ENGINEERING INTERN

June 16, 2025

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Job Description

About West Yost

West Yost is a water-focused engineering consulting firm, certified as a Great Place to Work®. They have been recognized as a top firm for diversity and as one of Fortune’s® Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services. Since 1990, their mission has been to be the water firm of choice. They offer services in groundwater, water supply, water and wastewater treatment, water and wastewater infrastructure, stormwater, recycled water, construction management, and operations technology.

Job Description: Engineering Intern

West Yost is seeking an Engineering Intern for their Sacramento, CA office. The Engineering Intern will assist engineers by performing tasks and handling routine aspects of engineering assignments.

Essential Duties:

• Provide timely assistance in execution of engineering assignments
• Assist in the preparation technical reports in support of projects.
• Complete calculations using engineering formulas and skills and/or utilizes computers to solve problems.
• Assist in performing quantity take offs and developing opinions of probable cost.
• Work with CAD Technicians and Engineers in order to complete design details and plan sets.
• Input and analyzes data from a GIS database.
• Communicate with client staff and internal design team as directed by senior engineering staff.

Requirements:

• Must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering
• Excellent writing and communication skills are essential
• Experience with CAD and GIS, course work will suffice

Preferred Education And/or Experience

• Emphasis on environmental/water resources engineering is beneficial
• Coursework and research experience in water and wastewater supply, distribution, conveyance, treatment, and/or water quality.

Pay Rate: \$24/hr (based on Sacramento, CA office location)