This Opportunity

Nationally recognized as a Top 100 Internship Program, WSP USA hosts hundreds of interns across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Our interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff. Through our Developing Professionals Network, interns gain mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections.

Our Mid-Atlantic Civil Group is seeking a Civil Engineering Co-op - Fall/Winter 2024/2025 to work out of our Philadelphia, PA office. This temporary co-op position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program through Drexel University with an anticipated graduation date of May 2025 or later.

This co-op is anticipated to take place during the Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 semesters and is anticipated to start on September 23, 2024 and run through March 28, 2025 in alignment with the Drexel University Co-op Program. The individual start and end dates of this co-op may be flexible.

Your Impact

• This position is transportation engineering centric; typical topics includes roadway, stormwater, and site design.
• Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Learn basic principles of Civil Engineering.
• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.
• Support preparation of final design plans, special provisions, and cost estimates.
• Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this co-op/internship.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Civil Engineering, or related, Undergraduate program through Drexel University.
• Demonstrated interest in transportation, or related field, and have a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP’s work and projects.
• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Civil Engineering, or related, Masters or PhD program through Drexel University.
• Experience using MicroStation, Power InRoads, Open Roads Designer, AutoCAD, or Civil3D.
• Prior co-op and/or internship and leadership involvement on campus.