College Undergraduate intern with the Department of Design and Construction

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Due: April 10, 2026

Work Location

•  30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101, or 101 Tyrellan Ave, 2nd Fl, Staten Island, NY 10309, or 40 Worth Street – 8th Floor, New York, NY 10013. (Candidates selected for Construction Management and Coastal Resiliency – Construction positions: location depends on the assigned field office)

What to Expect

• DDC’s Summer Internship Program is an opportunity for a select group of students to gain valuable experience in the architecture, engineering, design, safety, and construction management professions within a public service context. Students will gain hands-on technical experience through specific field assignments or task specific office work and a mentoring relationship with senior-level technical staff
• There are three divisions
• The Infrastructure Division’s is seeking 14 undergraduate Summer Interns to support the Design Unit, Coastal Resiliency – Design, Construction Management Unit, and Coastal Resiliency – Construction Unit. 
• The Design Unit – Sections 1 through 5, and Coastal Resiliency – Design’s Summer Interns will assist in the performance of engineering work with moderate difficulty. Work/training will be in one or more of the following specialized engineering areas: design/drafting, construction, inspection, and operations.
• The Construction Management Unit – All Boroughs and Coastal Resiliency – Construction’s Summer Interns will assist a Resident Engineer and/or Inspector on one or more construction projects; take measurements and complete daily time and material worksheets; make sure the Contractor is in compliance with the Maintenance and Projection of Traffic (MPT), the Maintenance of Site Compliance (MOS), and keep an updated report; and conduct daily routine inspections.