Construction Internship Summer 2027 / HPM
Opitz Bürotechnik
Construction Internship - Summer 2027
About the Role
This internship provides exposure to estimating, project management, and field operations within the construction industry.
Key Responsibilities
- Gain an understanding of the construction process.
- Participate in quantity takeoff/quantity estimating.
- Work with the submittal process, including:
- Maintaining appropriate logs.
- Reviewing and approving shop drawings and submittals.
- Prepare transmittals for distribution of project documentation.
- Assist in jobsite setup, permitting, and closeout.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Computer skills including working with spreadsheets.
- Good communication skills.
- Willingness to handle responsibility.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university pursuing a four-year or advanced degree in Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Building Science.
- Maintain a 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA.
- Ability to work 40 hours per week during the spring semester.
- Completed college freshman year.
- Desire to pursue a career in the construction industry upon graduation.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Valid Driver's License.
Physical Demands and Working Environment:
- Work is performed mainly in an indoor and outdoor setting with exposure to all types of weather and temperature conditions, and travel from site to site.
- Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
- Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
- Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.