Engineering/CAD Technician Intern - Portland Water District

The Portland Water District (PWD) is seeking internship candidates for summer internships within our Engineering Services Department. The positions have a rate of $19/hr and will run for 12 weeks during summer 2025.

PWD provides clean drinking water to over 200,000 people in 11 communities--and wastewater collection and treatment to 6 communities—in southern Maine. Join an organization focused on providing critical public health infrastructure and environmental protection in a safe and responsible way.

The PWD Engineering Services Department supports all aspects of this mission, in areas ranging from treatment and distribution infrastructure improvement project management, to data collection and analysis, CAD design, and Instrumentation & Controls.  This position will be specifically involved with our asset management system creating CAD files of asset process location within the various water and wastewater plants throughout the PWD system.

Ideal Candidates will:

• Be enrolled in a 2-year Engineering Design Associate Degree program or have 1-2 years of CAD experience
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and through writing.
• Be able to work in an office environment and or out in the field.
• Have experience with Windows OS and Office programs such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Experience or interest in any of the following technical areas is preferred:

• CAD (AutoCAD LT or Standard)
• GIS

To apply for one of our Engineering Intern positions, please visit our website at www.pwd.org