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Construction Internship Summer 2027 / HPM

Opitz Bürotechnik

Birmingham, ALFresher1h agovia LinkedIn

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.

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