Civil Engineering Intern - Transportation Services Division

Transportation Intern

We currently have an opening for a student to fill a summer intern position to begin in Summer 2027 at our Brookfield, WI office (approximately 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee). We are looking for students with an interest in gaining practical engineering experience through on-the-job training. The tasks are diverse, depending on our current projects. On any given day our student employees could be working on the following types of activities: roadway design, utility (stormwater, sanitary) design, flow monitoring and permit related activity.

Ranked #5 as a Top Workplace, ra Smith is a growing multi-disciplinary consulting civil and structural engineering and land surveying firm with over 45 years of experience. We work on projects nationwide from our six locations in Wisconsin, Illinois and California.

At ra Smith, our culture is focused on client service, quality and innovation. We strongly believe in work/life balance and employee development. These attributes and our people-oriented environment have led us to receive numerous project and culture awards.

Primary Responsibilities:

On any given day our intern students could be working on the following:

• Data compilation
• Exhibit and graphic display preparation
• Traffic analysis
• Field data collection
• Civil 3D tasks
• Technical writing
• Attendance at public meetings
• Assisting the project engineers with plan production and technical documents

Benefits:

Our student employees can immediately participate in our:

• 401K plan with immediate employee participation and generous company match
• Professional development opportunities in a variety of mentoring and training programs
• People-oriented culture, well-recognized within the industry
• Company picnics and seasonal events
• Social and team-building opportunities
• Fun sports leagues such as softball, basketball, bowling, cycling, disc golf, and others
• Corporate wear reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus

Requirements

Skills and Requirements:

Qualified Students must meet the following requirements:

• Have completed the Freshman Year of a 4 year Bachelor of Science Program in Civil Engineering at a U.S. accredited college or university and coursework in civil engineering.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D is preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
• Able to solve basic engineering problems
• Good decision-making skills
• Have excellent communication, detail orientation, interpersonal skills, and be a team player

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