Engineering Intern (48469)

Calling all undergrad civil engineering students!

Collins offers an opportunity for a civil engineering student. The Lexington, Kentucky, office has an opening for a Engineering Intern for the Summer of 2026. This position will be a combination of office and time in the field. You will be able to get hands-on experience working on inspection and design projects, as well as develop work zone traffic control plans and assist with site specific health and safety plans. You will get the opportunity to be paired with professional licensed engineers creating reports and plan sets using data collected from field sites design plans.

*Relocation is available. 

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Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• Junior or senior working towards a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from an accredited university.
• Performs structural inspections and prepares inspection reports.
• Assist in the development of site specific work zone traffic control plans for future inspections.
• Prepares and/or checks structural calculations.
• Uses computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to prepare engineering and design documents. 
• Field work will be required. 

Physical Demands: 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While in the field, the employee may be required to walk in rugged conditions, work in adverse weather conditions, and stand up to eight hours or more at a time.