Careers

Company Days

Company Days are an opportunity to connect directly with our Industry Partners. Attend an information session, learn about potential career paths, share your resume, and possibly land your next job or internship! Submit your resume here and sign up for one or all of our upcoming Company Days located in room 13-117! The meetings take place from 11-noon and food is provided.

COMPANY	DATE
Granite Construction	10/1/21
Webcor	10/6/21 (Wednesday)
Kimley Horn	10/8/21
Truebeck Construction	10/13/21 (Wednesday)
Traylor Bros.	10/15/21
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger	10/27/21 (Wednesday)
NTK Construction	10/29/21
Ashley & Vance Engineering	11/3/21 (Wednesday)
Huitt-Zollars	11/5/21 (Friday)
Whiting-Turner	11/17/21 (Wednesday)
Joseph J Albanese	11/19/21 (Friday)
Quincy Engineering	1/7/22 (Friday)
KL&A	1/12/22 (Wednesday)
Power Engineering Construction Co	1/14/22 (Friday)
McGuire & Hester	1/21/22 (Friday)
Langan	1/21/22 (Friday) virtual
Water Systems Consulting	2/4/22 (Friday)
ZFA Strctural Engineers	2/9/22 (Wednesday)
MKN & Associates	2/11/22 (Friday)
Stantec	2/11/22 (Friday) virtual
RGH Geo	2/18/22 (Friday)
Cannon	2/25/22 (Friday)
Cornerstone	3/4/22 (Friday)

Jobs and Internships

Opportunities posted here are shared directly by our corporate partners to recruit our students. Feel free to apply as directed by the links. 

position	intern/perm	company	Specialty	Location	Deadline to apply	date posted
Field Engineer	Perm	ENGEO	Environmental	Valencia, CA	Open Until Filled	11/7/21
Associate Engineer	Perm	The City of Solvang, CA	Civil	Solvang, CA	Open Until Filled	11/5/21
Structural Engineer	Perm	KLA	Civil	Several	Open Until Filled	10/31/21
Staff Engineer	Perm	Stratus Environmental, Inc. and Stratus Engineering Associates LLC	Environmental	Cameron Park, CA	Open Until Filled	9/7/21
Student Engineer Program	Summer	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power	Any	Los Angeles	12/27/21	9/9/21
Assistant Engineer	Perm	Hartman Engineering, Inc.	Civil	Visalia, Ca	Open Until Filled	9/10/21
Design Engineer	Perm	KNA Structural Engineers	Civil	Irvine, CA	Open until Filled	9/14/21
Project Engineer	Perm	Whiting-Turner	Any		Open until Filled	9/17/21
Field Engineer	Perm	Whiting-Turner	Any		Open until Filled	9/17/21
Virtual Design & Construction Engineer	Perm	Whiting-Turner	Any		Open until Filled	9/17/21
Environmental Health & Safety Engineer	Perm	Whiting-Turner	Any		Open until Filled	9/17/21
Internship	Intern	Whiting-Turner	Any		Open until Filled	9/17/21
Senior Civil Engineer	Perm	City of Morro Bay	Civil Engineering		10/14/21	9/21/21
Construction Take-Off Engineer	Perm	Joseph J. Albanese, Inc.	Construction		Open until Filled	9/22/21
Associate Project Consultant	Perm	Simpson Gumpertz & Heger	Architectural/Civil/Structural	Newport Beach, California	Open until Filled	9/23/21
Associate Project Consultant	Perm	Simpson Gumpertz & Heger	Architectural/Civil/Structural	Los Angeles, California	Open until Filled	9/23/21
Technical Internship	Intern	Simpson Gumpertz & Heger	Any	Los Angeles, California	Open until Filled	9/23/21
Technical Internship	Intern	Simpson Gumpertz & Heger	Any	Newport Beach, California	Open until Filled	9/23/21
Engineer in Training	Perm	Simpson Gumpertz & Heger	Civil/Structural	Los Angeles, California	Open until Filled	9/23/21
HEI Assistant Engineer	Perm	Hartman Engineering	N/A	Visalia, CA	Open Until Filled	9/26/21
Transportation Short Term Internship (PAID)	Intern	San Luis Obispo Council of Governments	Transportation	SLO	10/1/21	9/27/21
Composting Program Engineer	Perm	Cal Careers	N/A	Sacramento County	n/a	9/29/21
Multiple Opportunities	N/A	Los Angeles Country Public Works	N/A	SLO	N/A	10/1/21
Assistant Engineer	Perm	Hartman Engineering	N/A	Visalia, CA	Open until Filled	10/4/21
Multiple Opportunities	Both	U.S. Forest Service	Any	N/A	10/12/21	10/7/21
Junior-level Civil Engineer	Perm	Mackay & Somps Civil Engineers, Inc.	Civil	Pleasanton, CA	Open until filled	10/7/21
Multiple Opportunities	Both	Truebeck	Civil	Portland OR, San Francisco, CA	Open Until Filled	10/12/21
Civil Engineer Internship	Intern	Michael Baker International	Civil	Santa Ana, CA, or Remotely	Open Until Filled	10/12/21
SFR Grading and Site Plan			A landowner is seeking assistance with drafting/engineering for a new single family residential grading, site plan, hydrology in Paso Robles. Please Contact Dr. Muleta  (mmuleta@calpoly.edu) for more information.
Project Engineer	Perm	NTK Construction	N/A	San Francisco, CA	Open Until Filled	10/21/21
Intern Engineer	Intern	Murphy Structural Engineers	N/A	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	11/21/21
Project Engineer	Perm	Murphy Structural Engineer	N/A	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	11/21/21

