Intern Engineer - Construction - Summer 2027
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Job overview
The Intern Engineer will assist HNTB’s construction engineering and inspection team on highway and bridge projects in the Madison area and southwest Wisconsin. Under close supervision, the intern will gain hands-on experience in construction inspection, contract administration, materials verification, and project documentation while working with transportation construction professionals. The role supports engineering tasks, project research and design, and preparation of engineering drawings and documents.
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What We're Looking For
At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
This opportunity entails assisting our construction engineering and inspection team on complex highway and bridge construction projects in the Madison area and throughout southwest Wisconsin. Successful candidates perform basic engineering-related tasks that may reflect elements of standard post-secondary engineering curriculum. Under close supervision, the intern will gain hands-on experience in construction inspection, contract administration, materials verification, and project documentation while working alongside experienced transportation construction professionals.
Primary Focus Will Include:
-Assisting construction engineering staff with inspection and documentation of highway and bridge construction activities.
-Supporting project teams with daily record keeping, quantity tracking, materials verification, and contractor documentation reviews.
-Observing construction operations to help verify compliance with project plans, specifications, and contract requirements.
-Assisting with field measurements, construction staking verification, and project progress reporting.
Relocation and housing are not provided for this position.
What You’ll Do:
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Assists engineer teams in various tasks and duties.
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Assists Engineer with research, development and design of projects.
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Assists Engineer with the preparation of engineering drawings and documents as assigned.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
What You’ll Need:
- High School Diploma/GED or equivalent plus current enrollment in an accredited post-secondary engineering program
What You’ll Bring:
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Understands engineering, geometric, and algebraic principles at a basic level.
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Shows proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
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Accepts and applies direction from peers and supervisors.
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Obtains an understanding of introductory shop drawing and submittal procedures and requirements.
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Ability to perform basic engineering calculations
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Ability to organize information for use in drawings or other documents
What We Prefer:
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Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
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Completion of introductory coursework in transportation, construction, surveying, materials, or structural engineering.
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Interest in transportation construction, highway engineering, and bridge construction.
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Strong written and verbal communication skills.
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Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and construction environments.
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Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.
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Previous internship, co-op, construction, surveying, or transportation-related experience preferred.
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Familiarity with WisDOT construction practices or transportation projects is a plus.
Additional Information
Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Locations:
Madison, WI
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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:
HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.
Job Type: Intern
Full/Part Time: Full time
Job Category: Engineering Group
ReqID: R-32337 #college
How this job compares
Set against the 2,155 open Engineering Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$49–82K/yr111 salary ranges
- Wisconsin median$23–28/hr39 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 101 open Engineering Intern jobs in Wisconsin and 2,155 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
- HNTB (this employer)7 open
- WEC Energy Group6 open
- AZCO4 open
- Experience
- Engineering Intern postings that state a minimum ask for 0 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 0 to 1 year (34 postings).
- Education
- 727 of the 2,155 open Engineering Intern jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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