Estimating Engineer Intern

Christman • Livonia, MI

2d

About The Position

Build More with Your Career at Christman Get out of the classroom and Build More with your internship experience at Christman Building Innovation Group (CBIG)! Our internship program provides undergraduate students opportunities to learn about different building types and delivery methods while gaining on-the-job experience in the various markets we build in. From training and mentoring, to daily job responsibilities, and networking events, our internship program thoroughly prepares students for a career in the industry! Christman Building Innovation Group is looking for Estimating Engineer Interns for the upcoming Summer Internship Program! The program includes team-based planning, estimating, problem solving, and working closely with architects, engineers and project stakeholders. You will learn how to build strong partnerships in order to support project goals, and ultimately, project success. This internship will provide a great opportunity to play a significant role on a project planning team, develop planning skills, estimating, and value generation techniques, and learn technology applications that support efficient delivery of construction projects.

Requirements

• Active, full-time Sophomore-Senior level student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Successful completion of pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.

Nice To Haves

• Previous work or internship experience in the commercial construction industry is preferred.
• Shows participation and/or leadership roles in student organizations or extracurricular club activities.

Responsibilities

• Become an integral part of a high performance project planning team
• Read and interpret drawings and project specifications
• Survey/quantify materials from drawings
• Develop knowledge of 2D On-Screen Takeoff/3D QTO technologies and our estimating platform
• Organize quantity takeoffs for ease of audit
• Estimate interiors
• Learn basic structural/civil estimating at Design Development /Construction level drawings
• Contact/follow-up with trade contractors/suppliers for pricing
• Utilize the latest collaboration software for document control and distribution
• Develop knowledge of construction pricing
• Make recommendations for software upgrades
• Make recommendations for database pricing changes
• Become familiar with the project's mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems, how they interact with the architecture and support the function of a building.
• Participate in active project site visits.
• Experience in-progress construction processes and apply that knowledge in the planning effort.
• Virtual Design & Construction (BIM) concentration: assist the project planning team develop 4D models, Facility Asset Management Models, and utilize Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern