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Civil Engineer Pathways Student Intern

Federal Highway Administration
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The Central Federal Lands Highway Division is hiring Civil Engineer Pathways Student Interns (GS-0899-02/03/04/05 - from $15.39 to $27.41 hourly) in Lakewood, Colorado. To apply, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/808560800 (open to U.S. Citizens). This internship announcement closes on 01/31/2025.

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Are you ready to start your career in a federal agency that consistently ranks highly as the best place to work in the Federal government? Do you want to make a difference designing and overseeing construction of roads, bridges, and trails in National Parks, Forests, Wildlife Refuges, Recreation Areas, and other Federal lands?

Since the early 1900s, FLH has built safe, reliable, equitable, and resilient access to our Nation's treasures as core to its mission! Our partners rely on FLH to solve and manage unique program and project challenges that are wide-ranging in environment, geography, and complexity through engineering solutions that are sensitive to the context of the land. Learn more about our work by visiting the hyperlink below - #WeWorkWhereYouPlay!

Visit https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/careers to learn more about FLH.

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This is a Student Internship position under the Pathways Internship Program.

To qualify for this internship, you must be a continuing student enrolled or accepted for enrollment for the upcoming semester for the duration of the internship as a condition of employment (taking at least a "half time" course load). You will be required to provide documentation (transcript, enrollment certification, etc.) to support eligibility. Students may be employed throughout the academic year.

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These internships are centered around the Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFL's) main office at 12300 West Dakota Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado. The Civil Engineer Pathways Student Intern will experience their summer internship in one of the following areas:

Bridge Design and Inspection

  • Perform quantities and basic engineering calculations.
  • Operate bridge inspection equipment; take and record data; develop sketches; and prepare required reports.
  • Perform structures inventory at sites and evaluate data.
  • Use Computer Aided Design (CAD) software to prepare bridge plan sheets.
  • Assist in development and review of Plans, Specification, and Estimate (PS&E) packages.

Geotechnical

  • Perform geotechnical design calculations and technical reports.
  • Perform project site geological and geotechnical mapping, logging, borehole data and samples; sketch details of test pit investigations; obtain data from geotechnical instrumentation; operate hand tools for field investigations; collect, bag, and label soil and rock samples in preparation for shipping; and perform other geotechnical field assistance.
  • Enter field data into Geotechnical software programs.
  • Assist in development and review of Plans, Specification, and Estimate (PS&E) packages.

Hydraulics

  • Perform Hydrologic and Hydraulic design calculations.
  • Assist in developing drainage design.
  • Prepare technical reports and cost estimates.
  • Assist in development and review of Plans, Specification, and Estimate (PS&E) packages.

Highway Design

  • Develop roadway design packages that include horizontal and vertical alignment, superelevation, 3-D modeling of the project, and creation of surfaces.
  • Perform project site visits to review preliminary designs.
  • Create construction plans and quantity calculations using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.
  • Assist in development and review of Plans, Specification, and Estimate (PS&E) packages.

Pavement/Materials

  • Prepare design and construction recommendations for new and rehabilitation pavement projects.
  • Conduct pavement field investigations.
  • Log in samples, prepare samples for testing, monitor testing procedures, and record data of materials such as concrete, soils, asphalt, and roadway aggregates.
  • Retrieve and compile data.
  • Research past mix designs and compile comparison data.
  • Assist in development and review of Plans, Specification, and Estimate (PS&E) packages.

Safety

  • Perform safety calculations.
  • Perform project site visits to review highway safety.
  • Research safety countermeasures and provide recommendations to Highway Design.
  • Assist in development and review of Plans, Specification, and Estimate (PS&E) packages.

Project Delivery Support

  • Duties include a variety of activities in Project Delivery.
  • Review technical civil engineering project design documents and submittals, identify civil engineering problems, and provide recommendations for corrective actions.
  • Update GIS maps and figures for research tasks.

The ideal candidate is pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering or related fields and has a desire to learn about the design and construction of highways and bridges.

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Colorado, a western U.S. state, has a diverse landscape of arid desert, river canyons and snow-covered Rocky Mountains, which are partly protected by Rocky Mountain National Park. Elsewhere, Mesa Verde National Park features Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings. Perched a mile above sea level, Denver, Colorado’s capital, and largest city, features a vibrant downtown area.

Ideally situated between downtown Denver and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Lakewood is Colorado’s fifth largest city. We are part of Jefferson County, a hub for new energy and technology companies. Lakewood has more than 152,000 residents and covers approximately 44 square miles.