Company Description

At KPFF Consulting Engineers, we are more than just an engineering design firm. For over 60 years, we have dedicated ourselves to innovative, sustainable engineering that shapes the built environment and tackles complex infrastructure challenges. Our team culture emphasizes balance, growth, and well-being, supporting each member's professional journey with flexibility, generous benefits, and a collaborative approach to work-life integration.

With over 1,400 professionals across 27 offices nationwide, KPFF's decentralized structure allows each office the flexibility to pursue projects aligned with their regional strengths. Learn more at www.kpff.com .

Job Description

KPFF offers an internship program designed to provide qualified candidates with an opportunity to learn the day-to-day knowledge and skills necessary to become a structural engineer. Internships also provide KPFF with the opportunity to get to know potential future KPFF employees. In the KPFF Portland office, many internships turn into full-time engineering positions.

Our interns gain valuable consulting experience ranging from structural engineering design tasks, drawing coordination tasks, construction site visits, and construction administration services. An intern's job duties will vary by team, but every intern will work alongside experienced structural engineers committed to developing future engineers.

Qualifications

• Strong desire to be a structural engineer upon completion of their education.


• Completed a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering with emphasis in structural engineering and continuing on for a Master of Science degree in structural engineering (or similar).


• Strong grasp of basic engineering fundamentals.


• Effective written and verbal communication.


• Strong technical and organizational abilities.


• Strong research and information gathering skills.

Additional Information

To be considered for an internship position, please submit your application online and include a cover letter and resume. Please note we offer competitive compensation, paid holiday, paid sick leave and other benefits; however, we do not provide accommodations.

This opportunity will require an in-office presence and will not be a remote internship.

KPFF is an equal-opportunity employer.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

KPFF Consulting Engineers is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law