Construction Intern- Summer 2027

Meijer•Grand Rapids, MI

About The Position

Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that gives interns the opportunity to work on real business projects and develop personal and professional skills. The program includes interaction with other interns and senior leaders, challenging projects, presentations to senior executives, an executive speaker series, professional development and training, networking and community events, and an intern roadshow highlighting key areas of the business. The Construction Project Management and Analytics Intern joins Meijer's Construction team for a dual-path internship combining hands-on project management exposure with construction analytics. Working alongside Meijer Project Managers, construction partners, and Cost Planning & Analytics team members, the intern supports active retail construction projects and analyzes cost, budget, schedule, and portfolio information. The role provides exposure to the project lifecycle and to ways data, technology, and business insights can improve construction delivery. The intern completes a summer project connecting project delivery and analytics and presents findings and recommendations at the end of the internship.

Requirements

Progress toward a bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Finance, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Power BI.
Problem-solving skills, including investigating sources for answers and interpreting data beyond the obvious.
Drive for results and focus on the bottom line.
Customer focus and dedication to meeting internal and external customer expectations.
Relationship skills to build positive working relationships with customers, team members, leadership, and other internal and external constituencies.
Written and verbal communication skills.
Organization skills, including effective use of resources and useful arrangement of information and files.
Attention to detail and ability to extract details from written and numeric data.

Responsibilities

Partner with Construction Project Managers on active projects and participate in project meetings, site visits, and field activities.
Assist with project schedules, budgets, action items, documentation, status reporting, quality, turnover, and closeout activities.
Work with architects, engineers, construction managers, general contractors, vendors, and internal Meijer partners.
Analyze construction cost, schedule, and portfolio data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
Support dashboards, reports, KPIs, forecasting, variance analysis, and project or program tracking tools.
Help improve data quality, standardization, and reporting using tools such as Excel, Power BI, and AI.
Translate project observations and analysis into practical findings and recommendations for project teams and leadership.
Complete a summer project connecting project delivery and analytics, then present findings and recommendations at the conclusion of the internship.