Highway Engineering Internship - Summer 2027
About The Position
MassDOT interns work with engineers and specialists on site visits and significant transportation projects, delivering work intended to have a positive and lasting influence on transportation in Massachusetts. The program also offers opportunities to network with professionals across the state. The Engineering Internship Program typically runs for 12 weeks from May or June through the end of August. Students must commit to a full-time schedule during the internship period. Interns are assigned throughout the Highway Division and may assist MassDOT engineers with highway and bridge projects, engineering and environmental studies, field investigations, construction and maintenance inspections, permitting, crash-data analysis, environmental compliance, and bridge inspections.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with AutoCAD.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly strong Excel skills.
- Excellent verbal and analytical skills.
Responsibilities
- Prepare plans, designs, specifications, and cost estimates for highway and bridge construction or maintenance projects.
- Provide data for engineering or environmental reports and studies.
- Perform calculations related to surveying, traffic forecasting, soil capacity, groundwater flow, and material quantities.
- Analyze changes in project scope during design or construction.
- Conduct field investigations to gather information for resolving construction, maintenance, environmental, or traffic problems.
- Review applications for licenses or permits involving transportation of materials and construction projects.
- Review construction and service contract payment estimates or invoices for materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Inspect construction operations, including drainage, steel placement, paving, and concrete work, to ensure compliance with specifications.
- Inspect maintenance work, including highway landscaping and repaving.
- Write memoranda, letters, and reports; collect and correlate engineering data; maintain records; and operate technical equipment.
- Pull, redact, and analyze crash data to help evaluate high-crash locations and support Road Safety Audits.
- Assist with environmental compliance and permitting concerning groundwater, stormwater, air, noise, wetlands, wildlife, climatology, hazardous materials, and waste.
- Assist with biennial bridge inspections, including preparation, field inspection, and compiling the final report.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
