Student Trainee (Engineering) Announcement number NRCS-20-10626016_PW-ID-SC

This is a student trainee position for engineering that will be located in Boise, Idaho. Student Trainees will perform the following duties under direct supervision. Assignments will be developmental in nature and will assist the employee in gaining the competencies necessary for a career:

Performs a variety of survey work to develop topographic, cross section, profile, and other types of duty for use by a professional engineer.

Operates and is trained in the operation of engineering instruments such as an engineer's level, hand level, laser level, total station, data collector, and GPS.

Operates a personal computer to process data, organize data, type design reports, estimate costs, calculate material quantities, and perform simple hydrology and hydraulic calculations

Assists with construction inspection and layout for conservation structures for adherence to plans and specifications.

Assists technicians in evaluating the needs and feasibility of proposed conservation projects.