Civil Engineering Internships; Site Civil, Structural, Transportation

Civil Engineering Internships (Site Civil, Structural, Transportation)

We are looking for civil engineering interns who are passionate about their field and eager to learn from our experienced team. If you are a current civil engineering student and you want to pursue a long‑term career with a company that values your growth and development, this is the opportunity for you.

• Personable nature, allowing you to interact with internal and external clients to provide extraordinary customer service.
• Humility to accept feedback and the desire to turn it into growth and improvement.
• Collaborative nature to work and thrive in a team environment to address project needs, meet client‑imposed deadlines, and ensure client happiness.
• Grit and determination to provide constructive feedback, including to leadership.
• Committed to holding yourself and others accountable, and to practicing candor in your communication.
• Strong attention to detail, committed to accuracy and quality.
• Ability to apply strong analytical, conceptual, problem‑solving, time management, and organizational skills to various tasks without sacrificing quality or efficiency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to professionally interact with all levels of personnel, management, and clients.
• Be adaptable and willing to follow FOCUS CAD drafting standards and procedures.
• Competence in Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Bluebeam, and Adobe Acrobat is an advantage.
• Have a high level of integrity and an ability to self‑motivate and work productively with little to no supervision.
• Willingness to understand and align with FOCUS values.
• High school diploma is required.

• As an intern, you will work on real projects with our engineers and designers, receiving mentorship and feedback to gain valuable skills.
• Provide general CAD drafting and design support for engineers, architects, surveyors, and land planners to produce a variety of design drawings for development projects.
• Provide exceptional customer service by promptly responding to clients.
• Organize information to create final construction drawing packages for the wide array of projects that FOCUS engineers.
• Ensure that design deliverables meet municipal codes and requirements.
• Adopt and apply our defined quality control review process to ensure accuracy and quality of work.
• Be our client’s advocate to help them efficiently navigate municipality approval.
• Build relationships with project managers and professional engineers to collaborate and problem‑solve on a variety of projects.
• With clear and concise communication, coordinate with a variety of individuals involved in the development process.
• May be required to perform administrative-type duties as required, i.e., copying and collating plans and preparing/delivering submittals.
• Will be expected to participate in department goal setting and accomplishments, book reviews, and personal and team development.

$18.00 per hour

Very flexible to work around your school schedule but we do prefer 12‑15 hours per week while in school and full‑time in the summer.

Opportunities in both our Utah and Idaho offices.

• Long‑term career opportunity upon graduation
• 13 half‑paid holidays once eligibility requirements are met
• 401(k) match after a 12‑month probationary period, matches 100% for the first 3% and then 50% for the next 2% so we can help you build your financial future
• Employee Assistance Program (We are here to support you)
• Employee and family engagement activities
• Employee recognition
• A fulfilling and genuine work environment
• In‑house training and mentoring programs
• Many opportunities and resources for personnel development
• Winner of the 2022‑2025 Top Workplace award, 2024 & 2025 Utah’s Best Companies to Work For award, and 2026 Best of SLC

Designing master developments with subdivisions containing single‑family homes, townhomes, or apartment complexes, as well as a large variety of commercial developments. The design process includes…