Civil Engineering Intern - water (summer 2026)

Intern For Summer 2026

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they're facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we're helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world's most precious resource. Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity As an Intern for Summer 2026 based in our Columbus office, you will work in a team environment and have exposure to water resources related projects. Our projects involve flood protection and risk reduction, dams and river diversions, land development, stream restoration, and other aspects of civil engineering. Candidates should be highly motivated and dependable students who are taking or have taken water resources and other civil engineering courses. This is a terrific opportunity for a college student to support a number of exciting local and national projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

Candidate will assist engineering and administrative staff with such tasks as:

• Data processing and management using GIS to support hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
• Preparing spreadsheets, graphs, and figures for design reports
• Preparing design and construction plans, specifications, quantity take-offs and construction estimates
• Assisting with field work for data collection, site inspections and observations
• Building surface models in AutoCAD Civil3D
• Supporting Project Managers with various tasks to advance and track project progress.
• Internship is with the local Water Resources group, but there may be opportunities to assist in other disciplines in the office such as Geotechnical, Transportation, and Environmental Services.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Desired software applications include: AutoCAD Civil 3D and ArcMap/GIS

- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

- Must have good organizational skills, be reliable, detail orientated and capable of working independently on assigned tasks.

- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and take direction.

- Exposure to H&H software applications including HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM a plus.

Education and Experience - Must be currently enrolled in an accredited degree program for Civil and/or Environmental Engineering degree - Valid driver's license required. - Previous internship or co-op experience a plus

Typical office environment working with computers and working at a desk for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.