Intern - Transportation Engineering (Summer)

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

Job summary

Department of Transportation in Pierre, SD is offering an Intern - Transportation Engineering position for Summer sessions (May–August). The role supports design, construction, or maintenance of state highway projects and emphasizes practical civil engineering tasks.

Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student and have completed at least one year of their program by the internship start.

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.

Responsibilities

• Participate on survey crew, assisting with field measurements and data collection.
• Assist in materials testing, project inspection, and data verification or other engineering activities.
• Duties are primarily outdoors and physical in nature.

Skills

Survey crew participation

Field data collection

Materials testing

Project inspection

Outdoor/manual labor

Education

Enrollment as a student (part-time or full-time)

Job description

Intern - Transportation Engineering (Summer) - 37668

22.74 - 25.08 US per hour

Posted 9 days ago | Apply before January 27, 2027

Description

Session:Summer (May - August)
Position Title:Intern - Transportation Engineering Intern
Hiring Manager: Jim Hyde
Agency:Department ofTransportation
Location: Pierre
Minimum Salary: $22.74 (Non-Engineering Students) and $25.08 (Engineering Students)

Position Description:
Intern will be involved in a variety of engineering related activities 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.