Intern - Materials and Surfacing Engineering (Summer)

Sdsoybean; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

South Dakota Department of Transportation offers an Intern - Materials and Surfacing Engineering position for the summer in Pierre, SD. The role includes testing highway construction materials, verifying mix designs meet criteria, and collecting GPR data for reporting.

Travel across South Dakota may be required, with a focus on Asphalt Concrete and Portland Cement Concrete testing. The program runs May–August, with a session-based salary of $22.74–$25.08 per hour, depending on engineering

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

Responsibilities

• Perform tests on highway construction materials in the SDDOT Central Materials lab.
• Verify that hot mix asphalt and/or Portland cement concrete designs meet the design criteria.
• Collect ground penetrating radar (GPR) data, analyze results, and generate reports for steel placement in Portland cement concrete pavements.
• Limited travel throughout South Dakota for construction project inspections and highway construction materials testing.

Skills

GPR data analysis

Education

College/university student

Job description

Intern - Materials and Surfacing Engineering (Summer) - 37811

22.74 - 25.08 US per hour

Description

Session: Summer (May - August)
Position Title:Intern - Materials and Surfacing Engineering Intern (Three Positions)
Hiring Manager: Tom Grannes
Agency:Department of Transportation
Location: Pierre
Minimum Salary: $22.74 (Non-Engineering Students) and $25.08 (Engineering Students)

Position Description:
The intern will work in the Asphalt Concrete and/or the Portland Cement Concrete section of the SDDOT Central Materials lab. Perform tests on highway construction materials used on SDDOT Projects. Conduct and verify that hot mix asphalt and/or portland cement concrete mix designs meet the design criteria. Collect ground penetrating radar (GPR) data, analyze results, and generate reports for steel placement in portland cement concrete pavements. Limited travel throughout South Dakota for construction project inspections and highway construction materials testing.

Qualifications:
Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.