Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Engineering

Location

Summary description:

CDOT currently has engineering opportunities in Denver, Eagle, or Grand Junction, CO, with the potential for more locations statewide. This internship opportunity will work in either a CDOT Regional Engineering Residency or Traffic/Safety Unit or in one of our Headquarters Engineering Units. These units ensure the state's transportation system is designed and constructed safely, efficiently and effectively.

Job description:

The position exists to make decisions based on sound engineering practice and judgment during design, construction, maintenance and operation of the Region’s traffic control devices and highway system. This position is to use engineering judgment and all available appropriate references to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and requirements and engineering principles.

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Eligibility factors:

All Services

Not just 12 -series, other specialties are acceptable if the applicant has appropriate leadership and planning experience and has engineering education credentials and certificates sufficient to qualify for work in civil engineering.

Colorado

Typical pay $83K – $132K/yr

Median pay: $101K/yr

What Civil Engineers typically earn in Colorado — from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data (May 2025). It's the going rate for this line of work, not this employer's offer.

Marked DIB in the DoW directory

DoW marked this opportunity as part of the Defense Industrial Base when Career PCS last checked the mission field on Oct 10, 2026. This directory mark does not guarantee participant eligibility, command authorization, or a job offer.

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