Equipment/Mechanical Engineer Intern - Kiewit Mining Group 2025

Kiewit Corporation - Soda Springs, ID

Full-time - Intern

Soda Springs, ID

Construction of Buildings

About the position

The Equipment/Mechanical Engineer Intern position at Kiewit offers a hands-on learning experience in construction management, focusing on the planning, scheduling, budgeting, and reliability of construction and mining equipment. Interns will engage in both day-to-day operations and long-term strategies to enhance equipment reliability and implement preventative maintenance programs. This role is designed for students pursuing degrees in relevant engineering fields and provides opportunities for professional growth within a leading construction company.

Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with all federal, state, and company health, safety, and environmental requirements
• 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
• Establish and maintain communications between all levels of supervision and management
• Support of craft maintenance technicians - ordering parts, manage inventory, schedule crews, and manage quality and safety
• Specialty projects as needed

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET), Diesel Technology, or Automotive Technology
• Ability to travel or relocate as needed
• Ability to work full-time during the summer (approximately May-August)
• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity
• Passion for safety, with the ability to help ensure that nobody gets hurt
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives
• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail

Nice-to-haves

• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including top-tier health care programs
• Employee assistance programs
• Retirement planning
• Opportunities for on-the-job experience and internal/external training and development