Roadway Engineering Internship — Summer 2027

Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ MassDOT is offering a Highway Engineering Internship for Summer 2027. This 12-week program provides hands-on experience on highway and bridge projects, field visits, and performance of meaningful engineering tasks.

Interns work full-time May/June through August, gaining exposure to data analysis, design, estimation, and site inspections while building professional networks with state engineers.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Prepare plans, designs, specifications, and cost estimates for highway and bridge construction or maintenance projects.
• Providing data for the preparation of engineering or environmental reports and studies.
• Performing calculations related to survey, traffic forecasting, soil capacity, groundwater flow, and material quantities.
• Analyzing changes in scope of work during design or construction of projects.
• Conducting field investigations to gather information for construction, maintenance, environmental, or traffic problems.
• Reviewing license or permit applications for transportation of materials and for project construction.
• Reviewing construction and service contract payment estimates and invoices for materials, equipment, and supplies.
• Inspecting construction operations to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Inspecting maintenance work such as highway landscaping and repaving operations.
• Writing memoranda, letters, or general reports; collecting and correlating engineering data; maintaining records.

Skills

AutoCAD

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ MassDOT is offering a Highway Engineering Internship for Summer 2027. This 12-week program provides hands-on experience on highway and bridge projects, field visits, and performance of meaningful engineering tasks.

Interns work full-time May/June through August, gaining exposure to data analysis, design, estimation, and site inspections while building professional networks with state engineers.