Department of Civil Service

Description:

NYSDOT is a leading-edge team of motivated, empowered, and respected professionals whose customers value our high-quality engineering and technical services and products. Each NYSDOT employee plays an important part in fulfilling the Department's mission and goals, as we are one DOT working cohesively to ensure the state has a safe, efficient, balanced and environmentally sound transportation system.

Duties will vary from position to position, based on the assignment, but they all have a common goal - to enhance public safety. Engineering interns may work in one of a variety of program areas under the direct supervision of a NYSDOT Professional Engineer, Senior Landscape Architect, Senior Land Surveyor, or Environmental Specialist. Based on the assignment, interns will perform duties such as GIS, engineering, research, policy and planning, surveying, administration, environmental science, landscape architecture, etc. to achieve the mission of the agency.

Internships are full time (37.5 hours per week), Monday through Friday. Daily schedule dependent on the position. Hourly rate is $18.94/hour.

To qualify, you must have completed at least 12 credit hours of college study and be currently enrolled in one of the following accredited degree programs: Civil Engineering; Civil Engineering Technology; Construction Engineering; Construction Engineering Technology; Construction Engineering Management; Construction Engineering Management Technology; Geotechnical Engineering; Hydraulics Engineering; Materials Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Structural Engineering; Transportation Engineering; or Transportation Planning and Engineering, or Engineering Science with a recognized concentration in any of the above listed engineering degrees.

Skills:

Engineering

Field work

Survey

GIS

Internship Areas: Engineering, Planning/Analysis/Research, Public Policy, Transportation