Digital Practice Co-op/Intern - Infrastructure (Spring/Summer 2027)
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Stantec
Washington, DC, US
Summary
The intern will assist the Infrastructure Digital Practice team with 3D modeling, data preparation, and software support for active infrastructure projects. They will also participate in training, documentation, and the validation of digital tools and workflows under senior guidance.
Job Description
Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.
As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.
About Stantec
Stantec is a global leader in the design and consulting industry, providing innovative solutions to complex infrastructure challenges. We are committed to creating sustainable communities and delivering exceptional service to our clients.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is seeking an Infrastructure Digital Practice Intern to support the Infrastructure Digital Practice team during the summer term. This is a fully remote internship/co-op opportunity, and the successful candidate may be located anywhere in the United States. This role provides hands-on exposure to digital delivery, design technology, and infrastructure project support, with a focus on Bentley and Autodesk platforms used across transportation and civil infrastructure projects.
The intern will work under the guidance of senior Digital Practice staff to assist with modeling, workspace support, data preparation, and targeted digital tasks that support active projects and enterprise initiatives. This position is intended to build practical technical skills while developing an understanding of how digital environments support infrastructure design and delivery at scale.
Qualifications
Your Key Responsibilities
- Assist with Bentley OpenRoads Designer modeling and production tasks, including creation and refinement of 3D civil elements.
- Support ProjectWise-managed workspaces through file organization, quality checks, and data preparation activities.
- Assist with basic Autodesk and Bentley software support tasks under supervision.
- Support infrastructure project teams with digital production needs, including plan preparation, model updates, and data coordination.
- Participate in training, onboarding, and documentation efforts related to digital practice workflows and standards.
- Help test and validate digital tools, configurations, and workflows as directed.
- Maintain clear documentation of work performed and follow established digital standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with Digital Practice team members and project staff across regions in a fully remote work environment.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Required Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Geospatial Sciences, or a related field.
- Familiarity with civil infrastructure concepts and interest in digital delivery and design technology.
- Exposure to Bentley or Autodesk design software (academic or internship experience).
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn new tools and workflows.
- Ability to follow direction, manage assigned tasks, and communicate progress clearly.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience with OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, Civil 3D, or similar platforms.
- Interest in 3D modeling, digital design workflows, or CAD/BIM support roles.
- Experience working in a team-based technical environment.
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What We Offer
- Hands-on experience supporting real-world infrastructure projects.
- Exposure to enterprise-scale digital practice and delivery workflows.
- Mentorship from experienced Digital Practice professionals.
- Opportunity to develop technical, professional, and collaboration skills within a global consulting firm.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements
Stantec provides professional design and consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, and project management. At Stantec, we offer integrated service delivery. We are one of the few industry leaders that can offer professional services throughout the entire infrastructure and facility life cycle: plan, design, build, monitor, assess, restore, and decommission. Continually striving to balance economic, environmental, and social responsibilities, we are recognized as a world-class leader and innovator in the delivery of sustainable solutions. Stantec supports the delivery of a continuous learning program focused on the principles of sustainable design, for the benefit of personnel, clients, and our community, following through on our goal to make our world a better place. A commitment to continuous learning and the understanding of sustainable design practices is key to Stantec's promise of environmental, social and economic sustainability. Stantec is registered with, and carries out projects funded by all the major International Funding Institutions. Projects are also carried out for private sector clients including utility and large multi-national companies. In 1954, Dr. Don Stanley, an environmental engineer, founded Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. in Western Canada. Sixty years later, Stantec Consulting Ltd. has grown to encompass over 200 offices in North America and worldwide. The Stantec team of over 15,000 employees has completed more than 60,000 projects for over 6,000 clients in over 100 countries around the world. Our staff have successfully completed projects on six continents from Australia to Zambia for public and private sector clients. Stantec began working internationally in 1967 on a sewerage system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and has continued to do so for last 45 years. Stantec Consulting International Ltd. (SCIL) provides the specialized professional consulting services of Stantec to international funding agencies and clients in the government, institutional, industrial and commercial sectors. Corporate headquarters are located in the Stantec Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Additional international offices are located in Barbados; Puerto Rico; Qatar; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates; the United Kingdom; and India. Project offices are located around the world specific to on-going projects.
Founded
1954
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
Edmonton, Alberta
Stantec provides professional design and consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, and project management. At Stantec, we offer integrated service delivery. We are one of the few industry leaders that can offer professional services throughout the entire infrastructure and facility life cycle: plan, design, build, monitor, assess, restore, and decommission. Continually striving to balance economic, environmental, and social responsibilities, we are recognized as a world-class leader and innovator in the delivery of sustainable solutions. Stantec supports the delivery of a continuous learning program focused on the principles of sustainable design, for the benefit of personnel, clients, and our community, following through on our goal to make our world a better place. A commitment to continuous learning and the understanding of sustainable design practices is key to Stantec's promise of environmental, social and economic sustainability. Stantec is registered with, and carries out projects funded by all the major International Funding Institutions. Projects are also carried out for private sector clients including utility and large multi-national companies. In 1954, Dr. Don Stanley, an environmental engineer, founded Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. in Western Canada. Sixty years later, Stantec Consulting Ltd. has grown to encompass over 200 offices in North America and worldwide. The Stantec team of over 15,000 employees has completed more than 60,000 projects for over 6,000 clients in over 100 countries around the world. Our staff have successfully completed projects on six continents from Australia to Zambia for public and private sector clients. Stantec began working internationally in 1967 on a sewerage system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and has continued to do so for last 45 years. Stantec Consulting International Ltd. (SCIL) provides the specialized professional consulting services of Stantec to international funding agencies and clients in the government, institutional, industrial and commercial sectors. Corporate headquarters are located in the Stantec Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Additional international offices are located in Barbados; Puerto Rico; Qatar; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates; the United Kingdom; and India. Project offices are located around the world specific to on-going projects.
Founded
1954
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
Edmonton, Alberta