Coastal Engineering Intern

Spring Semester

Posted on 9/17/2025

Baird & Associates

Baird & Associates

No salary listed

Madison, WI, USA

In Person

Job Description

What you will do:

  • Working under supervising professional engineers, you will support all Baird global offices by:
    • Participating in field data collection
    • Performing engineering analyses and design of coastal and marine structures
    • Assisting with the preparation of project deliverables including technical reports, calculations, cost estimates, specifications and drawings
    • Assisting with the construction administration tasks for projects currently being constructed

Characteristics that make you a good fit for this role:

  • Across the organization, people want to work with you because you are approachable, collaborative and flexible. You enjoy working in a high-accountability team environment.
  • You are independently organized with your time and can manage meeting multiple project deadlines.
  • You are not afraid to raise your hand when opportunities arise.
  • Your excellent communication (verbal and written) skills would be described as positive, respectful, clear and concise.

Qualifications

What you bring:

  • Required:
    • Junior, Senior, or Graduate student standing in an ABET accredited engineering program
    • Specializing in water resources, coastal, civil, structural, geological or geotechnical engineering
  • Preferred:
    • Ability to continue working part-time hours into the summer of 2026
    • Previous intern experience with an engineering consulting firm
    • Working knowledge of and experience with AutoCAD
    • Experience with or willingness to learn GIS software
    • Experience with or willingness to learn programming with MATLAB and/or Python

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