One fun story from a buddy of mine when he was a (civil) engineering intern might shed some light on expectations here. He was under 2 bosses for the summer on

One fun story from a buddy of mine when he was a (civil) engineering intern might shed some light on expectations here. He was under 2 bosses for the summer on a construction site, and together, they were (1) the engineers responsible for construction & (2) project managers responsible for "make sure things don't go wrong." Halfway through the summer, he's doing a great job. The bosses trust him to handle things for a day or two, and are off on other sites. This is the first time he's the only 'engineer' there. Of course, disaster strikes - I never got the full details, but apparently there was a LOT of water, flooding a half dozen residences next to the site. Called his bosses - no answer. He knew nothing, of course, but was nominally "in charge" so just did what he could think to do: made sure the foreman was on top of fixing the problem; knocked on the residence doors to make sure everyone nearby knew what was happening; got in touch with emergency-water-damage folks listed somewhere in the company's directory; and wrote up an email to his bosses documenting what happened, why, and what's been tried to fix it. The way he tells it, when his boss finally called, my friend opened up with "I know you're probably gonna fire me, but I'm just doing what I can to fix this." His boss responded "fire you? I'm gonna offer you a f*cking full time job" TLDR: it's not your job to launch this thing on your own. Other people are doing their jobs too. Just to be ready to contribute how you can, if & when you're needed.