience in a working environment.
• Engage in meaningful work assignments.
• Receive an introduction to Black & Veatch corporate culture.
• Opportunity to network with experienced executives, leading professionals, and peers.
• Learn and expand classroom theory into practice.
• Earn an excellent hourly wage.
• For Black & Veatch:
• Provides Supervisors/Managers with the opportunity to assess students’ skills and abilities.
• Serves as a source of potential future talent for the organization.
• Helps foster relationships with colleges and universities.

Key Responsibilities:
• Assist Field leads and technicians in everyday task completion.
• May include tasks such as daily reports, material expediting/location, and cost/progress reporting.
• Work will involve industrial field construction in an outdoor/rugged environment.
• This is an individual contributor role with no subordinates.

Management Responsibilities:
• Individual Contributor.

Preferred Qualifications/Skills:
• Analytical skills.
• Communications skills, both written and oral.
• Initiative.
• Self-starter, highly motivated.
• Attention to detail.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Mathematical skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Computer skills.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Current enrollment in an accredited university in a Construction/Management Engineering program.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected), which may include:
• Criminal/civil background check.
• Drug screen.
• Motor vehicle records search, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

• Physical Demands:
• Lift and carry heavy items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Stand, Kneel, Bend, Stoop, Move, and Walk long distances in and around confined, cluttered places, and uneven areas.
• See and hear naturally or with correction.
• Full range of motion and flexibility consistent with job duties.
• Requires using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls according to a set procedure.
• Requires repetitive movement.
• May require work above 5 feet in height.
• Climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds.
• Work up to a 12-hour shift doing hard physical labor in varying temperature extremes and other outside conditions.

• Work Environment:
• Typical construction site environment.
• Requires working in cramped work spaces and getting into awkward positions.
• Requires working in very hot (above 90°F) or very cold (below 32°F) temperatures.
• Exposure to inclement weather such as dust, wind, snow, rain, etc.
• Requires working in extremely bright or low lighting conditions.
• Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
• Work around hazardous equipment.
• Typical office environment (implies some office work).
• This position is considered a safety-sensitive position.

Salary Plan & Job Grade:
• Salary Plan: CNS: Construction Services
• Job Grade: 097