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HDR, Engineering - Water


Sponsor's Title: Associate Vice President
Degree Information: UCB, BA/BS in Civil & Environmental Engineering, 1993
UCB, Masters in Civil & Environmental Engineering, 1994
Organization: HDR, Engineering - Water
Organization Website: www.hdrinc.com
Location: Irvine, CA
Externship Date: flexible Jan 6-17
Length of Externship: 1 day(s)
Open or Closed: Filled
Externship Career Field(s): Architecture, Planning & Environmental Design; Engineering & Computer Science

Externship Details:

Organization Description:
HDR is a global architectural and civil engineering consulting firm with over 200 offices in the US and more than 10,000 employees. While HDR has capabilities in most areas of architecture and civil engineering, we are best known for our health care architectural designs and engineering designs of transportation and water related facilities. Plenty of company information can be found at www.hdrinc.com

Sponsor's Responsibilities:
The sponsor is a project manager and leader for the drinking water (including recycled water) department within HDR's southern California operations. Every day is different juggling project, staff, business development (marketing) and client needs. This means managing projects through reviewing scope and budget, communicating with clients and staff, preparing and reviewing designs, writing and reviewing reports, etc.

Extern's Proposed Duties:
The extern will shadow the sponsor. Depending on the needs of the day, the extern could attend meetings, proofread documents, perform design reviews, perform short tasks, and likely spend time with recent graduates to gain a better understanding of what could be expected of them once they graduate. This externship would beneficial to potential civil engineers: particularly if interested in environmental or water resources.

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