# Construction Materials Engineering and Laboratory Testing Intern - Summer 2027

**Company**: WSP USA
**Location**: San Diego, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: internship
**Salary**: $23.90 - $31.11
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

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 Earth & Environment Team is seeking a full-time Construction Materials Engineering and Laboratory Testing Intern - Summer 2027 to work out of our San Diego, CA office. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program.

This 12-week internship will be part of the WSP Summer Internship Program that is scheduled to start on May 18th, 2026. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible.

**Your Impact**

- Support a variety of tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.

- Learn engineering materials properties and applications to project design, and basic principles of Laboratory testing.

- Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.

- 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.

**Who You Are**

**Required Qualifications**

- Actively enrolled in an accredited Civil Engineering, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.

- Must be 18 years or older.

- Demonstrated interest in Civil Engineering, 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.

- Capable of lifting and manipulating up to 30 pounds.

- 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 with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.

- Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.

**Compensation** Expected Salary (all locations): $23.90 - $31.11

## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Laboratory testing
- Project research
- Field work
- Preliminary design calculations
- Technical writing
- Office automation
- Spreadsheets

### Nice to have
- Masters or PhD in Civil Engineering
- Leadership involvement

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