Co-op & Intern Program Benefits
We offer our student employees competitive compensation and benefits, including:
- Earned Time - Co-op and intern employees are eligible for earned time (vacation time) after completing a 26-week eligibility period starting from their date of hire. Earned time is accrued at a rate of 10 days per year for the first 2 years of service.
- Sick Leave - Co-op and intern employees are eligible for sick leave after 3 months of employment. Sick leave is accrued at the rate of 7 days per year from the date of employment. Unused sick leave is accumulated to a maximum of 66 days. If you return to CDM Smith for continued assignments as a co-op or intern, any sick leave you accrued during previous assignments will be carried over for your current employment with the firm.
- Holidays - Co-op and intern employees are paid for holidays observed on the days they are scheduled to work.
- Service Time - Your time as a student co-op or intern will count toward your overall service time with CDM Smith if you join the firm as a full-time employee upon graduation.
- Commuter Program - This plan offers a pre-tax benefit to various commuter options, including subway, train, light rail, bus, or parking fees.
- Capital Accumulation Plan - Co-op and intern employees may contribute to the 401(k) as soon as administratively possible after their date of hire. We will partially match employee 401(k) contributions as well as make profit-sharing contributions to eligible employees after 1 year of continuous employment. CDM Smith makes annual profit-sharing and match contributions to eligible employees' CDM Smith Capital Accumulation Plan accounts based on the firm's financial performance.
