Internship MDT Engineering Intern
About The Position
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is recruiting summer 2026 Engineering Interns for locations in Helena and District offices throughout Montana. The internship offers hands-on experience in transportation problem solving, innovation, teamwork, and active highway projects. Interns work with experienced staff and contribute to construction projects or planning and design for future projects. Some telework may be available for certain positions, and travel varies according to job-site location. Intern assignments may include construction, geotechnical engineering, materials and surfacing design, highways, traffic and safety, design, planning, or environmental work. Construction assignments typically involve both office and field work; other assignments may combine field and office duties or focus on office work and field reviews. Interns work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Construction Engineering Interns may work more than 40 hours and some Saturdays depending on contractor schedules, with overtime pay for hours over 40. Applicants must submit an online application with a resume and cover letter. Interviews are conducted by video, beginning during the spring semester. Pay depends on credit hours earned by the end of Spring semester 2027: University/College students with 60–90 credit hours earn $22.46 per hour; those with 91 or more credit hours earn $23.25 per hour; Technical School students with at least 30 credit hours earn $23.25 per hour. Interns do not receive paid holidays, medical coverage, earned vacation, or sick leave.
Requirements
- Must be enrolled in a College, University, or Tech School at the time of application, or be within six months of graduation; graduate students may also apply.
- Must be pursuing an engineering degree at the time of application.
- University or College applicants may be considered with fewer than 60 credit hours; applicants are preferred to be entering their junior year or to have completed at least 60 credit hours.
- Technical School applicants in a two-year program must have at least 30 credit hours.
- Related majors include Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.
- Submit an online application, resume, and cover letter.
Nice To Haves
- Students pursuing Environmental Science, Geology, Hydrology, Ecology, Natural Resources Planning and Design, or a related field of study may be considered for Planning and Environmental assignments.
- At least junior-year standing or 60 completed credit hours is preferred for college or university applicants.
Responsibilities
- Conduct field reviews and write reports.
- Assist with construction oversight on roads and bridges.
- Perform material testing and sampling.
- Assist with surveying and GIS mapping.
- Contribute to paving, seal and cover, striping, earthwork, gravel placement, and grading inspection activities.
- Visit active project sites and monitor contractor progress.
- Assist with real-time problem solving on active construction jobs.
- Contribute to design work for future highway projects.
- Assist construction staff with inspection, research into processes, procedures, and materials, problem solving, recommendations for improvements, contract administration, specification improvements, and review and interpretation of plans and designs.
- Assist geotechnical personnel with subsurface investigations, laboratory testing evaluation, geotechnical design, and analysis.
- Support pavement design and pavement preservation projects, including field reviews.
- Perform plan reviews, traffic counts, safety reviews, and design work.
- Contribute to planning and environmental work, depending on assignment.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
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