Structural Engineering Intern- Summer 2024

This Opportunity

Nationally recognized as a Top 100 Internship Program, WSP USA hosts hundreds of interns across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Our interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff. Through our Developing Professionals Network, interns gain mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections.

Our Structural Team is seeking a Structural Engineering Intern to work out of our Las Vegas, NV office.

Your Impact

• Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.

• Learn basic principles of Structural Engineering.

• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.

• Support preparation of final design plans, special provisions, and cost estimates.

• Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation.

• Complete training on assigned tasks.

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Structural Engineer/ Civil Engineering, or related, Undergraduate program.

• Demonstrated interest in Structural Engineering, or related field, and have a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP's work and projects.

• Completed basic foundational courses including: Intro to Engineering, AutoCAD, Engineering Drafting course, Mechanics/Statics, concrete and steel design.

• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.

• Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.

• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Structural Engineer/ Civil Engineering, or related, Masters or PhD program.

• Experience using with MicroStation and/or AutoCAD and a knowledge of reading drawings.

• Engineer in Training Certification

• Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.

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