Civil engineering

Organization: Transportation - District 01

Agency Contact Name and Information: [email protected]

Unposting Date: Sep 21, 2025, 11:59:00 PM

Work Location:

District 1 HQ

1885 North McCullough Street

Lima 45801

Primary Location: United States of America-OHIO-Allen County-Lima

Compensation: $19.50 - $24.00

Schedule: Part-time

Work Hours: 7:00AM - 3:30PM; Hour May Vary

Classified Indicator: Unclassified

Union: Exempt from Union

Primary Job Skill: Internship

Technical Skills: Transportation, Civil Engineering

Professional Skills: Active Learning, Attention to Detail, Critical Thinking, Listening, Reasoning

Who We Are:

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation's 5th largest interstate system and the 3rd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and to the people traveling within our great state. And in order to achieve that, we do A LOT! From Planning, Engineering, Construction to Law, HR, Communications, IT and everything in between, ODOT has a career for just about everyone. ODOT employees are hardworking, passionate, and dedicated to public service. We strive to achieve our agency's vision every day: To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization.

ODOT's Mission Statement:

To provide a transportation system that is safe, accessible, well maintained, and positioned for the future.

Benefits to You:

• PAID Internship with the rate is based on your rank in school
• Flexible hours based around your school schedule
• Real world experience
• Our interns work year-round and are eligible to participate in the intern program long as they are enrolled in an accredited college or university and are in good academic standing
• The opportunity to work on an important mission

This is a temporary position involving various duties that will either supplement the student's major field of study &/or provide experience that is a useful addition to the student's education and meaningful preparation for future professional employment.

Construction:

Student will receive training in proper procedures for inspection of work being done by contractors (e.g. widening & resurfacing projects, hazard elimination (safety upgrading), signing, guardrail, intersections, drainage facilities, forms & reinforcing steel; concrete placement on structures, flexible & rigid pavement; assist in bituminous plants, perform test on concrete & soil; assists in surveying, etc.

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Design: **

Student will serve as an understudy or assistant on small projects, receives training on procedures & performs specific technical tasks as assigned (e.g., operates a PC & CADD (Microstation) system & can perform duties on them independently as well as call up, work with & insert files; copy, update & revise existing drawings on the CADD database; create new drawings into the CADD database using sketches &/or ports of preexisting drawings, some of which may be on CADD already), performs calculations. Assists with engineering studies & preliminary engineering.

Use CADD applications within the District Office assisting in the development of highway reconstruction plans: a) plan & profile sheets of existing & proposed roadway improvements; b) highway &