Summer Construction Intern (Various Locations) - St. Louis District

State of Missouri; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined pension plan

Generous leave and holidays

Health insurance eligibility

Job summary

MoDOT is seeking a construction intern to inspect routine construction items for conformance with plans, specifications, and contract terms. Work is performed under moderate supervision across multiple locations in the St. Louis area.

You will coordinate inspections, prepare measurements, and maintain construction records while supporting site personnel and project teams.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a relevant bachelor's or post-bachelor's degree program.
• For engineering candidates, program must be ABET-accredited.
• Must have completed at least 30 credit hours.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and performs construction inspections verifying compliance with contracts, specifications, and engineering principles.
• Performs duties of inspector in charge of routine construction items, including plants, paving, grading, and bridges.
• Prepares final plans, change orders, contractor payment estimates, and engineering costs.
• Maintains required construction documentation, records and files; prepares progress and other reports.
• Provides field checks for contractor surveying operations and acts as party chief on routine layout and staking.
• Provides input on staffing decisions and performance management; coaches and trains staff as needed.
• Performs other responsibilities as required or assigned.

Skills

Construction inspections

Field documentation

Team supervision

Education

Relevant bachelor's or post-bachelor's degree program

ABET-accredited engineering program (for engineering candidates)

Job description

Posting closes 12/31/2026

This position will be filled at a salary no higher than the posted maximum salary.

Job Location: Various Locations throughout St. Louis County and City, St. Charles, Jefferson, and Franklin Counties

Why You’ll Love This Position

The construction intern inspects routine construction items for conformance of plans, specifications, special provisions, and terms of contract. Responsibilities are performed under moderate supervision.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinates and performs construction inspections verifying that contractors' activities are in compliance with contracts, specifications, and engineering principles.
• Performs duties of inspector in charge of routine construction items, such as asphaltic or portland cement concrete plants, asphaltic or concrete paving, including grading and base, small bridges, concrete box and pipe culverts; inspects general or special items, such as utility adjustments, signing, traffic signals and lighting.
• Performs measurements, computations, or other work in preparing final plans, change orders, contractor payment estimates, and engineering costs.
• Maintains required construction documentation, records and files; prepares progress and other reports, keeps supervisors full informed as to activities or unusual conditions on the job.
• Provides field checks for contractor surveying operations; serves as party chief on routine layout and staking; services as instrument operator on staking large bridges, other critical structures, or complex interchanges.
• Performs lead worker responsibilities, which may include providing general instruction, assigning, and reviewing work, coaching, and training, providing guidance and instruction in the proper and most efficient methods of accomplishing tasks, and providing input to the direct supervisor on staffing decisions and performance management.
• Performs other responsibilities as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

All you need for success:

• Must be enrolled in a relevant bachelor's or post-bachelor's degree program; for engineering candidates, program must be ABET-accredited.
• Must possess, and maintain, an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher out of 4.0.
• Must have completed at least 30 credit hours.

Special Working Conditions

• None

More Reasons To Love This Position

• defined pension plan
• generous amounts of leave and holiday time
• eligibility for health insurance coverage

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found HERE.

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.

If you have questions about this position, please contact: [e-mail]

The state of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.