Engineering Intern

The State of Delaware Department of Transportation Summer Internship Program provides engineering students with training to accompany their classroom knowledge. Under direct supervision, students will perform various duties that are directly related to their academic major. For approximately 12 weeks, Engineering Interns will work in an area of interest that may include any of the transportation engineering specialties. Positions will be located in Kent, Sussex and New Castle counties. The length of an internship is approximately 12 weeks.

Engineering Area of Interest:

Active Transportation and Community Connections - This section, promotes walking and bicycling as a healthy, economical, and environment-friendly alternative to driving.  The group plans and designs projects including sidewalks, shared-use paths, and streetscape improvements.

Bridge Design - This section is primarily responsible for the design and review of bridge projects including new bridges, reconstructed bridges, and major rehabilitation work.

Bridge Maintenance & Construction - This section is responsible for developing contracts related to repairs, routine maintenance, and minor rehabilitation of bridges and other structures, as well as providing in-field support to construction staff.

Bridge Management - This section is responsible for the analysis of DelDOT's bridge inventory in developing an asset management plan to keep our bridges in a state of good repair.

Construction - This section is primarily responsible for administering projects in construction which includes the construction and reconstruction of roadways and bridges, traffic control devices, drainage, storm water management, and all other associated infrastructure.

Development Coordination - This section reviews traffic impact studies, entrance plans, and off-site improvement plans relating to land development proposals and manages the state's Corridor Capacity Preservation Program.

Engineering Support - The section is responsible for developing Standard Construction Details and Specifications, e-construction and project controls, Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CADD) resources, and conducting post construction and ADA compliance inspections, among other duties. 

Environmental Stewardship - This section is responsible the analysis of environmental, social and cultural impacts of projects and programs including avoidance, minimization and mitigation or impacts, and obtaining federal and state approvals and permits.  

Maintenance & Operations - This section is responsible for keeping the State's multi-modal transportation network in a state of good repair through the careful and consistent application of personnel, equipment, and financial resources.

Materials & Research - This section is primarily responsible for the review, testing, and approval of materials used on DelDOT projects.

Project Development - This section is responsible for the designing road improvement projects, including documentation of a project's purpose and need, alternatives analysis, public involvement, development of engineering design plans and construction consultation.

Right of Way - This section has many responsibilities, but engineers in this group develop right-of-way plans and work with utility companies on utility relocation efforts related to DelDOT projects. 

Traffic - The DelDOT Traffic Sections are comprised of two main sections:  Traffic Operations and Traffic Engineering. They are responsible for the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations of traffic control and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) devices on state-maintained roadways and are responsible for the development and implementation of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan.

Water Resources - This section is responsible for the design and review of all Department projects to ensure it remains compliant with the Stormwater and Erosion & Sediment Control elements of the Federal and State regulations as well as the State of Delaware's drainage requirements.