Freese and Nichols is excited to launch intern recruiting for summer 2025! After making the Top 100 Internship Program list given by Yello and WayUp we hope to make summer 2025 even better and we need YOU to do it!  

What will your summer look like? 

Working under professional engineers, you will be working on projects that impact your surrounding communities and beyond. While you will be working in one engineering discipline, you will have the opportunity to learn about our other technical practice areas so you can learn about where your passions may lie. Of course an internship is a large part of learning more about what you can do with your degree, but we also want to give you the opportunity to expand your network through connections with the young professionals employee resource group Rise & Thrive who will host events across the company over the summer.  

What does the role look like? 

This internship will require you to be in office each day to help build connections with your group, fellow interns, and others. Relocation or housing stipends will NOT be provided for internships. These internships will be provided in Transportation, Water Resource Planning, Water Resource Design, Stormwater, Water/Wastewater Master Planning, Water Transmission & Utilities, and Water/Wastewater Treatment technical practices in the below locations. Learn more about what each practice does.  

Dallas/Ft Worth, TX (Dallas, Fort Worth, Frisco, and Denton) 

Houston, TX (Houston and Pearland) 

Austin, TX 

San Antonio, TX 

Lubbock, TX 

San Marcos, TX 

New Orleans, LA 

Lafayette, LA 

Majors we hire: 

Civil/Environmental/Water Resource Engineering 

Biological and Agricultural/Biosystems Engineering 

Structural/Geotechnical/Geological Engineering 

Mechanical Engineering (Water Transmission & Utilities only) 

Responsibilities: 

Perform specific and limited tasks within a broader assignment 

Apply standard practices and techniques in specific situations 

Assist project manager as needed 

Collect, adjust, and correlate perform calculations, and recognize discrepancies in results 

Current student pursuing a BS or MS degree in one of the majors listed above 

Graduation date of August 2025 or later 

Preferred Qualifications 

Experience with Excel, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, AutoCAD, or GIS 

Student organizational involvement 

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At Freese and Nichols, everyone on our team gets to make a meaningful difference in our communities. For 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our society needs: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more. We’ve built our business on long-term relationships with clients and employees alike, resulting in financial stability, career opportunities, and a nationally recognized workplace culture.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, 401(k) matching, paid overtime for salaried employees, tuition reimbursement, and much more. Our unique culture creates an environment for professional growth where we focus on caring for our clients, coworkers, and the communities where we work. Join our team of 1,000 employees as we continue to expand our services throughout the United States. Learn more about working here at freese.com/careers.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.