Civil Construction Summer Intern
Southland Construction, Inc. is a general contractor providing vertical, heavy highway, and utility construction services in Florida since 1977.
We are looking for a currently enrolled full-time student pursing a bachelor’s degree to be part of our 2025 summer internship. A preferred candidate would be studying Construction Management, Engineering, or a similar degree; however, other qualified and interested students may apply. This position has a flexible start and end date for a 12-week internship. The start date depends on when you are able to start.
About the internship:
Southland Construction, Inc. is looking for two motivated students looking for a temporary summer internship which is a try-out for a long-term opportunity within our organization in the future! We are looking for individuals that have a spark of leadership and initiative, which are the attributes that a successful Project Engineer will need!
We offer a summer experience filled with:
- Participating in all the different trades of construction work SCI performs.
- Seeing SCI’s culture in action through working in the field on current projects
Compensation
- $18.50 per hour
What the intern will be doing:
Field Work
Working and learning about different types of construction. Approximately 10-12 weeks in the field participating in the following:
- 3 weeks: Grade crew – learning how to prep ground for road paving
- 3 weeks: Pipe crew – learning how to lay underground utilities
- 3 weeks: Bridge crew – learning how to construct forms for concrete footings, slabs, walls, columns, bridge decks and bent caps
- 1 week: Safety – learning the back-end of running a safety crew
- 1 week: MOT crew – learning how to redirect and maintain traffic during closures and detours
- 1 week: Survey crew – learning how to calculate and shoot grade
Debriefing Session
One meeting per week with senior staff to discuss the relationship between the work you are doing in the week and how that relates to a full time professional career.
Qualifications
- At least four semesters completed towards four-year degree (must be a current student to apply).
- A competitive candidate would have a basic understanding of key construction management principles and construction process.
- Ability to work in the field environment in the summer months.
- Have to be located in Orlando during the summer – no transportation or living arrangements will be provided.
Additional Details:
SCI believes that in order to be a great Project Engineer, our interns must learn the trades of the field as well as those of the office. Interns will learn why Project Engineers make the decisions that they do based off of their experience being in the field. This is why our interns will spend time working on grade crews, pipe crews, and bridge crews before they spend time in the office with tenured Project Engineers and Project Managers.
Our goal is to create well-rounded individuals who can build relationships with those in the field and office, but who also understand what it’s like to be involved with all aspects of the construction process, not just the paperwork. We want our interns to gain an appreciation for the physical conditions that all our workers face on a day-to-day basis.
We are an equal opportunity employer