Student intern in engineering in Montreal in a construction company

Being a mechanical engineering student at Concordia University, I had the opportunity to do an internship at Construction Daniel Dargis Inc. Contrary to popular believe, an engineer’s tasks are not limited to doing plans, calculation and supervision of construction sites. Through his training, an engineer has to interact with many departments such as administration, accounting and event sales and marketing. Here is my experience as an engineering intern in this construction, engineering, architectural and design firm. For more information see the website: www.workexperienceincanada.com
 

Various tasks for interns in a construction company in Montreal

Considering that I only stayed for 3 weeks, I had the opportunity to perform tasks in different departments, such as administration, marketing, and engineering as well as drafting. At Construction Daniel Dargis Inc., the interns come from everywhere: McGill University, Concordia University, UQAM, ETS, Polytechnique, and many other colleges, even from abroad.
 

Internships in administration, marketing, engineering, architecture, design and accounting

What differentiates the enterprise Construction Daniel Dargis Inc. from the other construction firms, is that Construction Daniel Dargis Inc. integrates all disciplines, including architecture, engineering, and design, necessary in the preparation of the construction or renovation projects. Each intern has numerous tasks and diverse responsibilities including: taking notes and measurements on site, meeting with clients and entrepreneurs, 2D and 3D drawings for renovations for kitchen, bathroom, extension or even new house, preparing engineering reports, building inspection reports, work in marketing and publicity, writing texts or even certain accounting tasks. The plurality and diversity in tasks allow interns and other members of the Construction Daniel Dargis Inc. team to acquire a competence that employers seek.
 

Participation to the conception and realization of the construction projects by an internship in enterprise

The projects are initially prepared by the department of architecture, engineering, and design for the conception of plans, where they are then transmitted to the entrepreneurial team of Construction Daniel Dargis Inc. This way compels the intern to be exposed in all aspects of the editing and creative projects in addition to their achievements. The projects in architecture, design, and engineering are prepared using drafting software such as: AutoCAD, Revit, 3D Max, SketchUp, and V-Ray. These software are used by technologists or consultant interns majoring in architecture and design to allow clients to clearly visualize the projects with realistic images. Clients can modify and approve plans, drafts, and images before the estimation, demand for a permit, and construction stages.
 

Marketing, an important step in the acquiring of a construction project

The marketing department of Construction Daniel Dargis Inc. consists of publicity specialists and graphic designers who are in charge of web designing and brochures to be printed and published online with the help of programming experts in IT. A sales director deals with client relationships, the relationships between entrepreneur and professional technician, as well as the relationships between engineers and interns.
 
In essence, this experience was very educational as it expanded my knowledge concerning the operations of a construction, engineering, architecture, and design firm, while becoming more aware of the involvement of an engineer in a company. Construction Daniel Dargis Inc. has a friendly and enriching environment.
 
Tommy Wong, engineering student
 
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