Location: Covington,LA, USA
Requisition ID: 174591
Job Level: Internship
Home District/Group: Weeks Marine - Dredging
Department: Equipment
Market: Marine
Employment Type: Full Time Temporary
Position Overview
Are you interested in a hands-on real-world learning experience directly related to the skills needed in a full-time career working with equipment in the construction industry?
Our mission is to make a difference and we offer opportunities for you to make one too through our construction operations. Whether we're boring tunnels through mountains, turning rivers into energy or building bridges that connect communities, we depend on our passionate, skilled, and safety-obsessed construction professionals to get it done right. You bring your big ideas, commitment to top quality, and an unwavering work ethic. In return, we offer huge career and travel opportunities and the satisfaction of building the next big thing from the ground up. There's a reason Kiewit and Weeks attract the best: we offer fast-paced excitement and fulfillment you won't find anywhere else.
As an Equipment Intern, you will support our Marine Dredging Division. This position is responsible for the planning, scheduling, budgeting, utilization and reliability of a construction and marine equipment fleet. The position will deal with day to day as well as long term issues related to an equipment fleet. The position's focus will be to improve equipment reliability as well as implement, monitor, audit, and manage preventative maintenance programs.
District Overview
Established in 1919, Weeks Marine, Inc. is one of the largest marine, dredging and tunneling contractors in North America and has successfully completed projects throughout North and South America, from inland waterways to offshore sites in the Pacific and the Atlantic. Weeks Marine has three key divisions - Construction, Dredging and Marine Services - which are bolstered by three major subsidiaries, Healy Tibbitts Builders, Inc., McNally International, Inc. and North American Aggregates.
Weeks Marine's vast reach and deep expertise, combined with the sheer size and diversity of its equipment fleet, enables the company to serve as a one-stop shop for clients in both the private and governmental sectors, providing exceptional customer service, environmental sensitivity, operational efficiency, and a long-standing commitment to safety. Weeks Marine is headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey, and manages a network of regional offices in Louisiana, Texas, Hawaii, Guam, Ontario, and Nova Scotia.
Location
One of the many things that makes Kiewit's culture unique is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to abundant opportunities. We relocate our teams based on the work that is available, combined with the development plans, skill sets and career goals of each team member. This means your Kiewit adventure is custom-designed to meet our shared needs.
Responsibilities
* Material handling and procurement
* Create and maintain tool/filter lists and documentation
* Inspections of equipment and parts
* Logistics management and communication
* Long/short range equipment planning, scheduling, and budgeting
* Planning and paperwork processing to prepare for critical lifts
* Use reliability and failure analysis data to increase equipment availability and reliability
* Support of craft maintenance technicians - ordering parts, manage inventory, schedule crews, and manage quality and safety
* Specialty projects as needed.
Qualifications
* Ability to travel as needed
* Ability to work full-time during the Summer (May-August 2025)
* Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET), Diesel Technology, or Automotive Technology
* Ability to freely access all points of a construction site in a wide-ranging climates and environments
* Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative
* Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
* Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt
* Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives
* Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail
Other Requirements:
* Regular, reliable attendance
* Work productively and meet deadlines timely
* Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
* Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
* Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
* May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.