Engineering Internship

Hazen and Sawyer
Columbus, Ohio, United StatesPosted Sep 4, 2026

About the role

Work Setting: In-person (All in office/field)

Hazen and Sawyer is seeking summer interns for a variety of water-related assignments in our Columbus, Ohio office. The successful candidate will be involved in a wide range of drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and/or conveyance projects. Responsibilities include integrating with design teams from initial studies and conceptual design through construction of pipelines, pump stations, and/or treatment facilities and attending field investigations and site visits.

Why Hazen and Sawyer

  • Founded in 1951 by the son of Allen Hazen (developer of the Hazen-Williams equation), we are an employee-owned company with a singular focus on "all things water."
  • Our work includes planning, design, and oversight of construction of environmental infrastructure – for water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
  • We foster a work environment low on bureaucracy and high in creativity.
  • We recruit talented professionals, provide them with challenging, interesting, and creative assignments, and furnish them with the tools they need to succeed.
  • We currently have over 2,400 employees in 90+ offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.

Key Responsibilities

  • Participate in fieldwork, site visits and potential client meetings
  • Assist in preparing engineering deliverables, including sampling studies, condition assessments, process modeling, hydraulics, and design reports
  • Work directly with experienced engineering team providing mentoring opportunities to learn and develop
  • Manage data for process modeling and design
  • Coordinate with manufacturers and vendors to select equipment
  • Support multiple projects from planning through construction

Required Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in an ABET-accredited Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in environmental, civil, chemical, or agricultural engineering
  • Strong written & verbal communication skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Strong orga