Estimating Intern (Summer 2026)
About The Position
The Christman Company is looking for Estimating Engineer Interns for the upcoming Summer Internship Program! As a valued member of our preconstruction team, you will have opportunities to gain hands-on experience to develop project planning skills -- from estimating, value generation techniques, and learning technology applications that support efficient delivery of construction projects. This internship will provide you with a great opportunity to play a significant role on a construction project in a preconstruction capacity role team while also interfacing with our Operations team. The internship will offer opportunities to support team members and bring value by recognizing challenges early and planning ahead for important project activities.
Requirements
- Active, full-time Sophomore-Senior level student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in civil/mechanical/electrical engineering, construction management, or a related field of study.
- Previous work or internship experience in the commercial construction industry.
- 3.0 GPA or above.
- Shows participation and/or leadership roles in student organizations or extracurricular club activities.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Assist the project planning team develop 4D models, Facility Asset Management Models, and utilize Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
