Engineering Summer Intern

Date Opened: Thursday, January 08, 2026 12:00 AM

Close Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 12:00 AM

Department: Storm Water Services Department

Salary: $19.00 - $20.00 Commensurate with Experience

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

• Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development

• Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services

• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems

• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

The Storm Water Services Engineering and Design Division is seeking up to 2 college interns for Summer 2026. These positions will have an opportunity to assist project managers and project engineers with all aspects of drainage evaluation, engineering, and design activities.

Salary: $20.00/hr

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete hydrologic and hydraulic analyses models.
• Use AutoCAD 3D for drainage analysis and plan production tasks.
• Interact with the public, meeting with property owners to represent the city.
• Review drainage calculations and construction documents.
• Provide project management assistance.
• Complete stream and channel design techniques to resolve erosion. 
• Develop construction cost estimates.
• Coordinate utility conflicts with local utilities.
• Assist with acquisition of storm drainage easements.
• Conduct pipe video sessions in the field.
• Field review of drainage construction practices.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Interest in applying engineering design techniques for stormwater modeling and design tasks.
• Ability to learn and understand engineering software such as Hydro CAD, HEC-RAS, HY8, Arc-GIS, Storm CAD, and Hydroflow.
• Interest in learning how to use AutoCAD 3D and other engineering software applications.
• Ability to learn and apply City of Charlotte Land Development Standards, NCDOT Standards and Specifications and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Design Manual.
• Interest in assisting project managers and engineers in developing construction plans for drainage project repairs and improvements in accordance with all local, state, and federal permitting requirements.
• Efficient time management skills to be applied to short-term project activities and tasks.
• Interest in assisting project managers and engineers with design and management of stormwater projects through the assessment, planning, conceptual, design, and construction phases.
• Good organizational skills that can be applied to engineering activities associated with project design.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Interest in developing and creating technical reports.
• Ability to work cooperatively with city employees and the public.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Familiar with basic engineering mathematics and geometry skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled as undergraduate college student with course study in civil engineering/environmental science/civil engineering technology or related curriculum.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of informatio