Soils Laboratory Intern – Summer 2026

This Opportunity 

WSP USA hosts hundreds of internships across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Our interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff. Through our Developing Professionals Network, interns gain mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections. 

Our Earth & Environment team is seeking a Full-Time Soils Laboratory Intern – Summer 2026 to work out of our Lansing, MI office. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program. 

This internship will be part of the WSP Summer Internship Program. As a summer intern, you have the opportunity to participate in our 12-week program scheduled to start on May 18th, 2026. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible. 

Your Impact 

• Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills. 
• Learn basic principles of Civil, Environmental, and Geotechnical Engineering. 
• Assist with receiving, sorting, labeling, preparing, testing, handling and disposing of test samples as directed.
• Support preparation of test results, special provisions, and cost estimates. 
• Assist in monitoring the progress of tests until completion and recording all relevant data and observations.
• Assist in cleaning and maintaining the laboratory and laboratory equipment.

• Provide general support to laboratory, field, and office personnel.

• Complete training on assigned tasks. 
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. 
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. 
• Occasional travel to Michigan client sites may be required depending on project-specific requirements. 
• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship. 

Who You Are 

 Required Qualifications 

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later. 
• Must be 18 or older. 
• Demonstrated interest in Civil, Environmental, or Geotechnical Engineering or related field, and have a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP’s work and projects. 
• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience. 
• Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects. 
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools. 
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on occasion. 
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. 
• Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or related, Masters or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later. 
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD Civil 3D or other civil engineering design/modeling software.
• Experience with any type of construction, not necessarily Civil Engineering related, as a builder, laborer, or related.  
• Current 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certification, or current 8-hour refresher.  

• Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus. 

   

Compensation: 

Expected Salary (all locations): $22.16 - $28.03 

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.