Walker Consultants
Structural Engineering Internship - Summer 2025
Walker Consultants, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, us, 60179
About This Opportunity
Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding environment where you will work alongside and learn from the industry's best and most talented? If so, you have found the perfect firm!
In this full-time internship position, you will be responsible for assisting Engineers and Project Managers on design and restoration projects. You will work with the local design team of Architects and Engineers and report to the local Director of Operations.
Responsibilities
- Participate in on-site survey teams of existing facilities to determine the causes and solutions of deterioration or confirm as-built conditions.
- Learn how all the project elements form a completed project.
- Take an active role in project document preparation including drawings and reports.
- Assist with the design of conventional elements of projects including: ACI load combinations, shear, and moment diagrams, calculating column loads considering load path, foundation design (spread footings, piles, pile caps, drilled piers), retaining wall design (cantilever and basement type), concrete member design (slabs, beams, columns), calculation organization and documentation.
- Use computer software as a tool for solving basic engineering problems.
- Participate in on-site condition assessment teams of existing facilities to determine the causes and solutions of deterioration or confirm as-built conditions.
- Collect data pertinent to the project design including surveys, codes, soils, and other required information.
- Visit job sites to observe construction and submit field reports to Project Managers as needed.
- Assist in reviewing shop drawings and submittals.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Competencies
Education Requirements:
- Junior or Senior level standing (or Master's student) in Civil/Structural Engineering.
- Overall GPA of 3.25 or higher.
Preferred Coursework:
- Structural Analysis
- Reinforced Concrete
- Prestressed Concrete Structures
Other Requirements:
- Strong computer, writing, communication, and team skills are necessary.
- Willingness to travel for field visits within the state.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Some experience using Revit/AutoCAD.
Who We Are
Walker is a 100% employee-owned company of many capabilities offering professional services to clients in the private and public market sectors. Walker maintains a strong foundation as an industry leader in all aspects of parking planning, design, engineering, restoration and consulting that encompass operations, technology, and mobility solutions engaging a wide spectrum of specialists and renowned experts who have been advancing standards in the industry for several decades.
However, our abilities reach far beyond just parking and include highly experienced advisors in forensics who provide investigative assessments, creative repair solutions, and litigation support on all types of facilities around the world impacted by natural events as well as design or construction defects.
Additionally, we are among the largest providers of restoration and building envelope services in the industry. The combination of our structural engineering design excellence, building science experts, and vast geographic presence make Walker the first choice for these services throughout the country.
Walker Consultants has been consistently included in Engineering News-Record's list of Top 500 design firms for more than 40 years, with a ranking of 274 in 2023.
Walker Consultants is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We invite all qualified applicants to apply and do not discriminate against individuals because of their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or age.
Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding environment where you will work alongside and learn from the industry's best and most talented? If so, you have found the perfect firm!
In this full-time internship position, you will be responsible for assisting Engineers and Project Managers on design and restoration projects. You will work with the local design team of Architects and Engineers and report to the local Director of Operations.
Responsibilities
- Participate in on-site survey teams of existing facilities to determine the causes and solutions of deterioration or confirm as-built conditions.
- Learn how all the project elements form a completed project.
- Take an active role in project document preparation including drawings and reports.
- Assist with the design of conventional elements of projects including: ACI load combinations, shear, and moment diagrams, calculating column loads considering load path, foundation design (spread footings, piles, pile caps, drilled piers), retaining wall design (cantilever and basement type), concrete member design (slabs, beams, columns), calculation organization and documentation.
- Use computer software as a tool for solving basic engineering problems.
- Participate in on-site condition assessment teams of existing facilities to determine the causes and solutions of deterioration or confirm as-built conditions.
- Collect data pertinent to the project design including surveys, codes, soils, and other required information.
- Visit job sites to observe construction and submit field reports to Project Managers as needed.
- Assist in reviewing shop drawings and submittals.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Competencies
Education Requirements:
- Junior or Senior level standing (or Master's student) in Civil/Structural Engineering.
- Overall GPA of 3.25 or higher.
Preferred Coursework:
- Structural Analysis
- Reinforced Concrete
- Prestressed Concrete Structures
Other Requirements:
- Strong computer, writing, communication, and team skills are necessary.
- Willingness to travel for field visits within the state.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Some experience using Revit/AutoCAD.
Who We Are
Walker is a 100% employee-owned company of many capabilities offering professional services to clients in the private and public market sectors. Walker maintains a strong foundation as an industry leader in all aspects of parking planning, design, engineering, restoration and consulting that encompass operations, technology, and mobility solutions engaging a wide spectrum of specialists and renowned experts who have been advancing standards in the industry for several decades.
However, our abilities reach far beyond just parking and include highly experienced advisors in forensics who provide investigative assessments, creative repair solutions, and litigation support on all types of facilities around the world impacted by natural events as well as design or construction defects.
Additionally, we are among the largest providers of restoration and building envelope services in the industry. The combination of our structural engineering design excellence, building science experts, and vast geographic presence make Walker the first choice for these services throughout the country.
Walker Consultants has been consistently included in Engineering News-Record's list of Top 500 design firms for more than 40 years, with a ranking of 274 in 2023.
Walker Consultants is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We invite all qualified applicants to apply and do not discriminate against individuals because of their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or age.