As a Civil Engineering Design Intern, you'll assist in transportation projects, support design documentation, and perform preliminary calculations.
About Us
Ardmore Roderick is a full-service infrastructure solutions firm that specializes in Utilities, Transportation, Aviation, Rail and Transit, Building and Facilities Projects. We are headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
Our Mission
"Transforming communities by empowering the best minds to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions."
Our Values
We are seeking a Summer 2026 Civil Engineering Design Intern to join our Transportation Design team at Ardmore Roderick. As a Civil Engineering Design Intern, you join a team of infrastructure solutions experts working to solve our client’s ever evolving project needs. This opportunity will be located in our Chicago, IL office and could have potential to be hybrid depending on the specific client, project and team needs.
Key Responsibilities
Ardmore Roderick is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law. Ardmore Roderick participates in E-Verify.
We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. Please reach out to us if you require reasonable accommodation in responding to a job announcement, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process.
Hourly Pay: $25, Ardmore Roderick is providing the compensation range that the company believes it might pay and/or offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location.
Ardmore Roderick is a full-service infrastructure solutions firm that specializes in Utilities, Transportation, Aviation, Rail and Transit, Building and Facilities Projects. We are headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
Our Mission
"Transforming communities by empowering the best minds to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions."
Our Values
- Caring
- Excellence
- Impact
- Innovation
- Inclusion
- Safety
We are seeking a Summer 2026 Civil Engineering Design Intern to join our Transportation Design team at Ardmore Roderick. As a Civil Engineering Design Intern, you join a team of infrastructure solutions experts working to solve our client’s ever evolving project needs. This opportunity will be located in our Chicago, IL office and could have potential to be hybrid depending on the specific client, project and team needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Ardmore Roderick civil engineering roadway team on various tasks for assigned team projects
- Learn basic principles of civil engineering in public roadway design projects for our clients
- Assist with project research and preliminary design calculations and analysis
- Support preparation of final design plans, special provisions and cost estimates
- Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation
- Currently pursuing a four-year degree in civil engineering from an accredited university
- Interest in transportation-based Civil Engineering projects (e.g., roads, highways and tollways)
- Familiarity with civil design CAD programs such as Bentley OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, and AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Have a team player mindset with the ability to communicate proficiently in written and verbal forms
- Have good to great organizational skills
- Prior civil engineering internship experience
Ardmore Roderick is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law. Ardmore Roderick participates in E-Verify.
We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. Please reach out to us if you require reasonable accommodation in responding to a job announcement, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process.
Hourly Pay: $25, Ardmore Roderick is providing the compensation range that the company believes it might pay and/or offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location.
Top Skills
Autocad Civil 3D
Bentley Openroads Designer
MS Office
Microstation
Ardmore Roderick Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
1500 W Carroll Ave, Suite 300, Chicago, IL, United States, 60607
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