2025 Summer Internship | Construction Materials Lab Technician | Memphis, TN

🔬 Get Hands-On Lab Experience This Summer! 🏗️

Are you a science, engineering, or construction student looking to gain real-world lab experience? Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) is offering a paid Summer Lab Technician opportunity at our Memphis, TN branch! This is your chance to work with cutting-edge testing equipment, analyze construction materials, and contribute to projects that shape the future of our communities.

✔️ Perform laboratory testing on concrete, soil, asphalt, and aggregates

✔️ Assist with sample preparation, classification, and analysis

✔️ Record and interpret test results to ensure quality control

✔️ Work with industry-standard lab equipment and testing procedures

✔️ Gain hands-on experience in materials testing and geotechnical engineering

🌎 Industry Leader: One of the fastest-growing engineering firms in the U.S.

💡 Learn from Experts: Work alongside experienced lab technicians and engineers

📈 Career Growth: Many of our lab techs transition into full-time roles!

💰 Competitive Pay: Get paid while developing valuable skills

🏗️ Real Impact: Play a key role in quality assurance for major construction projects

🔹 Students or recent graduates in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related fields

🔹 Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills

🔹 Passionate about materials testing and laboratory work

🔹 Able to follow safety and testing procedures accurately

📅 Term: May – August 2025

📍 Location: Memphis, TN

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 3,800+ professionals across 80+ branches in high-growth 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 long-term 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.

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 community's land, foundations, and structures from development to redevelopment.

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!

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 pre-employment testing for this position.