Engineering Intern - Summer 2027 (Southeast)

Embrace Your Possibilities: At Brown and Caldwell, an environmental engineering firm, we’re unlocking the potential of water and healthy environments to create thriving communities. Delivering this shared purpose starts with our people: We recruit individuals seeking to develop their skills and gain experience to build a strong foundation for the future. Through an internship at Brown and Caldwell, you’ll gain real-life, hands-on experience alongside our employee owners, engineers, scientists, consultants, and constructors who are driving positive changes for our clients and communities. Here you’ll find opportunities for impact, community that lifts, support to thrive, and trust in you as you embark on your career journey.  

Brown and Caldwell offers Summer Internship opportunities to spend a summer working with the Brown and Caldwell team. We are seeking an individual interested in gaining practical, hands-on experience outside of the classroom. We promise a collaborative environment where you will grow as a professional under the guidance of your people manager and team and be trusted to support project objectives. Our work is interesting, challenging, wide-ranging in nature, and impactful for the communities we live in. We invite you to embrace your possibilities and join us to learn and develop with our team of nationally recognized experts! 

The Engineering Intern - Summer 2027 (Southeast) role applies academic knowledge to real‑world technical challenges by supporting consulting teams on a variety of projects within an assigned technical discipline. This role works alongside experienced technical professionals to assist with research, analysis, documentation, and project support activities that contribute to the successful delivery of client and internal initiatives. The Technical Services intern gains exposure to technical consulting work, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the project lifecycle while supporting tasks such as data analysis, technical evaluations, research, and preparation of technical materials. This role provides hands‑on learning opportunities in a professional consulting environment. This role works under close supervision with regular guidance from more experienced colleagues or supervisors.
 

• Collaborate with cross‑functional and multidisciplinary teams to support project planning and execution.
• Support day-to-day activities within assigned projects and/or functional area
• Participate in internal and external meetings by taking notes, tracking action items, and supporting follow‑up activities.
• Perform technical or support tasks within assigned functional area and technical specialty in support of project and team needs
• Successfully manage and deliver assignments on time.
• Perform a variety of technical and operational tasks assigned to support evolving business and team needs 
• Attend and complete Intern Workshops and Intern Summer Series Sessions
• Complete intern capstone project assignment
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs. 

• Ability to organize information, maintain documentation, track tasks, and pay attention to detail when completing assigned work
• Basic written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly share information, ask questions, and document notes or action items.
• Ability to apply academic knowledge to practical, real‑world technical challenges
• Familiarity with technical, scientific, or data analysis tools relevant to the assigned discipline, with a willingness to learn new tools
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, collaborate with others, and contribute positively in a collaborative technical environment
• Adaptability, curiosity, and eagerness to learn in a consulting and project‑based environment
• Interest in consulting, client engagement, and technical communication
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new tools and methodologies
• Demonstrates a positive attitude, follows instructions, respects confidentiality, and behaves professionally in a workplace setting
• Attend and complete Intern Workshops and Intern Summer Series Sessions
• Complete intern capstone project assignment
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

• No prior professional experience required.
  

• Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Software), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science Data Science) or a related field is required.
• Continued enrollment in accredited under or graduate degree program in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Software), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science Data Science) or a related field post internship is required.
• GPA equal to or higher than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent is required