Geotechnical Intern - Summer 2025

Geotechnical Intern - Summer 2025

Job Locations US-PA-Pittsburgh (Moon Township)

Category

Co-Op / Intern

Type

Intern

Overview

As a Geotechnical Intern for Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. (CEC), you will perform geotechnical engineering tasks to support project teams with geotechnical subsurface investigations for the engineering designs of building foundations, cut and fill slopes, retaining walls, landslides, and pavements.

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to perform construction materials testing services on active projects. You will support subsurface drilling, obtain soil and rock samples, prepare boring logs, assist in the development of laboratory testing programs, interpret laboratory data, perform geotechnical analyses, and assist in the preparation of detailed geotechnical reports.

Projects will primarily be for commercial, retail, institutional, energy, and industrial clients.

Through the CEC Internship Program, you will :

• Acquire practical experience applying knowledge from college courses, learn from industry experts, and collaborate with teams across functional groups and locations;
• Develop a robust professional network through social events and interactive activities;
• Collaborate closely with a mentor in your discipline to tackle real-world challenges; and
• Participate in workshops to help foster interpersonal skills within the workplace and prepare students for success in their full-time careers.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in an undergraduate Civil or Environmental Engineering program;
• Prior internship and / or related survey experience a plus; and
• Local candidates preferred

About Us

We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record .

We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects.

You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.

• We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community - focused on giving back to the communities in which we work;
• CEC Ignite - focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA - focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance;

and CEC Women - focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!

We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you - that is our goal.

CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.

CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability;

tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.

CEC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

THIRD PARTY RECRUITERS

If CEC has not expressly requested recruiting services or contractually engaged with you for recruiting services on a specific position, any resumes or candidate profiles sent to CEC shall be considered unsolicited.

Therefore, any such submissions will be considered property of CEC, with no associated fees due to your firm.