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Job Description:

Structural Engineering Interns – Rail and Transit – Denver and Los Angeles

( Summer Program 2025)  

Opportunity :

Parsons is now hiring 2 Structural Engineering Interns for our Summer 2025 program in our  Denver and Los Angeles offices.  

Parsons supports all elements of mass transit, including mainline railways, commuter rail and light rail transit. Our design teams have worked on every major transit system in North America and many of the most renowned systems overseas. We are now hiring  Engineering Interns in our Denver and Los Angeles offices.  

In this role, you will plan and design Facilities and Buildings used in Rail/Transit as well as various structures, like pedestrian bridges, walkways, overpasses, underground structures, and other related structures associated with Mass transit. You will be expected to analyze proposed projects to ensure structural reliability, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Deliverables include the development of specifications, engineering computations, material quantity take-offs, estimates, surveys and designs from planning stages through construction.

We offer our interns coaching, opportunities to expand their knowledge, competitive compensation and the prospect of a job at graduation!  These are office based roles with hybrid remote working allowed ( working from home 1-2 days per week). This program is for 10 weeks or more commencing in early June 2024, and allows for 40 hours of compensated work weekly.

Parsons Corporation is Fortune 1000 engineering firm and technology solutions provider with over 17,000 employees across 24 countries and $5B in annual  revenue.

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes Revit in the drafting of facilities and buildings used in rail/transit project in addition to various other structures.
• Utilizes technical plans, sections, and details to ensure compliance with codes and company policies.
• Becomes familiar with various standards and codes such as: IBC, AASHTO, ASCE 7, ACI and NDS.
• Compiles data and performs calculations required for the preparation of drawings.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Must be actively enrolled in a Structural / Civil  Engineering Degree program at an accredited college or university and have completed at least two years  of study – Junior, Senior, or Graduate school level
• Relevant course work required in structural engineering classes is essential
• Former internships are a plus

       Experience or training with Microstation and/or  Revit is desirable, but not required

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

Salary Range: 

$21.44 - $37.55

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as 401K!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!