Internships

Start your career off on the right foot. The best internships offer opportunities for learning and earning while doing. At Barr, interns are part of our project teams, working alongside engineers and scientists.

Take the knowledge you’ve learned in the classroom and apply it on complex and challenging projects. We provide the education and opportunities to gain insight into how engineering and environmental projects actually work. Contributing to a wide variety of industries and types of projects, you’ll learn to think critically and deliver innovative technical solutions.

Get hands-on experience

Dive right into real hands-on experience during your internship, including travel and fieldwork depending on your role and the project’s needs. At Barr, we work hard to make sure you are treated as a respected consultant and have the same experience as any other new hire.

Grow your skills

From technical acumen to creativity, your internship experience at Barr will help you advance your skills. We’ll give you the tools to find practical applications for the theoretical concepts you learned in class. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to client projects and start applying your knowledge to turn the complex into the straightforward.

Learn from technical experts

You’ll learn the ropes from some of our most experienced technical experts. Not only does Barr have some of North America’s leading engineers and environmental experts, we also have approachable, down-to-earth, and compassionate individuals who are always ready to lend a helping hand to new employees and interns.

Build your professional network

Start building connections for your professional network. At Barr, we rely on internal networking to staff our projects. During your internship, you’ll have the same opportunities to build relationships across disciplines. Interested in a specific field of study? We’re confident you can find someone at Barr to help answer questions and provide tips on how to get started.

I think Barr provides an internship experience unlike no other. They treat you like an actual engineer, give you actual engineering work, and provide experiences that actually benefit your career.

Dan, 2022 intern

I had the opportunity to spend the summer of 2022 in Minneapolis with Barr. I really appreciate the wide range of flexibility that Barr provides to their employees, both personally and professionally.

Hannah, 2022 intern

They treat me like an engineer, and I get to work on cool projects and with cool people. I had a great summer and learned a lot.

Noah, 2019 intern

I’ve learned a lot over the course of my summer at Barr—various field methods, things that you can’t learn in school, that you have to experience and learn on the job.

Jes, 2019 intern

Consulting seemed like a really good fit for me. People also said that it was pretty busy and pretty diverse, and I’ve seen that at Barr.

Abby, 2019 intern

Open internships

Are you looking to gain valuable experience doing meaningful work? Browse our open internships and apply.

Open internships