Career Opportunity

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) - Student Design Trainee Program (Summer Internship 2025) - 5380, 5381, 5382

Recruitment: REF47033P

Published: November 15, 2024

Accepting applications until: January 17, 2025

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Application Opening:  Thursday, November 14, 2024
Application Deadline:  Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close at any time after 5:00 PM on Friday, January 17, 2025.

Salary Range: The compensation range is $35.40 - $39.82 per hour, depending on the assigned classification.
Recruitment ID: RTF0152870-0113177

Appointment Type: This is a Temporary Exempt (TEX) appointment. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

San Francisco International Airport (SFO), an enterprise department of the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), has approximately 1,800 CCSF employees and strives to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive employer.

SFO’s mission is delivering an airport experience where people and our planet come first, and our core values are Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care, and Equity. Learn more about careers at SFO. 

For more information about SFO, visit www.flysfo.com. Follow us on X and Facebook.

Selected candidates will be placed into one of the designated Trainee classifications -- Student Design Trainee I (Job code 5380), Student Design Trainee II (Job code 5381), Student Design Trainee III (Job code 5382).

Role description

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has an outstanding paid internship opportunity for you! 

Are you a college student or recent graduate with a passion for engineering, planning, architecture, environmental, transportation (landside) operations or related areas? If so, join SFO’s summer internship program to gain hands-on training and mentorship in the various areas. SFO Internship Programs are available in the work sections below:

Design and Construction

SFO’s Design & Construction is responsible for the long-term planning of the Airport, as well as the development, design & construction of all Airport infrastructure projects. This office oversees the architecture, engineering, environmental, planning, infrastructure information management, and project management staff. Interns typically gain experience by assisting with various phases of projects, from planning and design to execution and quality control. Learn about the different work sections you can be a part of:

• Project Management
• Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Utility Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Construction Services – Construction Management, Inspection, and Surveying
• Planning and Environmental Affairs
• Infrastructure Information Management
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Sustainability & Resilience Office (SRO)

Transportation Engineering and Planning - Landside Operations 

SFO’s Landside Operations oversees the Airport’s transportation planners, traffic engineering and ground transportation services to encourage the use of alternative transportation modes and ensure passengers are moved efficiently on and off the Airport. They also disseminate accurate information on ground transportation programs and services to promote their use. Join SFO as an intern in Transportation Engineering or Transportation Planning and gain hands-on experience in creating safer, more efficient ground transportation systems. You’ll work alongside industry experts, contribute to real-life projects, and learn valuable skills in airport transportation planning, landside traffic management, and infrastructure design. Learn about the different areas you can be a part of:

• Traffic Engineering 
• Transportation Planning

Explore our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for further information.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications

Education: At the time of submitting application, you must be enrolled in an accredited university or a community college in the following related fields: Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Environmental Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture, Architectural Technology, Architectural Engineering, Planning, Urban Planning, City Planning, Regional Planning, Computer Science/Information Services Program, Cybersecurity Program, Cloud Security, Digital Forensics, Geographical Information Systems, Information Technology, Project Management, Mathematics, Biology, Natural Resources, Environmental Horticulture.  

You must be returning to your associate, undergraduate or graduate program or entering/continuing a graduate program in Fall 2025.

Students enrolled in second-to-last or last semester and will soon graduate are also encouraged to apply.

You can still apply if you are in your second-to-last or last semester, as you may still be selected for the program within six months of graduation.

Experience:  
No previous experience is necessary. However, previous internship experience may be used to determine the possible level of classification for which you are hired.

What else should I know?

Please read carefully:
You must attach the following:

• Proof of your community college, undergraduate or graduate school education (Master’s or PhD program). This can be official or unofficial transcript, and/ or class schedule that shows your current enrollment or student status with your school.
• Applications without these attachments will be considered incomplete and may not move forward in the hiring process.

Submission date for college transcripts may be extended if it is impossible to obtain by January 17, 2025. Applicants must submit a signed statement explaining why transcripts cannot be obtained by the filing date. Extension requests will be granted on a case-by-case basis. It is the applicant’s sole responsibility that all application materials and support documentation be received in a complete and legible form.

Application Opening:  Thursday, November 14, 2024

Application Deadline:  Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close at any time after 5:00 PM on Friday, January 17, 2025.

Interviews: February 17 - February 28, 2025.

Selected applicants to be contacted with additional hiring instructions: March 3 -21, 2025

*Please note dates may be subject to change.*

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance: Candidates for employment with the San Francisco Airport Commission are required to undergo a criminal history record check, including FBI fingerprints, and Security Threat Assessment in order to determine eligibility for security clearance and may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening. Per Civil Service Commission Rule Section 110.9.1, every applicant for an examination must possess and maintain the qualifications required by law and by the examination announcement for the examination. Failure to obtain and maintain security clearance may be basis for termination from employment with the Airport Commission.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

Conviction History
Disaster Service Workers
Equal Employment Opportunity 
Information on requesting a reasonable ADA Accommodation
Veteran's Preference
Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
General Information concerning City and County of San Francisco Employment Policies and Procedures
Copies of Application Documents
Right to Work
Diversity Statement
Position Based Testing Information
Benefits Overview

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Gabriella Rodriguez at 650-821-2047.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.