
Structural Engineering Intern - Buildings (Summer 2027)
San Diego, CATemporary / Full-time$23.47–34.5/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Structural Engineering Intern will work on building projects alongside experienced practitioners and clients, independently handling smaller projects and contributing to larger projects under a senior structural engineer’s guidance. The role offers hands-on experience in structural analysis, design, and detailing, with work spanning steel, concrete, masonry, and timber systems. The intern will also support project coordination, calculations, field work, and design decisions.
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Full job description
Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.
As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.
Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. We take an innovative, collaborative approach to projects, sharing a common belief that sustainable design for the built environment can make the world a better place for future generations. Join us and design your place with Stantec.
Your Opportunity:
Join a dynamic team that balances competing project interests with creativity and efficiency for challenging and exciting projects. Together, we can accelerate towards a brighter future. Our team of interdisciplinary engineers works collaboratively with clients to design buildings and processes that are on track for safety, performance, and sustainability.
Your Duties:
The role of a Structural Intern is to work independently on smaller projects, and as a team member of a larger projects under the guidance of a Senior Structural Engineer. The Structural Intern will be able to take direction and learn to perform structural analysis, design and detailing of steel, concrete, masonry, and timber systems. Additional responsibilities include:
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Conducts basic interpretations of drawings, codes, and other similar materials
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Performs Revit design for the structural discipline using knowledge of relevant software programs
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Works with architectural, interior, and other engineering disciplines in the coordination of the project under the direction of a senior engineer
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Performs field work as directed by a senior engineer
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Performs basic calculations to analyze and design individual building components using company standard software and proprietary manufacturer software
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Assists with engineering duties on projects of various complexity
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Assists with collecting data and gathering information to support design decisions
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Performs other duties as assigned by the senior engineering staff
Your Capabilities and Credentials:
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Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought
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Basic understanding of Revit, and the use of it as a drafting/design tool
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Thorough understanding of structural engineering concepts and ability to effectively communicate ideas to others
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Ability to interpret sketches, drawings, building program and other similar material
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Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit; Component Design Software such as Enercalc; Finite Element Analysis Software such as RISA and SAP
Education and Experience:
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Pursuing a Bachelors’ or Masters’ degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
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Minimum of junior level classes complete. Must have completed design courses in steel and concrete.
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The preceding job description is not intended to describe in detail the multitude of tasks that may be assigned, but rather to provide a general overview of the expectations and responsibilities of this position. As the nature of business demands change, so may the functions of this position. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. #DesignYourPlace
Pay Range:
- $23.47 - $34.50 Hourly
Primary Location: United States | CA | San Diego Organization: BC-2045 Buildings-US California Engineering Employee Status: Temporary Management Level: Internship Business Justification: New Position Travel: No Schedule: Full time Job Posting: 14/10/2026 08:10:57 Req ID: 1008296
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.
How this job compares
Set against the 478 open Structural Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$23.47–34.5/hr
- US median$21–32/hr115 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $28.99/hr, is 6% above the US median midpoint ($27/hr) — in the middle half of Structural Engineering hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 42 open Structural Engineering jobs in California and 478 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Structural Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (247 postings).
- Education
- 252 of the 478 open Structural Engineering jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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