Bridge Design & Field Engineering Intern

GAI Consultants Inc.; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Creighton Manning, a GAI company, invites students to join its Structures Group for a hands-on internship focusing on bridge rehabilitation, replacement, and transportation structures. You will collect field data, develop concepts and drawings, and observe construction activities under experienced engineers.

You’ll learn how design criteria, calculations, drawings, estimates, and construction considerations connect to real projects with guidance from senior staff.

Qualifications

• Candidates should be working toward a bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering or a related discipline from an ABET/EAC-accredited program or approved equivalent.
• Strong candidates are self-motivated, organized, curious, willing to ask questions, and able to manage multiple assignments in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment.
• An interest in bridges and transportation infrastructure is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect field data and document existing bridge conditions.
• Support specific tasks on larger assignments under the guidance of experienced engineers.
• Perform standard engineering calculations and basic structural analyses.
• Prepare drawings, sketches, exhibits, and visual aids for design documents, reports, and presentations.
• Observe construction activities.
• Support design tasks for bridge rehabilitation, bridge replacement, and other transportation-related structures.
• Prepare quantity calculations for construction cost estimates.
• Attend project meetings with senior staff to learn how technical decisions are discussed, documented, and advanced.
• Draft report sections, meeting notes, and other written documents for review by senior staff.
• Perform basic QA/QC tasks, including checking your own work for completeness, consistency, and calculation or drafting errors before review.
• Attend client, public, and project-team meetings with senior staff to observe how infrastructure projects move from planning through delivery.

Skills

Civil engineering

Education

ABET/EAC-accredited program

Job description

Creighton Manning, a GAI company, invites students to join its Structures Group for a hands-on internship focusing on bridge rehabilitation, replacement, and transportation structures. You will collect field data, develop concepts and drawings, and observe construction activities under experienced engineers.

You’ll learn how design criteria, calculations, drawings, estimates, and construction considerations connect to real projects with guidance from senior staff.