College Intern

Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers and Architects; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers and Architects in Kansas City, MO seeks a College Intern focused on Transportation Engineering to apply classroom knowledge on real-world projects under the supervision of project engineers.

You will join a team delivering high-quality designs for highways, municipal roadways, and traffic engineering, while juggling coursework with a professional experience in a welcoming firm culture.

Qualifications

• Currently a CivilEngineering student with an interest in Transportation Engineering.
• Willingness to commute to the office and work in an office environment.
• Ability to balance school, internship, and personal demands.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on work applying classroom experience to real-world projects.
• Be an active team member for clients with experienced engineers.
• Assist project managers and collaborate with partners to realize client visions.

Skills

Civil Engineering student

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

CivilEngineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Wilson & Company is looking for a College Intern focused on Transportation Engineering to join our Kansas City, MO office. As an Intern in our office:

• You will perform hands-on work to apply your classroom experience to real-world projects and help you envision your future career.
• You’ll be an active member of our team, working for our clients on projects with our most experienced engineers.
• You’ll be introduced to Wilson & Company’s culture, helping you evaluate our firm as a future career choice.
• You will solve complex problems, assist project managers, and collaborate with partners to produce our clients’ visions for the future built environment.

Required Skills:

• Civil Engineering student with an interest in a Transportation Engineering career, such as highway engineering, municipal roadway engineering, and traffic engineering. You will receive significant hands-on and tutorial training on a number of these as an employee.
• Highly responsible and dependable.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Positive attitude and an impeccable work ethic.
• Ability to work with a team under the direct supervision of a Project Engineer and/or Project Manager.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently a CivilEngineering student with an interest inTransportation Engineering.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, primarily Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Ability to commute to/from school to the office, and work in an office environment. No remote work anticipated.
• Capacity to manage and maintain a sustainable balance between school, internship, and personal demands.

Please note that Wilson & Company is not currently sponsoring applicants for work visas.

Hourly Earnings: $22.00 - $24.00

About Us:

For nearly a century, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, has provided award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. With employees across multiple offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western regions in the United States, we bring people together to practice their craft, create value, and accomplish great things.

Guided by our purpose, we help clients move from concept to completion, transforming unused spaces into productive places, underutilized facilities into efficient ones, and rural or urban challenges into achievable solutions.

At Wilson & Company, we focus on your specific needs, delivering excellence with lasting Higher Relationships in mind. By employing our core values—discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions—we create genuine experiences and lasting connections for our clients, employees, and communities.

We support our employees’ success and well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, including options for health insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. We are proud to be an EEO employer and maintain a drug-free workplace, conducting pre-employment background checks.

Join us and be part of a culture committed to helping you achieve personal and professional success.