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About the Role
Austin Industries is seeking interns for its 2027 Summer Heavy Civil Engineering Internship Program. This paid, 12-week full-time program offers hands-on experience on multi-million-dollar heavy civil construction projects. The program was ranked as one of the Top 100 Internship Programs of 2024 and 2026.
Responsibilities
- Gain hands-on experience supporting active heavy civil construction projects and field operations.
- Learn how engineering principles are applied to project planning, execution, quality, and safety.
- Develop skills in reading construction drawings, specifications, and project documentation.
- Collaborate with project engineers, superintendents, project managers, and field teams to understand the full project lifecycle.
- Receive mentorship from industry professionals while exploring career paths in project engineering, construction management, and operations leadership.
- Process submittals by reviewing, stamping, filing and distributing submittals.
- Send RFI’s to architects and engineers.
- Resolve problems generated from the plans and specifications.
- Document and distribute construction drawings, specifications, shop drawings and samples.
- Participate in and aid with weekly safety meetings, including writing meeting minutes.
- Lead project orientation and maintenance of logs.
- Assist with trade contractor coordination and scheduling.
- Assist with maintaining project look ahead schedules.
- Verify proper construction techniques per plans and specs and follow through until corrected.
- Assist with project planning and scheduling.
- Engage in hands-on training with construction management software and tools.
- Participate in team meetings and client interactions.
- Support documentation and reporting processes to ensure accurate and timely project records.
- Perform other miscellaneous duties as defined by the Project Manager or Superintendent.
Requirements
- Must be an active junior or senior college student working toward a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or similar.
- Targeted graduation date between December 2027 and December 2028.
- Must be able to work up to 40 hours per week.
- Must be able to commute onsite to assigned location.
- Valid driver's license.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to think analytically, present ideas professionally, and work in project teams.
- Must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States.
- Austin Bridge & Road is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
Skills
- Construction drawings
- Specifications
- Project documentation
- Construction management software
- Analytical thinking
- Professional presentation
- Teamwork
Location
- Austin/San Antonio, Texas area
Work Type
- Full-time
- Internship
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or similar
About the Company
- Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies with more than 8,000 employee-owners.
- Austin Bridge & Road is a leader in the heavy highway and transportation industry for over 100 years, delivering asphalt and concrete services and building landmark projects such as complex highway interchanges, tollways, runways, bridges, rail projects, and water/wastewater facilities.
Equal Opportunity
- Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.