Kickstart Your Career with HandsOn Experience!
2025 Summer Coop Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Overland Park KS
Are you a civil engineering construction management or geology student looking to gain realworld field and lab experience Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) is offering a paid Coop opportunity at our Overland Park branch where youll work alongside industry experts on real construction projects that shape our communities!
What Youll Do:
Conduct field and laboratory testing of soil concrete asphalt and other construction materials
Assist in quality control and inspection of construction projects
Work outdoors at active job sites learning from experienced engineers and technicians
Gain exposure to geotechnical and environmental engineering principles
Receive handson training with cuttingedge testing equipment
Why UES
Industry Leader: One of the fastestgrowing engineering firms in the U.S.
Learn from Experts: Work with top professionals in the field
Career Growth: Many of our coops transition into fulltime roles!
Competitive Pay: Get paid while gaining valuable experience
Real Impact: Contribute to projects that shape our cities and infrastructure
Who Were Looking For:
Enrolled in a Civil Engineering Construction Management or Geology program
Passionate about handson learning and problemsolving
Comfortable working outdoors in varying conditions
Strong attention to detail and ability to follow testing procedures
Location: Overland Park KS
About UES
Universal Engineering Sciences UES is a rapidly growing engineering and consulting firm with nearly 60 years of expertise in geotechnical engineering construction materials testing building code compliance threshold inspections and environmental consulting. With 3800 professionals across 80 branches in highgrowth U.S. markets UES serves public and private clients across industries such as transportation healthcare commercial residential and education.
As an industry pioneer UES is at the forefront of emerging technology and best practices delivering precise professional and innovative solutions. Our dedicated team of engineers geologists inspectors scientists and drillers is committed to excellence and longterm client success.
At UES we STRIVE to uphold our core values:
Safety Our top priority in every project
Teamwork Collaboration drives success
Responsiveness Quick and effective solutions
Integrity Honesty and ethical practices
Value Delivering quality and efficiency
Excellence Setting the industry standard
As we continue to expand these values serve as our north star guiding our mission to shape the future of engineering and consulting.
Mission
We are trusted engineering partners enabling the construction community through responsive expert problem solving.
We strive to be the leading environmental inspection testing and engineering firm by ensuring the safety integrity and sustainability of our communitys land foundations and structures from development to redevelopment.
EEOC Statement
UES is committed to embracing diversity equity and inclusion to create a workplace that welcomes and thrives on the unique experiences perspectives and contributions of all team members. UES is bringing the best people and most diverse talent forward to drive growth innovate and think bigger!
Disclaimer
This job description is not intended to list the full scope of duties and responsibilities for this position. Other duties may be assigned. Employment is at will meaning that employment may be ended by either the employee or Company at any time for any reason with or without notice. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant successfully completing preemployment testing for this position.