Construction Safety & Employee Health and Safety Intern - Summer, 2026

This is a paid internship, range of $22/hr - $39/hr (depending on role and qualifications) for those currently pursuing undergraduate degrees and higher rates for those currently pursuing graduate level degrees.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:

• Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Time Off: An accrual of up to 4 hours per pay period. Up to 2 floating holidays.
• Full-time interns will receive an ORCA card at no cost. This card can be used on buses, trains, water taxis in the Puget Sound region, along with the Monorail and Seattle Streetcar.
• In addition to compensation and benefits, you'll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

Tentative 2026 Internship Dates:

• Semester students: May 18th to July 24th
• Quarter students: June 15th to August 21st

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

Sound Transit's Safety Division oversees transit construction and transit employee safety throughout the Puget Sound region - Link, Sounder, ST Express, and Tacoma Link. The Safety intern will have an opportunity to be a part of the team that oversees our construction and employee safety services and learn how a large regional transit system is managed.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

JOB DUTIES:

• Organizing and coordinating a variety of projects initiated in Sound Transit's Safety Division.
• Maintaining records and databases for a variety of projects.
• Attending safety meetings and workshops for project assignments.
• Preparing materials and attending meetings to support transit initiatives.
• Participates in weekly site safety walks at Sound Transit construction projects.
• Advises industrial hygiene programs for all Agency employees by anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and recommending controls for environmental and physical hazards for the health and well-being of our workers and passengers.
• Collaborates with Health and Safety Specialists to ensure that Sound Transit's health and safety program is effective in practice.

POTENTIAL PROJECTS:

• Review, edit and write Safety plans and programs.
• Confined Space Inventory.
• Safety Data Sheet (SDS) System audit and inventory.
• Monitoring and Sampling opportunities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must be a current college student in good academic standing, enrolled in an accredited associate, bachelor's or graduate degree program in Environmental or Occupational Health and Safety or Industrial Hygiene or relevant two-year certificate.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

• Independent self-starter and ability to work well in a team.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work graciously and effectively with the public.
• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment on a multitude of projects.
• Interest with project planning concepts and transportation policies and practices.
• Proficient use of Microsoft office products - Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with SharePoint.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiar with Washington State Labor and Industry processes.
• Understanding of Principles of Industrial Hygiene.
• Knowledge of General Construction and Occupational Safety Standards.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work is performed in a standard office environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, bending, reaching, stooping, and lifting of objects up to 25 pounds; may occasionally be exposed to dangerous machinery when visiting job sites during construction and when working in the field.

Sound Transit is an equal employment opportunity employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment action based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or other protected class.