2027 Intern - Civil Engineering

Job Description

Job Description

WHAT WE DO:  

Dunaway is a professional services firm established in 1956, with offices in Fort Worth, Austin, Dallas, Farmersville, Houston, Midland, and San Antonio. We offer civil and structural engineering, planning + landscape architecture, survey, and construction inspection services to public and private clients throughout Texas. 

As a multi-discipline firm with a staff of over 350+ positioned in our eight offices across the state of Texas – our firm’s size, location, and reputation allows us to provide local, specialized knowledge to each project and each client that we serve. 

WHO WE ARE:  

The Dunaway Difference is our three foundational components (represented by the waves in our logo): Core Values, One Heart and Profitable Growth. The combination of these three pillars creates a feeling and experience that is uniquely Dunaway. 

One heart, all rowing in the same direction in unison together, while continuously seeking to exemplify our core values of Integrity, Respect, Honesty, Technical Excellence, Attitude of Service, Sense of Urgency and Responsiveness in everything we do. 

Just like a crew race, we always look forward with the finish line in mind. Because when we win, our employees do too. Through our profitable growth, we provide opportunities, such as Profit-sharing, career advancement, and stability – just to name a few.  These are just some of the reasons we were just named a Top Firm to Work for by Zweig! 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:  

The engineering intern will work closely with experienced engineers and other team members to gain practical experience in the field. Responsibilities include assisting with tasks, data collection, administrative duties, and contributing to project completion.  This role provides valuable exposure to engineering practices and real-world projects.  

Once selected to join our team, you will:

• Collaborate with experienced engineers to complete various tasks which may include design work, testing, data analysis, or documentation.
• Collect data from experiments, simulations or field work.
• Analyze data and draw meaningful conclusions
• Organize files, maintain records and schedule meetings
• Actively participate in projects by performing assigned tasks, attend team meeting and provide input.
• Observe engineering practices with hands on experience and develop technical skills
• Other duties as assigned

  KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE:

• Basic knowledge of engineering principles
• Basic knowledge of engineering software and tools

SKILLS:

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Eagerness and willingness to learn and adapt to new skills and technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid work ethics and demonstration of professionalism

  EDUCATION:

• Actively pursuing a degree (undergraduate or graduate) in Engineering or related field.