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2027 Spark Summer Intern - Civil/Environmental/Construction/Geotechnical Enginee

S&ME Inc.

Lexington, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$7.25/hr
Location
Lexington, KY
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

S&ME is recruiting current students for its 2027 Spark Summer Internship Program across civil engineering, construction services and materials testing, environmental services and industrial hygiene, geotechnical engineering, and transportation design-build. Interns work alongside professional and technical employee-owners, join an intern cohort, and receive hands-on experience and professional development. The full-time internship lasts twelve weeks from May through August 2027.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Outdoor WorkLifting 40 to 50 Lbs

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDRelated Degree Program EnrollmentRelated ExperienceCampus, Community, or Work Leadership ExperienceMust Be 18+

Full job description

Experience Required

None

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Position: 2027 Spark Summer Intern - Civil/Environmental/Construction/Geotechnical Engineering

Requisition Number: 2026-2950-02

S&ME is a leading, employee-owned, multi-disciplined professional services firm that responds to clients with innovative, sustainable solutions. S&ME strives to create an environment where everyone can be their best by providing a supportive atmosphere of entrepreneurial growth, to build growing relationships, and to take on increasingly complex project opportunities. We recruit top talent and are excited to begin taking applications for our 2027 Spark Summer Internship Program.

Learn more about us in this video: https://bit.ly/3Jp3Dez and visit our website: https://www.smeinc.com/

S&ME's Spark Internship Program is open to current students from a variety of different educational backgrounds and career focus. Internship opportunities are available across our various Service Lines including: Civil Engineering, Construction Services and Materials Testing, Environmental Services and Industrial Hygiene, Geotechnical Engineering, and Transportation Design-Build.

As part of the 2027 Spark Internship Program, you will work alongside experienced professional and technical employee-owners within your area of interest. You will be a part of an intern cohort and will learn about all aspects of S&ME. S&ME's internship will provide you with invaluable hands on experience, access to technical experts across the company, as well as provide professional development to help you transition from campus to career and find success in our industry.

Qualifications:

Enrolled in a related degree program; Rising Juniors, Seniors, or Graduate students preferred;

Related experience and/or campus, community, work-related leadership experience preferred;

At least 18 years of age;

Out of town travel may be required;

For technical roles the ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions is required;

Routine lifting may be required: 40 to 50 lbs.

Why work at S&ME?

We are an industry leading, 1,100 employee-owned engineering firm, which means the hard work and dedication you provide every day directly contributes to the health and performance of a company you partly own. With employee ownership at our foundation, we are all vested in the success of each other and S&ME as a whole. We know that creating an environment where employees can grow and flourish, both professionally and personally, leads to our collective drive for success. We offer professional development, leadership and employee engagement programs and tasks forces to exemplify our purpose of "helping you prosper" and our commitment to culture.

These are full-time, internship positions for a twelve-week period from May 2027 through August 2027 with competitive pay based on experience. Housing or a housing stipend will not be provided. Successful candidates must meet requirements of the company's Fleet Management Program, Substance Policy and Reference check program. Submit resume, cover letter, and salary expectations for consideration. Only qualified candidates with acceptable employment eligibility verification (I-9) will be considered. Visa assistance not provided. S&ME reserves the right to fill this position with an internal or external candidate at any time during the search. S&ME is not responsible for unauthorized job postings or submissions of resumes using external links/websites.

No candidate/recruiter calls, personal calls or walk-ins accepted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Minorities/Females/Disability/Veterans; VEVRAA Federal Contractor

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

4194100

How this job compares

Set against the 466 open Civil Engineering Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$7.25/hr
  • US median$23–29/hr212 hourly ranges

This rate, $7.25/hr, is 72% below the US median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Civil Engineering Intern hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 11 open Civil Engineering Intern jobs in Kentucky and 466 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 295 of the 466 open Civil Engineering Intern jobs (63%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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