Engineer Intern (Rail) Summer 2027
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 22, 2026. Balfour Beatty scores B on the Alion truth index.
As an Engineering Intern you will spend your summer gaining hands-on experience alongside the professionals who plan, manage, and build critical transportation infrastructure.
This isn’t an internship where you’ll just watch from the sidelines. You’ll become part of a rail project team, working alongside project engineers, field engineers, superintendents, project managers, safety professionals, and other construction experts.
You’ll see firsthand how engineering plans become infrastructure and gain valuable experience that can help prepare you for a career in the rail and construction industry.
What You’ll Get to Do
Your experience may include opportunities to:
Support real-world rail and transit construction projects
Gain field experience and see how rail infrastructure is built
Work alongside project engineers, field engineers, superintendents, and project managers
Review construction drawings, plans, specifications, and project documentation
Assist with RFIs, submittals, quantity tracking, schedules, and project controls
Participate in jobsite walks and observe construction activities firsthand
Learn how safety and quality are incorporated into daily project operations
Collaborate with engineers, subcontractors, craft professionals, and other project partners
Help project teams solve real-world construction and engineering challenges
Support project planning, reporting, coordination, and documentation
What We Are Looking ForField engineer interns/co-ops are required to be currently enrolled in Engineering, Construction Management or a similar program at an accredited technical college or university.
The salary range for this role is $21.00 - $28.00 per hour