Summer Engineering Internship Jobs in Poughkeepsie, NY

2025 Summer Internship
Civil Engineering
Site Design
Potential Work Locations
NY
Rhinebeck
Division
Land Use
Where would you step in?
You will sit in our Rhinebeck, NY office and will work in a hybrid work environment. Our Land Use Team and Projects With nearly 100 professional engineers, our senior technical and project management leaders have earned an outstanding reputation with private, state, and local government clients who are also recipients of multiple ACEC Engineering Excellence and ASCE Project Awards. We assist clients from the initial conceptual planning stages of a project through schematic design, design development, permitting, construction documents, bidding, and construction oversight. Well versed in local, state, and federal regulations, as well as ever evolving climate change impacts and concerns, we strive to incorporate sustainability and resiliency into our site plans and designs.
What will you be doing?
You will be assisting in our Civil/Site Planning & Design Team in researching, compiling, and examining a wide variety of structure related data as well as assisting staff with a variety of projects and/or field assignments. You will help perform engineering calculations, proofreading, and copying of various reports and specs. There is potential to learn and perform light drafting tasks and potentially assist with small design tasks in AutoCAD.
What do you need?
You will need to be currently enrolled and pursing a BS in Civil Engineering with at least 2 years of completed course work. You will need to demonstrate intellectual curiosity, a desire to solve engineering problems, flexibility, a positive attitude, and open mindedness. It would be helpful to have experience using design software.
Ways to grow your career
Our internships offer students the opportunity to work on real assignments across multiple disciplines, while also directly relating to their coursework. Students are paired with a "buddy" and supervisor, both of which provide day-to-day guidance on projects throughout the summer. We also rely heavily on our internship pool for entry-level full-time openings each year.
Compensation
The starting hourly range for candidates is: $19-26 per hour. Your rate is determined based upon completed years of education.
More about Tighe & Bond
We are a thriving, employee-owned engineering, design, and environmental consulting firm. In addition to being a top ten ENR New England Design Firm, we've been recognized as the 2023 Employer of the Year from SMPS Boston, ranked first in the Engineering and Environmental Services categories in Banker & Tradesman's "Best of" competition in 2022, and have been honored twice with the PSMJ Circle of Excellence award. With a team of over 500 designers, planners, scientists, and engineers, we offer creative solutions for land use, infrastructure, and building design, including addressing crucial challenges related to water resources, transportation, and both the built and natural environment throughout the Northeast. We are committed to growth, exceptional service, and designing for a more sustainable future.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants and employees for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.