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CPS High School Engineering Internship – Chicago, IL

Collins Engineers, Inc. Summer 2025 Internship is an exciting opportunity for a talented Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school student to spend the summer alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry working on challenging and unique local transportation projects. The CPS high school student will train alongside experienced engineers and execute purposeful hands-on work assignments in an office setting. The student intern will gain broad knowledge of cross-functional teams and exposure to different engineering disciplines, all the while creating valuable career contacts. The student intern will have the opportunity to work along seasoned engineers who will oversee their training, work assignments, and development in addition to the delivery of continuous real-time performance feedback. We are looking to begin a conversation with current CPS high school students regarding part-time internship opportunity in our downtown Chicago, IL office for Summer 2025. This position may also work out of the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) office on occasion.

What We Offer:

• Opportunities to work on a variety of transportation projects including state and local transportation agencies.
• Real-world experience working in an engineering office with no expected fieldwork.
• Meaningful on-the-job training from experienced engineers.
• Hands-on work assignments and/or research for various client projects.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Collect and assimilate data.
• Perform basic calculations, and computer aid design (CAD) drafting of project elements.
• Organize design files.
• Develop task deliverables in a complete and reviewable manner.
• Conduct research as necessary to projects.
• Perform clerical tasks as assigned.
• Work independently under the guidance of a Project Engineer.

Other important details:

• Application deadline is Friday, March 7, 2025.
• Interviews will be held from March 24, 2025 – March 28, 2025, virtually or, if possible, in-person at our downtown Chicago office, 550 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL. 60661.
• Internship will begin late-June 2025 and end mid-August 2025 at our downtown Chicago office.
• Expected working hours per week is about 24-32 between 8 am – 5 pm.
• Hourly pay rate will be $18/hour. We will also provide reimbursement for CTA transportation if utilized to and from the office.
• Must have reliable transportation to and from downtown Chicago, IL.
• Position may work out of the CDOT office occasionally located at 2 N. LaSalle Street, 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602.

What You Will Need:

• Current CPS high school student (Jr. or Sr. status) interested in engineering.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale preferred.
• Ability to provide high school transcript (unofficial is acceptable).
• Ability to provide the following letter(s) of recommendation:
  • 1 Academic (school faculty).
  • 1 Personal (non-family member from your community, an extra-curricular activity, an employer, mentor, etc.).
• Familiarity of Google platform and/or Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Conscientious and cooperative team player.

**For questions, please contact Natalie Arredia directly at narredia@collinsengr.com or 312.236.4181.