Paid College Internship - District 8 Construction, Design, Traffic Studies, Traffic Operations, Structures, Environmental, & Survey (Fall 2026)

What you will be doing:

• Gain exposure to culvert, bridge, and roadway design
• Use the latest CADD technology
• Assist design engineers with project-related field work

Benefits to you:

• PAID Internship where the rate is based on your rank in school
• Flexible hours based around your school schedule
• Real world experience
• Our interns work year-round and are eligible to participate in the intern program long as they are enrolled in an accredited college or university and are in good academic standing
• The opportunity to work on an important mission

Official Position Description:

This is a temporary position involving various duties that will either supplement the student's major field of study and/or provide experience that is a useful addition to the student's education and meaningful preparation for future professional employment.

In Construction, the student will receive training in proper procedures for inspection of work being done by contractors (e.g., widening & resurfacing projects, hazard elimination (safety upgrading), signing, guardrail, intersections, drainage facilities, forms & reinforcing steel; concrete placement on structures, flexible & rigid pavement; assist in bituminous plants, perform test on concrete & soil; assists in surveying, etc.

In Planning, works under supervision & training, assists with a variety of planning activities involving traffic engineering studies (e.g., prepares & reviews information on highway safety & speed zones; operates state vehicle to travel to various sites to conduct traffic counts; collects & reviews field data; verifies sign locations & pavement marking locations; photographs site of proposed projects; researches & analyzes accidents & traffic signal warrants). Becomes familiar with PC based & mainframe CADD systems, Microstation, & various software packages used by the District, in collection of traffic engineering data & the preparation of highway plans.

In Design, student will serve as an understudy or assistant on small projects, receives training on procedures & performs specific technical tasks as assigned (e.g., operates a PC & CADD (Microstation) system & can perform duties on them independently as well as call up, work with & insert files; copy, update & revise existing drawings on the CADD database; create new drawings into the CADD database using sketches &/or ports of preexisting drawings, some of which may be on CADD already), performs calculations. Assists with engineering studies & preliminary engineering. Use CADD applications within the District Office assisting in the development of highway reconstruction plans: a) plan & profile sheets of existing & proposed roadway improvements; b) highway & bridge related detail drawings; c) tables, summaries & general notes; d) mapping existing & proposed routes; e) finalization of plan sheets in reproducible form (plotting).

In Survey, under supervision & training, operates survey measuring devices (i.e., rod & prism) & instruments (e.g., transit, digital level; Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, total station, data collector) in order to obtain survey data & calculate precise measurements (e.g., elevations, horizontal coordinates). Utilizes personal computer and various software packages used by the District, (e.g., microstation, GPS) in the archiving of survey data. Operates state vehicle to travel to & from survey sites; clears brush & foliage from line of survey; locates &/or sets monuments, pins or stones; marks survey points for identification; takes field notes on topographic sketches; sets up traffic control (e.g., signs, cones); flags traffic through survey area.

In Traffic Operations, under close supervision, assist in creating spreadsheets and paper filing system for all overhead sign supports in the district, set up files to include the following: elevation drawings, sign cut-sheet drawings, photo-log picture, sign inspection form, etc. Create and organize a computer directory for signal information to include timings, drawings, syncro files, etc. Enter data on spreadsheets for net pavement marking contract, help organize signal shop for inventory. Help with lighting maintenance or pavement marking contracts to include project inspection (following contractor to record work performed), inputting diaries into CMS, setting up new project folders.

Must currently be enrolled in a college or university and in good academic standing with a minimum of a 2.00 GPA.

Must show proof of valid driver's license in order to operate state vehicle.

Preferred Major: Civil Engineering