Roadway Design Intern - Hands-On Civil Engineering

Kpffconsultingengineers; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

KPFF Consulting Engineers seeks a Civil Roadway Design Intern in Boise, Idaho to gain hands-on experience with roadway design, plan development, and construction support. You will assist with roadway design tasks, prepare plans and quantity estimates, and support CAD workflows under senior engineers' guidance.

The internship emphasizes learning agency standards, site conditions, and constructability, with a 10-12 week summer term and mentoring support.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA in undergraduate coursework.
• Ability to interpret basic survey information, plans and technical documentation.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong technical, organizational and problem-solving abilities and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist with roadway design tasks involving horizontal and vertical alignments, roadway geometry, grading, drainage and related civil improvements.
• Help prepare plans, profiles, cross sections, details, quantity calculations and cost estimates under guidance.
• Support development and organization of design files and technical deliverables using CAD software.
• Learn to apply agency design criteria, standards and project requirements to real-world transportation projects.
• Coordinate with drainage, utility, structures, traffic, survey, environmental and other project disciplines.
• Contribute to team discussions, quality-control reviews and collaborative problem-solving.
• Participate in our Weekly Intern Training Series and other mentoring opportunities.

Skills

Civil engineering fundamentals

Written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Civil Engineering

Transportation engineering / surveying coursework

Tools

Civil 3D

MicroStation

OpenRoads Designer

AutoCAD

Job description

KPFF Consulting Engineers seeks a Civil Roadway Design Intern in Boise, Idaho to gain hands-on experience with roadway design, plan development, and construction support. You will assist with roadway design tasks, prepare plans and quantity estimates, and support CAD workflows under senior engineers' guidance.

The internship emphasizes learning agency standards, site conditions, and constructability, with a 10-12 week summer term and mentoring support.