Engineering Intern

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Mason City (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking an Engineering Intern to join our Primary Design Team. This student would work on designing highway repair, rehabilitation and/or safety projects, gaining extensive experience in CAD and understanding DOT design processes.

You will learn to estimate quantities, prepare cost estimates, and draft final construction plans for letting. Duration: May-August; 40 hours/week.

Qualifications

• Completion of at least two years in civil, construction, materials, or transportation engineering, or in an engineering management curriculum at an accredited four-year college or university with eligibility for junior status upon return to school.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing highway repair, rehabilitation and safety projects for District 2 Primary Design team.
• Coordinate project designs with DOT offices, local governments, and potentially private consulting firms.

Education

Two years in civil, construction, materials, or transportation engineering, or engineering management curriculum at an accredited four-year college or university with eligibility for junior status upon return to school

Tools

CADD/CAD software

Job description

Job Description The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking an Engineering Intern to join our Primary Design Team!

Job Description The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking an Engineering Intern to join our Primary Design Team! This student would work as part of the District 2’s Primary Design team designing highway repair, rehabilitation and/or safety projects. This position would provide extensive experience in CADD and an opportunity to learn about the Iowa DOT’s design processes and policies. Work involved would include identifying problems to be addressed by the project, designing solutions to address those problems, documenting design decisions, estimating quantities of work to be accomplished, preparing cost estimates, and designing/drafting final construction plans for project letting. The student would gain experience in coordinating project designs with other DOT offices, with local governments whose facilities may be affected by the project, and potentially with private consulting firms.

Duration: May-August; 40 hours/week

Minimum Qualification Requirements Requirements: Completion of at least?two years?in civil, construction, materials, or transportation engineering, or in an engineering management curriculum at an accredited?four-year college or university with eligibility for junior status upon return to school.