Engineering Intern - Summer 2025 - Nashville, TN

Embrace Your Possibilities: At Brown and Caldwell, an environmental engineering firm, we’re unlocking the potential of water and healthy environments to create thriving communities. Delivering on this shared purpose starts with our people: We recruit sharp, enthusiastic talent at the earliest levels of their career to build a strong foundation for the future. Through an internship at Brown and Caldwell, you’ll gain real-life, hands-on experience alongside our employee owners, engineers, scientists, consultants, and constructors who are driving positive change for our clients and communities. Here you’ll find opportunity for impact, community that lifts, support to thrive, and trust in you as you embark on your career journey.

So, what’s possible for you?

Brown and Caldwell has an Engineering Intern opportunity for an to spend a summer working with our civil and environmental engineering team to support our Nashville, Tennessee office. We are seeking a motivated, achievement-oriented individual who wants to spend their summer gaining practical, hands-on experience outside of the classroom. We promise a collaborative environment where you will grow as a young professional under the guidance of your supervisor and team and be trusted to support project objectives. Our work is interesting, challenging, wide-ranging in nature, and impactful for the communities we live in. We invite you to embrace your possibilities and join us to learn and develop with our team of nationally recognized experts!

Detailed Description:

How Will You Make an Impact?

Interns at Brown and Caldwell make a daily, material impact by completing support duties to advance their team’s projects and objectives. They receive professional training and the support of their team. Interns can expect to be onboarded, mentored, and developed by industry leaders to develop real-life skills and make an impact on their assigned projects. Projects this role may work on include:

As an Engineering Intern, you can expect your experience to include the following:

• Perform simple data analysis, data assessment, data entry
• Format and organize information for reports.
• Perform basic CAD or GIS input or modifications
• Provide basic project support such as formatting and distributing meeting notes, project filing, field site visits, and other general support of project engineers and scientists.
• Participate in field work at client sites, assisting other team members with routine site investigation, construction and/or operation & maintenance tasks.
• Perform work in the field at an active water reclamation facility.
• Successfully manage and deliver assignments on time.
• Adhere to Brown and Caldwell’s quality assurance/quality control process.
• Expected to be in the office (in person) at least four days per week.

Desired Skills and Experience:

To qualify for an internship, you must be enrolled in a full-time program (minimum nine credit hours per semester) seeking a degree in engineering, science, geology, or a related field. You also must be in good standing and carry an overall GPA of at least 3.0 in your core curriculum, as well as a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.

What Must Our Candidate Have? (Required)

• Attending university working on obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Civil/Mechanical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering or related engineering field; graduate students may also be considered.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Look Like? (Preferred)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and basic computer skills a must
• Strong technical skills with the ability to articulate ideas and concepts
• Excellent organization and communication skills with extreme attention to detail
• Ability to work in a team environment and manage multiple tasks
• Ability and willingness to perform field work at various sites
• Candidate must have current driver's license and good driving record
• Candidate must be physically able to work in the field under varying conditions including the use of personal protective equipment
• 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HazWOPER) certification a plus

Salary Range: The hourly pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education.  These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A:
Hourly $18.40 - $25.20

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation:  We provide a comprehensive benefit