Intern Engineering Support Fort Worth District - Multiple locations

Position Information

TxDOT's Year-Round Internship Program provides current high school and college students the opportunity to gain valuable paid hands-on experience. TxDOT urges students to stop their Internship search and focus on TxDOT's Career pages! Annually, over 500 College and High School students from across Texas and beyond select the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as their employer of choice during the year. For them, it's a dream come true, a coveted accomplishment. Did you know that members of our Executive Leadership team, including our Executive Director, were summer interns at TxDOT?

Positions will be located in the FTW District Maintenance Office, District Traffic Office and in the Traffic Office.

Benefits and Perks

At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
• On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Position Description

Must be enrolled in an engineering or related science degree program in an accredited college or university accepted by TX PELS. Assists in transportation engineering support work such as construction or maintenance inspection, structural construction or maintenance, laboratory work, landscaping, surveying or engineering data collection, operating data collection equipment, and other entry-level engineering support work. Employees at this level perform assignments following specific instructions and are subject to frequent review by the immediate supervisor.

Essential Duties:

• Develops spreadsheets, databases, and other electronic documents.
• Gathers basic data and assists with routine statistical analysis
• Inspects materials, equipment, and production procedures in a manufacturing plant and/or conducts laboratory tests to ensure construction materials meet Department specifications; as required, moves items related to these duties.
• Inspects routine maintenance contract work.
• Performs data entry and computer-aided analysis.
• Performs traffic counts and gathers related traffic and accident data.
• Prepares base sheets, details, specifications and estimates for landscape construction projects. Prepares required worksheets and inspection reports.
• Processes various construction-related documents and maintains construction project records.
• Uses drafting equipment and performs hand or computer-aided drafting and calculating work.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Must be enrolled in an engineering or related science degree program in an accredited college or university accepted by TX PELS.

Other Conditions:

• Must be at least 16 years of age, a student currently enrolled in high school or any institution of higher education to include
• a trade/vocational school.
• Employees at least 18 years of age with valid driver's license may be assigned driving duties and may use power tools.

Competencies:

• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
• Using basic mathematical fundamental
• Collecting, sorting and compiling dat
• Analyzing and organizing business and technical dat
• Preparing correspondence/documents using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation; proofreading and reviewing documents
  
  for clarity and consistency
• Using standard office equipment
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Follow verbal and written instructions
• Perform data entry
• Move up to 50 pounds (See essential duties for example of items to be moved.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection.
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemical
• Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
• Subject to air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.
• Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling.
• Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s).
• Standing-prolonged periods of time.
• Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts.

Conditions of Employment:

Please read the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) for all positions

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
  
  
  • Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation - 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) - does not authorize "medical marijuana" under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.
• Required to work weekends and holidays
• Required to work hours other than 8 to 5.
• Required to work under exposure to inclement weather conditions.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment provided by employer and comply with all safety requirements.