University Programs

Build your future.

Are you eager to bring your knowledge and experience to help organizations find solutions
to their most demanding projects? If that sounds like you, we want you on our team!
Through training and hands-on experience, our internship program places you in a position of responsibility, builds your skills outside of the classroom and cultivates life-long industry connections.

Our internship recruiting season for summer 2025 begins late-August.

Apply Now

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Why ECS Group of Companies?

As an ECS intern, you become a valued team member on day one. You can look forward to:

Experience: Gain practical experience by working on real projects and engaging in hands-on fieldwork.

Diverse opportunities: Find an internship that matches your skills and interests, whether in civil engineering, environmental science, geotechnical engineering or other related fields.

Professional development: Participate in training programs designed to enhance your technical and collaborative skills.

Collaboration and networking: Collaborate and connect with a wide range of peers and industry professionals both within your region and potentially with those across the country.

Compensation: Earn competitive pay for your work.

Fun: Enjoy team-building activities, projects and exciting events that make your internship experience memorable and enjoyable.

Build your future.

Are you eager to bring your knowledge and experience to help organizations find solutions
to their most demanding projects? If that sounds like you, we want you on our team!
Through training and hands-on experience, our internship program places you in a position of responsibility, builds your skills outside of the classroom and cultivates life-long industry connections.

Our internship recruiting season for summer 2025 begins late-August.

Apply Now

A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

 

Why ECS Group of Companies?

As an ECS intern, you become a valued team member on day one. You can look forward to:

Experience: Gain practical experience by working on real projects and engaging in hands-on fieldwork.

Diverse opportunities: Find an internship that matches your skills and interests, whether in civil engineering, environmental science, geotechnical engineering or other related fields.

Professional development: Participate in training programs designed to enhance your technical and collaborative skills.

Collaboration and networking: Collaborate and connect with a wide range of peers and industry professionals both within your region and potentially with those across the country.

Compensation: Earn competitive pay for your work.

Fun: Enjoy team-building activities, projects and exciting events that make your internship experience memorable and enjoyable.

Explore Our Internship Programs

Hands-on Experience

A Level 1 internship serves as in introduction to ECS. This is the interns first summer with us. They would focus on field work and get hands-on experience. You get introduced to our safety culture and exposure to multiple job sites. 

Growing Skills + Knowledge

Our Level 2 internship is targeted towards interns returning for their second summer with ECS, or someone with previous internship experience equivalent to our Level 1 internship. Focus on higher level field work and introduction to project management tasks. 

Preparing for Employment

Our Level 3 internship is for students who have been with ECS for two or more summers. You can get a strong mix of field experience as well as project management tasks. The goal of our Level 3 internship is to prepare you for full-time employment at ECS.  

Doing Meaningful Work

Students in our Co-Op program focus on field work and obtaining hands-on experience. While our internships are typically during the summer, we offer a spring and fall Co-Op you are eligible to obtain credit at school for the work they perform

Visit our YouTube playlist for further insights into what you can expect from each internship program.

Visit our YouTube playlist for further insights into what you can expect from each internship program.

Our Guide to Getting an Internship

Research

Browse our open positions to find internships that are most suited for you and your qualifications.

Apply

After you’ve found the perfect position, enter your email to start the application process. From there, you’ll be prompted to create your profile, upload your resume and submit your application. Application status can be checked at any time by logging into your dashboard.

Interview

Our interview process is flexible to meet your needs. Interviews can be on the phone, virtually or in-person. Our recruiting team works with you to get your interview scheduled.

Decision

We strive to make hiring decisions promptly, but we also take the time to carefully interview qualified candidates. If selected, an offer letter is sent electronically giving you the option to respond instantly.

Onboarding

Once you’ve accepted an offer, the recruiting and HR teams work with you to facilitate a seamless onboarding process.

Internship FAQs

ECS provides the necessary training for our interns. We have three levels of interns (level 1: beginner, level 2: intermediate and level 3: advanced).

Each of our internships are slightly different. You can expect hands-on field experience that has you on projects providing solutions to our clients.

We seek degrees that complement our services. Civil engineering students are typically hired into our program. However, some majors that we would also consider are architectural engineering, environmental science, geology, geoscience and geotechnical engineering.

We make offers in both fall and spring for summer employment.

Unfortunately, no. If you have already graduated or graduate soon, we encourage you visit our career center and search our open positions.

Ideally, you would be in pursuit of an industry-related services degree, have reliable transportation and be located near an ECS location.

Don’t be discouraged. Things that can set you apart from others include achieving industry training and certifications from organizations such as: American Concrete Institute, Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (40-hour HAZWOPER).

New interns receive onboarding information a month prior to your start date. You can reach out to the recruiting team in the meantime with questions.

While we do leverage our internships to hire for entry-level positions, accepting an internship does not necessarily lead to a full-time offer. There are several factors to receiving a full-time offer.

The expectation for our summer internships is approximately 10-12 weeks. If you’re interested in staying on longer, we have a co-op program that allows work to be done during the school year.

Are you ready to take it to the next level?

Students who have graduated are eligible to apply for full-time positions. Explore our current job openings and start your career with ECS.

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Explore Internship Opportunities

Our internship recruiting season for summer 2025 begins late-August 2024.

Apply Now