Transportation Engineering Internship – Summer 2027

Description At Clark Dietz, we're more than an engineering firm. We're employee-owners committed to improving the quality of life in the communities we serve. As an ENR Top 500 design firm with offices across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin, we provide transportation, civil, environmental, structural, mechanical, electrical, and construction engineering services that make a lasting impact.

Internship Overview

Clark Dietz internships provide a great opportunity to apply academic learning to real world engineering projects through hands on experience. Interns also participate in group activities throughout the summer to learn about the engineering profession, technical areas, and career paths.

As a Transportation Engineer Intern, you will work as part of a team in the field on a variety of municipal infrastructure and roadway projects. Duties will include assisting with design, plan development, specifications, site surveying and documentation of construction activities, computing quantities, and verifying measurements and layouts on project sites. Our transportation projects can include a variety of linear features along a transportation corridor, such as traffic, pavement, signals and lighting, structures, storm systems, drainage, watermain transmission, and sanitary systems.

Requirements

Students with a declared major in Civil Engineering and an interest in Transportation are encouraged to apply. Ability to read and interpret construction plans and documents and research specifications and codes as needed. Ability to perform basic calculations to compute quantities, verify measurements, and organize and analyze data. Good organizational skills with strong attention to detail and a willingness to perform a variety of tasks with guidance from other staff. Good communication and listening skills with the ability to ask insightful questions and learn and apply new skills. Previous experience using CAD software (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Bentley ORD,