Year-Round Intern Engineering Support - Design Division - Austin, TX

Position Information

Are you interested in getting valuable professional experience to enhance your academic path and inform your future career trajectory? Are you looking for practical work experiences to increase your potential future employment opportunities or help clarify your career interests? Are you available to contribute your skills and experiences to an organization that values diversity, fosters a culture of creativity, innovation, and teamwork? The Design Division is looking for interns who are currently enrolled in engineering, survey, landscape architecture, and related disciplines to join our team as an intern.

Our work includes a variety of disciplines that work at the state-wide level on areas such as landscape architecture, ADA/pedestrian elements, photogrammetry, 3D roadway design, roundabouts and innovative intersections, roadway design, traffic operational modeling, and hydrology/hydraulics. We collect/analyze data, design/provide design support services, perform project oversight reviews, and collaborate with workgroups in a variety of disciplines and across the State.

Full-time employment may be available when school is not in session, based on business needs.

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Benefits and Perks

At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
• On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance (ERS.texas.gov)

Position Description

Must be enrolled in an engineering or related science degree program in an accredited college or university accepted by TX PELS. Assists in transportation engineering support work such as construction or maintenance inspection, structural construction or maintenance, laboratory work, landscaping, surveying or engineering data collection, operating data collection equipment, and other entry-level engineering support work. Employees at this level perform assignments following specific instructions and are subject to frequent review by the immediate supervisor.

Essential Duties:

• Developing spreadsheets, databases, and other electronic documents in support of engineering design for transportation projects.
• Assisting with 2D/3D design/drafting activities, including preparing and updating drawings for highway projects, 3D model reviews to verify geometric elements meet criteria, etc.
• Assisting with hydrology & hydraulics engineering design & plan review for highway projects.
• Assisting in reviews of engineering submittals, including preliminary bridge layouts, schematics, final design / construction drawings, and other associated engineering details and documents.
• Assisting in the development of roadway geometric design and project development guidance and related tools.
• Assisting with update of design manuals, engineering standards, specifications, etc
• Assisting in traffic and safety analysis for highway and intersection projects
• Assisting in surveying, remote sensing and photogrammetry projects
• Assisting in landscape engineering & architectural design & plan review for highway projects
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School / Entry Summer in recommended high school plan

Other Conditions:

• Must be enrolled in an engineering or related science degree program in an accredited college or university accepted by TX PELS.
• Must be at least 16 years of age, a student currently enrolled in high school or any institution of higher education to include
  
  a trade/vocational school.
• Employees at least 18 years of age with valid driver's license may be assigned driving duties and may
  
  use power tools.

Experience: Experience can be satisfied by full-time or prorated part-time equivalent

Licenses and Certifications :

• Safety Impact Certificate

Competencies:

• Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Communicate effectively
• Follow verbal and written instructions
• Follow applicable safety standards, practices, and procedures
• Protects sensitive and confidential information

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.
• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools.
• Finger-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with finger rather than whole hand.
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
  
  Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading.

Conditions of Employment:

Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
  • Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation - 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) - does not authorize "medical marijuana" under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position .