College Intern - Land Survey

Location:

Tempe, AZ, US

Date: Feb 12, 2025

Requisition ID : 18375

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• 401(k) plan with employer matching

• Paid sick time in accordance with the Arizona state minimum wage law and overtime pay for any hours actually worked over 40 in their FLSA defined week

• Access to a recreation and fitness facility

• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs: College interns are eligible to receive $1000 per calendar year

• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

The candidate will be part of the Land Department Survey team, with a mission to improve LiDAR and survey drafting turnaround times by helping with the classification of LiDAR data, records research and drafting land rights.

This position is responsible for providing exceptional customer service support to SRP designers and fellow team members by ensuring efficient work request management.

Student interns are required to work on-site a minimum of 25 hours per week, but up to 40 hours are available if your school schedule can accommodate.

Work week is Monday - Friday with work hours available from 6am-3:30pm.

What You'll Do

Student Intern responsibilities could include:

• Cleaning LiDAR data to remove anomalous points (i.e. cars, sun tracks, humans) to obtain a clean data set free of anomalous data.

• Classifying LiDAR based upon each data points real world representation (e.g. ground, vegetation, buildings, pavement etc.)

• Assist with the production of LiDAR deliverables (e.g. point clouds in various formats POD, XYZ, PTS, LAS)

• Research deeds, plats, surveys maps, and easement documents utilizing county websites and internal SRP GIS search tools.

• Drafting deeds, survey maps, plats and easements creating an accurate base map of land rights to be used for design, new easement acquisition and construction calculations.

• Draft easement exhibits and legal descriptions for easement acquisition.

• Assist with other unlisted duties as needed.

What It Takes To Succeed

•CAD experience in any of the major CAD software like Autocad or MicroStation

• Experience with the Windows & Macintosh Operating System and Microsoft Office productivity suite.

• A strong background in client support and demonstrated ability to work with clients of varied technical skill levels.

• Oral and written communication skills, including understanding of good documentation practices.

• Well organized with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously.

•Students with target degrees in drafting, engineering, construction management, GIS and STEM related are preferred.

Experience

In order to be eligible for the Student Intern Program at SRP, the employee must be actively enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credit hours that are college level (100) or above over the course of a regular semester and must be working towards a degree or certificate from an accredited college or university.

For an accelerated program, the student must be enrolled in six credit hours in the equivalent of a traditional semester.

Education

College level coursework (100+) from an accredited institution will be evaluated on an individual basis according to the skill/level to determine if applicable to the position by management.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona. We are taking steps to protect the health and well-being of all team members, and by following a number of health and safety protocols, to reduce the risk of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visas.

Nearest Major Market: Phoenix