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.

Career Fair 2022 will be on October 28th, 2022 from 10am-2pm and will take place in the ATL. Our companies from the Industrial Partners Program will be joining! Please contact Sara Leader (sleader@calpoly.edu).

COMPANY	DATE
Blois Construction	January 26, 2023
Langan	February 2, 2023
Cornerstone	February 9, 2023
J.R. Filanc	February 10, 2023
Huitt Zollars	February 16, 2023
MKN & Associates	February 17, 2023
Cannon	February 23, 2023
Power Engineering Construction Co.	February 24, 2023
ZFA Structural Engineers	March 2, 2023
Jacobs	March 3, 2023
Water Systems Consulting	March 9, 2023
Condon-Johnson	March 10, 2023
LA County Public Works	TBA

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
Assistant Resident Engineer	Full-time	CalCareers	Any	Paso Robles, CA	11/11/22	11/2/22
Landscape Associate	Full-time	CalCareers	Any	Santa Barbara, CA	Open Until Filled	11/2/22
Student Position	Part-time	City of Paso Robles	Any	Paso Robles, CA	Open Until Filled	11/7/22
Associate Water Resources Specialist	Full-time	Contra Costa Water District	Any	Concord, CA	12/02/22	11/15/22
TMS Maintenance and Operations Branch Chief	Full-time	State of California, Department of Transportation	Any	San Luis Obispo, CA	11/30/22	11/16/22
Construction Engineer	Full-time	CalCareers	Any	Goleta, CA	12/14/22	11/21/22
Associate Transportation Planner	Full-time	CalCareers	Any	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	11/21/22
Project Manager	Full-time	CalCareers	Any	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	12/15/22
Water Resource Engineer	Full-time	CalCareers	Any	Los Angeles, CA	Open Until Filled	12/19/22
Water Resource Engineer	Full-time	CalCareers	Any	Fresno, CA	Open Until Filled	12/19/22
Project Manager	Full-time	CalCareers	Any	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	12/19/22
Project Manager	Full-time	CalCareers	Any	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	12/19/22
Associate Environmental Planner	Full-time	Caltrans	Any	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	12/20/22
Environmental Planner	Full-time	Caltrans	Any	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	12/20/22
Air, Noise, and Hazardous Waste Specialist	Full-time	Department of Transportation	Any	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	1/3/23
Local Assistance Engineer	Full-time	Department of Transportation	Any	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	1/3/23
Summer 2023 Civil/Water Resources Engineer Intern	Intern	WSP	Any	Redmond, WA	Open Until Filled	1/12/23
Graduate Bridges & Civil Structures Engineer (SF)	Full-time	Arup	Any	San  Francisco, CA	Open Until Filled	1/12/23
Bridges & Civil Structures Engineering Intern (LA)	Intern	Arup	Any	Los Angeles, CA	Open Until Filled	1/12/23
Graduate Structural Engineer (LA)	Full-time	Arup	Any	Los Angeles, CA	Open Until Filled	1/12/23
Structural Engineering Intern (LA)	Intern	Arup	Any	Los Angeles, CA	Open Until Filled	1/12/23
Structural Engineering Intern (SF)	Intern	Arup	Any	San  Francisco, CA	Open Until Filled	1/12/23
Transportation Engineer	Full-time	Department of Transportation	Civil	San Luis Obispo, CA	Open Until Filled	1/18/23
Air Quality Engineer I or II	Full-time	Monterey Bay Air Resources District	Any	Monterey, CA	2/24/23	1/19/23
Engineering Intern	Intern	City of Walnut Creek	Any	Walnut Creek, CA	Open Until Filled	1/19/23
Summer Intern	Intern	Peterson Brustad Inc.	Any	Folsom, CA	Open Until Filled	1/25/23
Staff Engineer	Full-time	Peterson Brustad Inc.	Any	Folsom, CA	Open Until Filled	1/25/23

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.