Structural Engineering Co-op - Spring 2025

Company: WSP Global Inc.
Location: Boston
Posted on: November 13, 2024

Job Description:

This Opportunity
WSP USA hosts hundreds of interns across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Our interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff. Through our Developing Professionals Network, interns gain mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections.
Our Transportation Facilities Group is seeking a Full-Time Structural Engineering Co-op to work out of our Boston, MA office. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program through Northeastern University.
This co-op is anticipated to take place during the Spring semester. The anticipated timeframe of this co-op is January 2025 through June 2025.
Your Impact

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• Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
  
• Learn basic principles of Structural Engineering.
  
• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.
  
• Support preparation of final design plans, special provisions, and cost estimates.
  
• Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation.
  
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
  
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. -
  
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
  
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
  
• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this co-op/internship.
  
  Who You Are
  Required Qualifications
  
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  • Actively enrolled in an accredited Structural Engineering, or related, Undergraduate program through Northeastern University with an anticipated graduation date of July 2025 or later.
    
  • Must be 18 or older.
    
  • Demonstrated interest in Structural Engineering, or related field, and have a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP's work and projects.
    
  • Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
    
  • Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.
    
  • Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.
    
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
    
  • Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.
    
    Preferred Qualifications
    
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    • Actively enrolled in an accredited Structural Engineering, or related, Masters or PhD program through Northeastern University with an anticipated graduation date of July 2025 or later.
      
    • Experience using Revit, AutoCAD, and/or ETABS.
      
    • Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.
      
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