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Civil Engineering Intern - Energy & Resources (Summer 2026)

CompanyStantec
LocationDenver
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 27, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
Interns will assist in developing proposals, including scheduling and cost estimates, and support project administration tasks such as writing reports, gathering information, and tracking project costs. Responsibilities also include performing simple calculations, data entry, and assisting in writing technical documents like design reports and specifications.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
7
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Stantec provides professional design and consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, and project management. At Stantec, we offer integrated service delivery. We are one of the few industry leaders that can offer professional services throughout the entire infrastructure and facility life cycle: plan, design, build, monitor, assess, restore, and decommission. Continually striving to balance economic, environmental, and social responsibilities, we are recognized as a world-class leader and innovator in the delivery of sustainable solutions. Stantec supports the delivery of a continuous learning program focused on the principles of sustainable design, for the benefit of personnel, clients, and our community, following through on our goal to make our world a better place. A commitment to continuous learning and the understanding of sustainable design practices is key to Stantec's promise of environmental, social and economic sustainability. Stantec is registered with, and carries out projects funded by all the major International Funding Institutions. Projects are also carried out for private sector clients including utility and large multi-national companies. In 1954, Dr. Don Stanley, an environmental engineer, founded Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. in Western Canada. Sixty years later, Stantec Consulting Ltd. has grown to encompass over 200 offices in North America and worldwide. The Stantec team of over 15,000 employees has completed more than 60,000 projects for over 6,000 clients in over 100 countries around the world. Our staff have successfully completed projects on six continents from Australia to Zambia for public and private sector clients. Stantec began working internationally in 1967 on a sewerage system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and has continued to do so for last 45 years. Stantec Consulting International Ltd. (SCIL) provides the specialized professional consulting services of Stantec to international funding agencies and clients in the government, institutional, industrial and commercial sectors. Corporate headquarters are located in the Stantec Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Additional international offices are located in Barbados; Puerto Rico; Qatar; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates; the United Kingdom; and India. Project offices are located around the world specific to on-going projects.
About the Role

Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.

As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.

Join a team that has been partnering with our clients for more than 100 years to improve the quality of life around the world. When it comes to energy generation and transformation as well as water storage and conveyance projects, we design with the next generation in mind. We operate with the strength of a $3B company paired with the agility of a specialized dams group, to deliver some of the most iconic and cutting edge projects around the world. This proud legacy has fostered a culture of innovation and safety, leading our team to design the world’s most impactful power and dam projects—projects vital to both local and global communities.

Your Opportunity

Stantec employs approximately 234,000 experts including engineers, consultants and construction professionals globally. As specialists in water and natural resources, Stantec employees use innovative ideas and technology to solve complex infrastructure and environmental challenges.

We are seeking qualified candidates for a Summer Engineering Internship to support the Hydro and Dams group within the Energy and Resources business center. This is a terrific opportunity for a college senior/graduate student to support a number of exciting projects while learning important skillsets.

Our Dams and Hydro team includes a multidisciplinary staff, including civil, geotechnical/geologic, and water resource engineers that specialize in the planning, analysis, design, and construction of water storage, water conveyance and hydropower projects including:

  • Embankment, Concrete & RCC Dams
  • Hydraulic Structures including Spillways and Outlet Works
  • Tunnels & Shafts for Pipelines

The Stantec internship program is a great opportunity for students to prepare for a career in engineering while getting paid. We provide real hands-on experience and project-related work opportunities to help students connect their studies into a new context - the business environment. It is an excellent opportunity to build relationships and learn from respected figures in the industry while gaining a better understanding of the big picture of things. Candidates that successfully complete the Stantec internship program are well-positioned to pursue further opportunities within the company.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Assist in developing proposals, including project scheduling, and developing cost estimates.
  • Assisting in project administration including writing reports, gathering information, drafting proposals, drafting correspondence, tracking project costs, and completing progress reports.
  • Performing simple calculations, computer data entry, along with some exposure to CAD, GIS, GeoStudio, RocScience Programs, and Bluebeam.
  • Assist in writing technical documents such as calculation packages, geotechnical data reports, design reports, and specifications.
  • Support field investigations and the assessment of subsurface conditions by reviewing drilling and test pit logs, in-situ testing data, and other pertinent field documentation.
  • Performing research and contacting vendors for information.
  • Develop familiarity with regulatory agency requirements, technical design standards, and industry standards and guidelines

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements
Key Skills
Project SchedulingCost EstimatesProject AdministrationReport WritingData EntryCADGISGeoStudioRocScience ProgramsBluebeamTechnical Document WritingField InvestigationsSubsurface Condition AssessmentRegulatory Agency RequirementsTechnical Design StandardsIndustry Standards
Categories
EngineeringEnergyConstructionEnvironmental & Sustainability
Benefits
Medical InsuranceDental InsuranceVision PlansWellness ProgramHealth Saving AccountsFlexible Spending Accounts401(k) PlanEmployee Stock Purchase ProgramLife InsuranceAccidental Death & Dismemberment InsuranceShort-Term Disability PlansLong-Term Disability PlansEmergency Travel BenefitsTuition ReimbursementProfessional Membership Fee CoveragePaid Family LeavePaid HolidaysVacationPaid Sick Leave