Intern - Facilities Operations Architect - Technical Graduate Year-Round

What Your Job Will Be Like:

This position is for a Facilities Operations Architect Intern who will assist with designing, or overseeing design, of sustainable architectural building systems, addressing accessibility issues, and overseeing systems that ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

On any given day, you may be called on to help the Operations Architect with:

• Developing and providing technical system requirements for both design and operation of architectural systems.
• Following code and contractual requirements; and incorporating performance-based design and customer requirements.
• Providing computerized modeling of systems, analyzing data, and ensuring reliability through obsolescence- and reliability-centered planning.
• Researching and testing new and innovative techniques and equipment to save energy and reduce costs in utility and building architectural systems.
• Assessing capabilities and condition of existing building envelope, equipment, systems, and site infrastructure and making recommendations for improvements
• Performing systems analyses of buildings' interior and exterior systems and subsystems, and creating campus and building standards.
• Preparing design specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, and construction time data.
• Planning layout of projects and integrating architectural elements into a unified design.
• Responding to daily requests for support from customers and maintenance.
• Updating and creating standards and specifications.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Qualifications We Require:

You bring the confidence and skills to be eligible for the job by meeting these minimum requirements:

• Earned bachelor's degree
• Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited graduate program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Ability to work up to 30 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer
• U.S. citizenship

Qualifications We Desire:

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Architecture or related field. Experience working in an architecture related field.
• A strong desire to learn and the ability to work independently or with teams.
• CADD/BIM experience.
• Ability to understand and interpret mechanical, electrical, and plumbing documents, blueprints, drawings, and schematics.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Working knowledge and understanding in Facilities engineering, design and construction, and industry standards/ practices.
• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple high rigor tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to develop and nurture internal customer relationships.
• Ability to plan, organize, lead, and monitor team efforts to completion.
• Knowledge of maintenance management software systems.

About Our Team:

The Portfolio and Space Management Team is aligned to the line organizations by geographic area and provides front-line, direct support for all Facilities products and services. Our mission is to maintain the buildings and associated systems fit for mission use, as well as to facilitate modifications in support of future mission work and tactical space requests. We strive to partner with our customers to respond to building issues and support the needs of the mission.

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

Job ID: 687287