Build Your Career with Compass!
Hands-On Engineering Internships in Ohio & Kentucky
About Compass
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Compass Infrastructure Group has a reputation for high quality engineering services on the region’s most challenging transportation projects. Our team delivers innovative solutions in bridge, roadway, and traffic engineering as well as survey/right-of-way projects. Compass focuses on projects for ODOT, the Ohio Turnpike Infrastructure Commission (OTIC), KYTC, and projects for cities, counties, toll authorities, and other owners throughout Ohio and Kentucky.
Services
What Makes Our Internship Experience Different
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Work on real projects - not paper pushing
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Learn CAD and other industry tools
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Collaborate with engineers from multiple disciplines
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Lunch & Learns to expand knowledge and network
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Intern Luncheon & Panel with leaders at all levels
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Supportive and open culture - "Ask anything, we'll help"
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We aim to transition interns to full-time staff upon graduation
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Progressive career path transition from intern to leader
Testimonials
At Compass, internships often lead to lasting careers. Hear from former interns who turned their experience into full-time roles:
Bridget Hodgson, EIT
(Summer 2024 Intern/Current Bridge Engineer)
"I was most surprised by how involved I felt. From the beginning, I was treated like a valued member of the team and was encouraged to contribute to real projects, which went far beyond what I had expected as an intern. I was also surprised by the impact my internship had on my comprehension in my college classes. I felt more engaged and could see how concepts I was learning in school connected to real-world application. This shaped my decision to join full-time because I wanted to continue to build on growth I experienced as an intern."
Cassidy Bryan
(Summer 2024, Summer 2025, and Spring 2026 Intern/Current Roadway Engineer)
"Compass does a great job of exposing you to many different aspects of transportation engineering, it is important to branch out and learn as much as possible and not just what’s in your discipline. My biggest advice would be to ask questions and take advantage of every opportunity to learn. You aren't expected to know everything right away coming into an internship, so don't be afraid to speak up when you don't understand something. "
Stephen Delcoma, EIT
(Spring, Summer, and Fall 2024, Spring 2026 Intern/Current Bridge Engineer)
"Compass provides exposure to a wide variety of projects and experienced professionals, so there are plenty of opportunities to learn if you're willing to take them. Engineering is much more than calculations and plans; some of the best learning happens when you see how infrastructure performs in the real world. From my experience, some of the best learning opportunities come from simply
being willing to say yes. The projects, site visits, and responsibilities that seem
unfamiliar at first often end up teaching you the most."
Jacob Dunbar
(Current Traffic Intern)
"What surprised me most was how quickly I was trusted with meaningful responsibilities. I expected to spend the first few months mostly observing, but instead I was contributing to live projects from the start. Be ready to contribute right away and to take ownership of your work. This is not an internship where you’ll be limited to shadowing. Your contributions will matter, and you’ll be trusted to handle real, impactful work. Come curious, willing to ask questions, and open to feedback, and you’ll leave with skills, confidence, and professional relationships that will set you apart when you start your career."