Bridge Design Intern - Transportation (spring/summer 2026)

Bridge Design Intern Opportunity

Learning begins in the classroom but there's no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges. As an intern, you'll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.

Our Transportation group provides comprehensive planning, design, and engineering services for all phases of bridge, rail, roadway, and transit projects for public and private clients. This is the place where great ideas and rewarding careers can really take off. Stantec is seeking a Bridge Design Intern to join our dynamic team in the Raleigh, NC office. This role offers a unique opportunity to support our expanding bridge group alongside roadway, planning, and traffic disciplines.

Ideal Candidates

Ideal candidates are currently pursuing a BSCE in civil engineering, with a foundational understanding of structural design and construction. Curiosity and a willingness to learn are essential, as is the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and designers across all experience levels to deliver high-quality bridge plans to our clients.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Preparing structural design calculations, plans and contract documents in accordance with applicable design and agency standards.
• Development of bridge plans using Bentley MicroStation.
• Performs field work as directed by a senior engineer/designer, including bridge inspections.
• Performs basic calculations to analyze and design structural components using industry standard software.
• Assist with engineering duties on projects of various complexity.
• Assist with collecting data and gathering information to support design decisions.
• Assist in basic interpretation and verifying compliance with applicable codes and engineering standards and practices.

Qualifications

Your capabilities and credentials:

• Basic understanding of general concepts of relevant areas of civil engineering design, particularly related to structure design and analysis.
• Ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Understanding of civil engineering concepts and ability to effectively communicate ideas to others.
• Ability to interpret sketches, drawings, building program and other similar material.
• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn CAD.
• Ability to cooperate with team members to deliver products to our clients.

Education and experience:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Civil engineering.
• Co-op / Internship experience preferred, but not required.
• Ability to work within an office environment.
• Ability to perform field work, which may include exposure to 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.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec, certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law). Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: United States | NC | Raleigh

Organization: BC-1710 Transpt-US Carolinas

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: No

Schedule: Full time

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