Engineering​/Planning Intern Public Works

Engineering/Planning Intern Public Works

• Type:
  Temporary
• Posted Date: 01/27/2026 3:28 PM

The City of Grandview is looking for a summer intern to assist the Planning Division of Community Development and Engineering Division of Public Works. In a community of nearly 30,000 residents, departments often work collaboratively on both public and private projects. The professional environment gives students an opportunity to become more familiar with the functions, responsibilities and relationships between city departments.

The intern will receive first‑hand experience in municipal government operations as it pertains to policy, regulation, technical training, and customer service. In general, this position requires a commitment of 40 hours per week during the summer months, with general office hours of 8 am‑5 pm and some flexibility in how these hours are scheduled depending on the student’s other commitments. Work will take place on‑site based out of Grandview City Hall.

• Assist with the City’s public improvement projects.
• Data collection, entry and visualization utilizing ArcGIS.
• Assist with City’s Vision Zero Action Plan webpage.
• Assist in developing project cost estimates, schedules, and justifications.
• Respond to citizen inquiries over the phone, email or in‑person.
• Assist with meetings of the Planning Commission, Historic Preservation Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment.
• Occasional field inspections with staff from the Community Development and Public Works departments.
• Assist with archival or research projects.
• Exposure to civil plan review.
• Assist with preparation of grants, APWA accreditation documents, and permit documents related to ROW, etc.
• Attend Pre‑Application Meetings with property/business owners, builders, developers and City staff.
• Other duties as assigned by the Planner or City Engineer.

• Student must be enrolled in an accredited planning or civil engineering program with a goal of receiving a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• Student must have completed at least one (1) year of coursework in the program.
• Must successfully pass a background check.
• Preferred – Junior or Senior currently enrolled in an ABET accredited university with a path toward graduating with a B.S. in Civil Engineering or a PAB accredited bachelor’s or master’s program in Planning.

• Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as motor vehicle, computer terminal, calculator, telephone, photocopier, fax machine, blueprint machine, engineer’s scale, drafting instruments, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Requires the ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet and limbs in performing movements requiring moderate skill, such as typing.
• Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects weighing up to twenty pounds. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
• Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job‑related objects, materials and tasks.

Work is performed primarily in an office setting subject to frequent interruptions and site visits to various City and community facilities and active construction project sites often in inclement weather, with muddy or icy conditions. May be exposed to highly stressful situations and individuals who are irate or hostile.

$16.00 – $18.00 hourly, with 40 hours a week schedule.

Send cover letter and resume to one of the following (please note position title applying for):

• Mail to Grandview City Hall, 1200 Main Street, Grandview, MO 64030

Come to Grandview City Hall to complete an application.