Transportation Engineering Student Intern

Job Description

Transportation Engineering Student Intern

We are seeking a motivated Transportation Engineering Student Intern to join the Consor team. Under the supervision of our engineering staff, you will apply standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to support transportation-related civil engineering projects. You will receive clear instructions and technical guidance, with assistance from design engineers on most assignments. Your work will be reviewed to ensure sound engineering judgment.

This is a hybrid role operating between an office environment and a field environment.

Pay & Hours

• Pay Range: $20–$25/hour
• Hours: 15–20 hours per week to start, increasing to full-time during the summer.

Key Responsibilities (What You’ll Do)

• Perform engineering tasks involving conventional design methods and solutions with low to moderate complexity.
• Use computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software to develop working plans and detailed drawings.
• Create and revise maps, charts, graphics, exhibits, and diagrams.
• Participate in field survey activities as part of a survey crew.
• Assist in preparing engineering reports and cost estimates.
• Utilize engineering software to support organization, accuracy, and efficiency of calculations.
• Conduct basic engineering analysis, design, and detailing for project plans and construction material quantities.
• Assist with developing or maintaining engineering-related computer programs and systems (all work must follow CAD standards, drafting manuals, and file management protocols).
• Organize and maintain engineering calculations for roadway, bridge, hydraulic, and other civil designs.
• Perform additional duties as needed, which may include administrative tasks such as filing, answering phones, or assisting with business-related activities.

What You’ll Need (Qualifications)

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited university, with progress toward upper‑division civil engineering coursework.
• Demonstrated passion for learning and growing in the engineering profession.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This hybrid job routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and copy machines. May require occasional exposure to work environments that may include inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.

While performing the duties of this job, physical demands include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling. This job may occasionally require operating a company vehicle, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

What Benefits You’ll Enjoy

Consor invests in its team members by providing a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility for some benefits is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are eligible based on hours worked. For questions, contact careers@consoreng.com.

• Career Growth & Development: Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Work-Life Alignment: Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
• Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.
• Life: Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.
• Community: Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.

How Your Career Will Grow

We understand that career growth is often dynamic. Whether you want to explore a management track, try a new technical path, or move laterally to reposition your skills, Consor aims to be a place where you can continuously learn and grow, regardless of your starting level.

Why You’ll Love Consor

At Consor, you’ll collaborate with a network of water and transportation professionals specializing in planning, engineering design, structural assessment, and construction services. You’ll have access to nationwide expertise and resources found in a large consulting firm, while enjoying a community feel at the local level. We foster a culture of shared successes and mutual support through challenges, offering countless opportunities to expand your potential and advance your career on diverse projects that build inspiring communities.

How We Support Diversity

Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive for an environment where every employee and prospective employee is treated respectfully, valuing individual uniqueness, differing perspectives, and experiences. Our employment practices promote equal employment and development opportunities for all, in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Consor is an equal opportunity employer and actively pursues a program of affirmative action.

If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia Relay Service (TDD) at 711. If any applicant believes they have been discriminated against or desires further information or assistance, contact us at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214.

Notice

The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position’s responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks.