COLLEGE CO-OP MSD/COMPLIANCE SERVICES DIVISION ENVIRONMENTAL/CONSENT

MSD DIVISION OF COMPLIANCE SERVICES - ENVIRONMENTAL/CONSENT DECREE
 
Mission: To establish a partnership with colleges and universities, exposing as many students as possible to employment opportunities in the Wastewater Industry and help them become experienced professionals in the next generation workforce.

Purpose:  Co-ops will provide assistance to Health, Safety, Sustainability, & Environmental (HSSE) Branch engineers and scientists on a variety of projects. Projects range from environmental compliance support, discharge assessment and overflow reporting, facility inspections, recordkeeping, etc.

Overview: Throughout the course of the year several college students will join MSD’s staff for cooperative experience. Under direct supervision of the project manager, the Co-Op will perform assigned work by applying established engineering principles and theories to practical applications. The co-op will interact with other plant personnel, including management, administrative, operations, and maintenance staff.

Learning Expectations and Deliverables: Provides work outcomes that correspond to the student’s level of education and prior experience under professional engineering supervision.  Apply knowledge and reasoning skills to analyze and solve practical engineering problems.
 

Budget: Cell phone, laptop computer; salary of student for the duration of their semester (roughly 15 weeks)

Logistics: Student’s workstation will be in the WWE Building, 3rd Floor.  

Training: The student must be trained on city policies, rules, regulations, including applicable health and safety training.

Education and Learning Milestones:
 

Orientation(week #1)

Needs Assessment  (week #2)

Begin Project Work(weeks #1 - 3)

Project Manager and co-op will work together to develop a working document that defines projects and timelines that ensures that project goals and objectives will be achieved. The projects will be tailored to suit the students’ interests as available.

Continuation of Project Work(weeks #4 - 14)

Investigate solutions, gather information from various sources, and work as necessary to complete project deliverables as well as possible additional ideas on project solutions.

Perform mid-term review of project schedule and timeline at week #8. Make necessary adjustments to meet project objectives and project manager’s expectations. 

Prepare Final Documentation and Report Out (weeks #15 - 16)

Conclude projects, where possible.

Provide documentation and discuss with necessary parties to enable continuation of unfinished work.

Summarize and evaluate lessons learned.

Learning Education Requirements:
   

• Student must have a valid Driver’s license.
• Must currently be a college student actively taking college classes in a Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science or related engineering or science technology curriculum.                     
   

HR Contact: Jerrold Ware, Jerrold.Ware@cincinnati-oh.gov