Intern - Transportation/Construction Engineering (Summer)

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

South Dakota State Government's Department of Transportation offers a Summer internship for Transportation/Construction Engineering (Three Positions) in Watertown. The internship runs May–August and requires the applicant to be a current college student with full- or part-time status.

Responsibilities include assisting in design, construction or maintenance on state highway projects, surveying, materials testing, inspection, data collection and verification, with duties largely outdoors and

Qualifications

• 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.
• Preference may be given to junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Responsibilities

• Interns will be involved in a variety of engineering related activities performed in support of design, construction or maintenance of state highway construction projects.
• Interns will further their knowledge and abilities in the civil engineering field.
• Duties may include participating on survey crew, materials testing, project inspection, data collection and verification, or other engineering related activities.
• Duties are primarily performed outdoors and are physical in nature.

Job description

Session: Summer (May - August)

Position Title: Intern - Transportation/Construction Engineering (Three Positions)

Hiring Manager: Jeff Brink

Agency: Department of Transportation

Location: Watertown

Minimum Salary: $22.74 (Non-Engineering Students) and $25.08 (Engineering Students)

*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description

Interns will be involved in a variety of engineering related activities performed in support of design, construction or maintenance of state highway construction projects. Interns will further their knowledge and abilities in the civil engineering field. Specific duties may include participating on survey crew, materials testing, project inspection, data collection and verification, or other engineering related activities. Duties are primarily performed outdoors and are physical in nature.

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.

*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration

Telephone: [phone]

'An Equal Opportunity Employer'