Civil Engineering Intern- Summer 2027

This Opportunity

WSP USA hosts hundreds of internships across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Our interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff. Through our Developing Professionals Network, interns gain mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections.

Our Civil/Roadway Engineering Team is seeking a Full-Time Civil Engineering Intern to work out of our Tempe, Arizona office. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program.

This internship will be part of the WSP Summer Internship Program. As a summer intern, you have the opportunity to participate in our 12-week program scheduled to start on May 17th, 2027. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible.

The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers and project managers on transportation infrastructure projects throughout Arizona, including roadway and highway improvements, intersection design, and transportation infrastructure development for state and local agencies.

Your Impact

• Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.

• Learn basic principles of Civil and Transportation Engineering.

• Assist with roadway design activities, including horizontal and vertical alignments, roadway cross sections, intersection layouts, and grading.

• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.

• Support preparation of engineering plans, specifications, quantity calculations, and construction cost estimates.

• Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation.

• Assist with engineering calculations, technical evaluations, and preliminary design analysis.

• Support preparation and organization of project documentation, design files, and technical reports.

• Gain exposure to roadway design software, including Bentley MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, and AutoCAD Civil 3D.

• Complete training on assigned tasks and incorporate feedback from engineers and mentors.

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Civil Engineering or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.

• Must be 18 or older.

• Demonstrated interest in Civil or Transportation Engineering, particularly roadway and highway infrastructure design, and a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP’s work and projects.

• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.

• Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.

• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Civil Engineering or Transportation Engineering undergraduate or graduate degree program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.

• Familiarity with engineering design software such as Bentley MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, AutoCAD, or Civil 3D.

• Basic understanding of roadway geometric design, engineering drawings, and transportation infrastructure.

• Familiarity with engineering principles and standards related to roadway design.

• Prior internship experience, engineering-related project work, or leadership involvement on campus.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $19 - $30

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.