CE/ENVE Department Jobs

If interested in a position listed below, please connect directly with the faculty member. If approved, the faculty member will initiate the hiring process. More information regarding the detailed hiring process, your rights as an ISA (Instruction Student Assistant), and the bargaining unit contract person can be found in the Cal Poly Student Employment Handbook. Job descriptions and minimum qualifications are listed for each of the positions posted.

The pay for these positions is $14/hr for undergraduate students and $15/hr for graduate students. Qualified students must be eligible to work in the U.S., be in good academic standing, meet the minimum qualifications, and be at least a half-time student. Exceptions to the minimum eligibility qualifications may be granted at the sole discretion of the University.

While there is no official DEADLINE for grader positions, these decisions are typically made within the two weeks of the start of the quarter. The sooner you connect with the faculty, the better. Please address any questions you have about the process to ceenve@calpoly.edu.

At California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility. Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. California Polytechnic State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

 

CE/ENVE Department Research Jobs

Research opportunities for students to work side by side with department faculty on projects that make a difference. Please connect directly with the faculty member to express interest. 

student	project	major	contact	details
Undergraduate	Santa Rosa Creek Foundation Summer Research Program	Civil Engineering	Dr. Stefan Talke	These internships are available to develop, build, test, and deploy low-cost water-level sensors in the coastal ocean. The students will be paid $3500 for the summer and will be apart of the scientific research process.
Undergraduate	Mineta Transportation Institute grant for Nanomaterial Additives	Civil Engineering	Dr. El Badawy, Dr. Rahim	Dr. El Badawy and Dr. Rahim received a grant from Mineta Transportation Institute to develop nanomaterial additives to reduce moisture damage in hot mix asphalt. The student will carry out project tasks. 1 year project that will start in May/June 2021.
Graduate	Mineta Transportation Institute grant for Nanomaterial Additives	Civil Engineering	Dr. El Badawy, Dr. Rahim	Dr. El Badawy and Dr. Rahim received a grant from Mineta Transportation Institute to develop nanomaterial additives to reduce moisture damage in hot mix asphalt. The student will carry out project tasks. 1 year project that will start in May/June 2021.