Student Intern - Transportation Engineering

What Your Day Will Look Like:

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join the Consor team as a Transportation Engineering Student Intern. Under the supervision of our engineering staff, you will evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to support transportation‑related civil engineering projects. You will receive clear instructions and technical guidance on project objectives, methods, and potential solutions. Assistance is provided by design engineers on most assignments, and your work will be reviewed to ensure sound engineering judgment.

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

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:

• 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.

This hybrid job operates between an office environment and a field environment and 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 of the employee 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:  

We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have 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 know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it’s often squiggly. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.  

Why You’ll Love Consor:   

At Consor, you’ll work with a network of water and transportation professionals who specialize in planning, engineering design, structural assessment, and construction services. Across geographies, you’ll have access to the resources and nationwide expertise found in a large consulting firm, while experiencing a community feel at the local level. You’ll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together.  

How We Support Diversity:  

Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. Throughout our teams and across leadership, Consor pursues an environment in which each employee and prospective employee is treated respectfully, valuing the uniqueness of individuals and differing perspectives and experiences. At the heart of this is ensuring employment practices at Consor provide and promote equal employment and development opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing personnel activities. As such, Consor is an equal opportunity employer and pursues a program of affirmative action across its offices and worksites.  

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, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD.  

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. 

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