Engineering Intern - Summer 2025 - San Diego

About the position

At Brown and Caldwell, an environmental engineering firm, we're unlocking the potential of water and healthy environments to create thriving communities. Delivering on this shared purpose starts with our people: We recruit sharp, enthusiastic talent at the earliest levels of their career 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 change for our clients and communities. Here you'll find opportunity for impact, community that lifts, support to thrive, and trust in you as you embark on your career journey. Brown and Caldwell has an opportunity for an Engineering Intern to spend a summer working with our Southern California team to support our San Diego office. We are seeking a motivated, achievement-oriented individual who wants to spend their summer gaining practical, hands-on experience outside of the classroom. We promise a collaborative environment where you will grow as a young professional under the guidance of your supervisor 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!

Responsibilities

• Complete support duties to advance team projects and objectives.
• Work closely with project manager and other team members to execute work involving civil, environmental, and/or mechanical engineering principles.
• Communicate effectively and coordinate with project teams including other disciplines.
• Assist with the preparation of calculations, technical memoranda, reports, presentations, drawings, specifications, and miscellaneous contract documents.
• Conduct technical evaluations to support planning and design related to water and wastewater conveyance and treatment systems.
• Support municipal water and wastewater clients with pre-design tasks and alternative analysis.
• Provide engineering services during construction, including assisting with submittal reviews and correspondence.
• Participate in field work as necessary for projects.
• Perform data entry, analysis, and visualization.
• Successfully manage and deliver assignments on time and on budget.
• Adhere to quality assurance/quality control process.

Requirements

• Junior or Senior student attending university working on obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Civil/Mechanical/Environmental or related engineering field required; graduate students may also be considered.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working in a team environment.
• Strong technical skills with the ability to articulate ideas and concepts.
• Desire to learn and work on detailed design projects.

Nice-to-haves

• Self-starter, results-oriented, and ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Ability and willingness to perform field work at various sites including wastewater treatment facilities.
• Proficiency in standard software including MS Office, Outlook, Bluebeam, AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Strong aptitude for researching and solving technical problems.
• Desire to gain exposure to engineering work in various engineering fields (wastewater, water, construction management).
• EIT preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off and parental leave
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Performance-based bonus eligibility
• Employee referral bonuses
• Tuition reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• Long-term care insurance