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Seattle City Light – Student Engineer Internship Opportunity

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Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle’s electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship

Seattle City Light’s Generation Operations & Engineering Business Unit (GOE) is looking for a
Student Engineering Intern to join the Structural Engineering (SE) group. Although the Structural Engineering group is part of GOE, the group performs structural and civil engineering design for the entire utility, not just generation projects. There is a broad array of technical work the SE group performs, including structural calculations, design, inspections, and studies of hydroelectric plants, electrical transmission lines, distribution infrastructure,
and substation facilities.

This position will report to the Structural Engineering Supervisor and will report out of the Seattle Municipal Tower in Downtown Seattle.

Interested students can apply online here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/seattle/jobs/2227485/student-engineering-intern-structural/

CEE Tool Training 1 – Nov 17th

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Due to the amount of people on the signup sheet for shop tool training (Tool Training 1, Class B), a third session is being added onto the sheet for Saturday November 17th at 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.This tool training is required for the students and persons who will be or think that they might need to use power hand tools for their research projects. The tools training covers the use of circular saw, table saw, drill motor etc. in and around structures lab. Renewing is required every eight months. The signup sheet will be posted on the door room 33 (machine shop), across from the material lab, More Hall basement. Continue reading →

Winter 2019 updates (CEE 457, CEE 424, TE and UD Electives, etc.)

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Hello CEE majors (especially seniors):Just a quick update on matters that may impact or influence your winter quarter course selection.

  • CEE 457 Advanced Structures (3cr): This class is in the process of being moved to MWF 12:30 to 1:20pm.  Its current time conflicts with IND E 315, which many of the seniors also need to take.    IND E 315 will fill up quickly, so when in doubt, register for that and we can help you to add CEE 457 later.

 

  • CEE 424 Geographic Info Systems (3cr) : This has been added as a Technical Course List for both the BSCE and BSENVE majors.   For the BSCE, it will satisfy the Construction Core.

 

  • CEE 465 Data Analysis in Water Science (4cr): This has also been added to the Technical Course List for both the BSCE and BSENVE majors.   For the BSCE, it will satisfy the Environmental Core.

 

  • BSCE Upper Division Engineering & Science Electives list is currently being updated to include the following courses:
    • ARCH 487 Fundl’s of Building Info Modeling
    • CM 335 Sustainable Construction
    • CM 414 Virtual Construction
    • CM 426 Preconstruction Techniques
    • ENV H 462 Technical Aspects of Occupational Safety

 

  • BSENVE Upper Division Engineering & Science Electives list is currently being updated to include:
    • CM 331 Construction Estimating

 

Freshmen, Sophomore, and Juniors:

  • If you have space in your schedule, you can consider CEE 291 AutoCad (2cr) — This is offered each academic year quarter, and it’s a good skill to have – not just a intro to computer-aided work, but to learn how to read and interpret computerized drawings.

 

See CEE Course Descriptions: http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/cee.html

 

 

Mariko & Brian

Satisfying your Additional Writing Requirement: W by Arrangement

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Hello,
We have been receiving a number of emails and questions from students about satisfying the 4cr of additional writing.

There are a number of ways to satisfy this requirement:

  • The first option would be to find a course designated as “W” on the time schedule/MyPlan course search. If you are still in need of a DIV, VLPA or I&S, you may be able to find a course to satisfy more than 1 requirement.

 

  • A second option will be to create a “W by Arrangement” to satisfy your additional writing credits. For example, you can take one of your classes (Upper Division Elective?) and work with the professor to satisfy the “W” credit.  If the course you choose to use as “W” credits is less than 4 credits, you can also work with the professor to add a 1cr CEE 499 Independent Study project. More information on this option can be found here.  If you choose the “W by Arrangement” option, please let your us know in advance so we can support you through the process.

For more information regarding the Additional Writing Credits, including the criteria for a “W” course, and “W by arrangement” please refer to the following website: https://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/academic-planning/general-education-requirements/additional-writing/

Please let us know if you have any questions.

-Brian & Mariko

Skanska Scholarship

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I have been asked to forward this again to CEE Juniors since the deadline of Oct 31 is approaching.

The original email is from Aryssa Brantner who is a relatively recent grad from CEE. Her email provides details on how to apply for one of two $3000 scholarships to be given to CM or CEE students by Skanska Construction. My hunch is at least one will go to a CEE Junior (the details clearly state only Juniors need apply). And…you do not need reference letters which is a plus. And…along with the funds a guaranteed offer of a summer intern position with Skanska…that is another nice plus.

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Engineering Study Abroad Info Sessions

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Dear Advisers,

Please share information with your students about the upcoming Engineering Study Abroad Info Sessions where students can learn about opportunities to study abroad as an engineering student:

  • Friday, October 19 at 1:30-2:30pm
  • Tuesday, October 23 at 3:30-4:30pm

All sessions will be held in EEB 303.

 

Career Fair Preparation,Construction Career Fair and Pizza

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All,

The CONSTRUCTION CAREER FAIR is being held at the end of October and we thought it might be nice to offer a bit of advice before it arrives. Come on the 18th to get some good advice on career fairs, resumes, etc. and come on the 29th to a fantastic construction career fair – lots of jobs and internships available. The CEE career fair is later on (January) but there will not be nearly the volume of construction companies looking for you as there will be here.

CONSTRUCTION CAREER FAIR PREPARATION
When: Thursday, October 18th, 2018 12:30-1:20pm
Where: More Hall, room 234
What: 45 minutes of advice and Q&A to help best prepare you for this career fair and all others
Food: Pizza provided by the Beavers Charitable Trust

CONSTRUCTION CAREER FAIR (CEE STUDENTS ARE ABSOLUTELY INVITED TO ATTEND)
When: Monday, October 29th, 2018 10am – 4pm
Where: HUB Ballroom
What: 70+ construction companies looking for interns and full-time hires
More: This is THE career fair to go to if you are interested in construction engineering

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CEE Ugrad Weekly: Last Chance for MOR Access | Drop-Ins Update | CEE Ugrad Blog

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CEE Undergraduate Weekly (10.10.18)

Hello –

I think it’s safe to say that we are now in full swing for the 2018-19 academic year!

The Career Center @ Engineering has already held a number of career-focused events and there are many more coming up in the near future.

Make sure you are keeping a close eye on your emails and the blog to make sure nothing slips past… 

Updated Drop-In Hours for Oct 10-12 Continue reading →

Parsons Corporation – Associate Transportation Engineer – Seattle

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Parsons Corporation Seattle office has an opening for an Associate Civil Transportation Engineer in our road & highway practice. This role will support engineering and design project work for Washington State DOT projects, and additional transportation related projects throughout the state and region. The position is open to new and recent graduates from your Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree programs. We will sponsor OPT/EAD visa students as well. Thank-you.

Chris Miles , Corporate  Recruiting
Corporate Recruiter
100 West Walnut – Pasadena, CA  91124

Chris.Miles@Parsons.com  –  (626) 773-2287 ( m)