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Transportation Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

Parsons Corporation

Lexington, KYInternship$22.93–40.14/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$22.93–40.14/hr
Location
Lexington, KY
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Parsons seeks a Transportation Engineering Intern to join its Louisville team and work with seasoned engineers on regional projects. The intern will perform civil engineering activities focused on transportation, collaborate with project teams, apply engineering principles to real-world applications, and learn to use OpenRoads Designer. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited civil engineering program and have completed at least one year of college education.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Civil EngineeringTransportation EngineeringOpenRoads DesignerCommunicationEagerness to LearnMotivation

Qualifications

Current Civil Engineering EnrollmentOne Year College Education

Benefits

401(k) Match

Full job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a talented Transportation Engineering Intern to join our Louisville team! In this role you will work with seasoned engineers on some of the most exciting and fast-paced projects in the region .

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Performing civil engineering activities with a transportation focus

  • Collaborating with project teams

  • Applying engineering principles to real life applications

  • Learning effective use of OpenRoads Designer

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

  • Current enrollment in an accredited civil engineering program

  • One or more year of completed college education

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

  • Good communication skills

  • Eager to learn

  • Motivated

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Salary Range: $22.93 - $40.14

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as 401K!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ .

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,370 open Civil Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$22.93–40.14/hr
  • US median$22–30/hr286 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $31.54/hr, is 19% above the US median midpoint ($27/hr) — in the middle half of Civil Engineering hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 14 open Civil Engineering jobs in Kentucky and 1,370 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Civil Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (672 postings).
Education
656 of the 1,370 open Civil Engineering jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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