
Engineer Intern (Rail) Summer 2027
Required skills
- Construction Management
- Rail
- Transit
- Construction Drawings
- Plans
- Specifications
- RFIs
- Submittals
- Quantity Tracking
- Schedules
Role summary
This Engineering Intern position offers hands-on experience in rail and transit construction infrastructure. Interns will work alongside project teams, gaining practical knowledge in areas such as reviewing plans, assisting with project controls, and observing construction activities. The role emphasizes learning about safety and quality in project operations and collaborating with various stakeholders to solve real-world challenges. This internship is ideal for students pursuing degrees in Engineering or Construction Management.
As an Engineering Intern you will spend your summer gaining hands-on experience alongside the professionals who plan, manage, and build critical transportation infrastructure.
This isn’t an internship where you’ll just watch from the sidelines. You’ll become part of a rail project team, working alongside project engineers, field engineers, superintendents, project managers, safety professionals, and other construction experts.
You’ll see firsthand how engineering plans become infrastructure and gain valuable experience that can help prepare you for a career in the rail and construction industry.
What You’ll Get to Do
Your experience may include opportunities to:
- Support real-world rail and transit construction projects
- Gain field experience and see how rail infrastructure is built
- Work alongside project engineers, field engineers, superintendents, and project managers
- Review construction drawings, plans, specifications, and project documentation
- Assist with RFIs, submittals, quantity tracking, schedules, and project controls
- Participate in jobsite walks and observe construction activities firsthand
- Learn how safety and quality are incorporated into daily project operations
- Collaborate with engineers, subcontractors, craft professionals, and other project partners
- Help project teams solve real-world construction and engineering challenges
- Support project planning, reporting, coordination, and documentation
What We Are Looking For
Field engineer interns/co-ops are required to be currently enrolled in Engineering, Construction Management or a similar program at an accredited technical college or university.
The salary range for this role is $21.00 - $28.00 per hour
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