# Geotechnical Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

**Company**: WSP USA
**Location**: Lakewood, CO
**Job type**: internship
**Salary**: $23.90 - $31.11
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP USA's US Mine Waste Team is seeking a full-time Geotechnical Engineering Intern – Summer 2027 to work out of our Lakewood, CO office. This 12-week internship, starting on May 17, 2027, offers hands-on experience for students in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program.

As a Geotechnical Engineering Intern, you will support various engineering tasks, develop technical, social, and ethical skills, and learn basic principles of Civil and Geotechnical Engineering. Your responsibilities will include:

- Assisting the US Mine Waste team with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis

- Supporting preparation of final design plans, special provisions, and cost estimates

- Collecting and maintaining project documentation

- Completing training on assigned tasks

- Exercising responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct

To qualify, you must:

- Be actively enrolled in an accredited Civil or Geotechnical Engineering Degree or related undergraduate degree with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later

- Be 18 or older

- Have a demonstrated interest in heavy earthwork, construction, or mining, or a related field

- Possess competent interpersonal and communication skills

- Be capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers

- Have strong technical writing, analytical, and communication skills

- Be detail-oriented with an emphasis on quality work products

- Be able to travel up to 80% of the duration of employment and lift up to 40 pounds

- Have authorization to work in the United States

Preferred qualifications include prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.

The expected salary for this position in Colorado is $23.90 - $31.11.

## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- project research
- field work
- design calculations
- analysis
- technical writing
- communication

### Nice to have
- prior internship
- leadership involvement

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