2025 Student Internship (U.S.) - Project Controls (Estimating, Scheduling & Cost) Engineer Intern

Job Summary

Supports cost estimating, analysis, and control activities and schedule development, maintenance, reporting, and monitoring activities, as directed.

For a large project or staff group, duties encompass a variety of tasks, but remain within parameters established by the procedure or process being supported.

For a medium project staff group, duties encompass a variety of tasks that are required to support the project / group. Locations will vary based on the project needs, and may include Houston, TX or Reston, VA, along with various project sites.

Major Responsibilities :

The following duties are general / common across disciplines within the Project Controls function :

• Collects or receives, as directed, drawings and other scope definition documentation that applies to assigned discipline or commodity specialty and verifies adequacy and completeness.
• Performs, as directed, routine quantity takeoffs, within discipline or commodity specialty, from engineering and construction drawings.
• Collects and tabulates quantity data for summary comparisons and reconciliations, or verifies quantities provided by others.
• Prepares and presents cost / schedule information at meetings, as directed.

The following duties are performed with respect to Cost Engineering and Estimating :

• Applies unit rates (cost and job hour) to quantities and performs extensions for total cost estimates, as assigned within a discipline or commodity specialty.
• Assembles and compiles estimate data and prepares designated portions of budgets, as directed.
• Performs routine assigned tasks related to preparation and application of cost monitoring and control standards, techniques, programs, and reports.
• Assists in collecting and classifying cost data, as directed.

The following duties are performed with respect to Scheduling :

• Assists in identifying the scope associated with schedule activities, as directed.
• Prepares durations for schedule activities within a discipline or specialty, as directed.
• Identifies information needs from other disciplines to support activities for an assigned discipline or specialty.
• Reports schedule deviations on assigned tasks related to a discipline or specialty.
• Gathers schedule workforce and quantity data for updating and providing current actual information (status) for discipline or specialty progress and performance reports, as directed.

Education and Experience Requirements :

• Currently enrolled in a four-year Bachelor of Science degree program in Engineering, Engineering Management, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related Business degree.
• Completed at least one year of undergraduate studies in the above fields.
• Ability to conduct site walkdowns which may consist of climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, walking.
• on elevated platforms, walking on uneven surfaces and within confined spaces, with reasonable accommodations.
• Possess the eligibility to work and remain in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

Required Knowledge and Skills :

• Working knowledge of Primavera or Microsoft Project Scheduling software, Access, Power BI, and / or Excel.
• Prior internship experience working in an engineering, project management, construction management environment.
• Prior internship or college project experience in estimating, planning and scheduling, budget control and cost control.
• Basic understanding of technical processes, interpretation of engineering drawings, and project management practices associated with engineering and construction projects.
• Ability and willingness to frequently relocate and / or travel to domestic and / or international project jobsite locations.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Demonstrated levels of initiative and engagement via positions of leadership in academic, sports and / or extracurricular activities.

Total Rewards / Benefits

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