Summer 2025 Construction Management Intern

Progressive AE • Part-time • Grand Rapids, Michigan, US • 1w ago

Make an Impact

Progressive Companies' Summer Internship Program is a paid, 12-week opportunity that provides a 100% real-world experience for students early in their career. Throughout the summer you will apply academic learning to real-world situations and cultivate project management, problem-solving, and communication skills. And with service-learning opportunities, community outings, wellness participation, and professional development lunch-and-learns, you’ll build a foundation for working in the Construction Management field in the future.

As a Construction Management Intern, you will work collaboratively with project managers and superintendents to assist with construction projects from design through construction. Typical work includes preparation of project work scopes, initiating project startup, creating and maintaining construction schedules, organizing job sites, scheduling inspections, promoting job site safety, and supervising completion of a final punch list.

Responsibilities:

Contribute to the project team to ensure they achieve project schedules and budgets.
Assist in managing multiple projects in a timely and accurate manner, monitoring overall project progress according to the project scope and available resources.
Participate in estimating the time required to complete a project.
Create project work scopes with Project Manager and Lead Construction Operations for bidding, attending pre-bid meetings and post-bid interviews. Assist in managing subcontractors to work scopes and contracts.
Help create and maintain an overall construction schedule utilizing Microsoft Project or similar software. Coordinate with Owner and subcontractors. Help prepare and execute project work plans. Monitor and alert the project team when changes occur in the project scope, and update schedules promptly.
Alert Lead Construction Services if you become aware of changes that could affect the project scope, schedule, or work completion.
Help schedule and conduct general inspections of the workers, their performance, and safety during construction.
Ensure an organized job site is maintained throughout the project. Help coordinate and supervise all construction activities. Create and maintain daily field reports of all construction activities.
Review field conditions and any affect they may have on other disciplines.
Participate with Lead Construction Operations to review project specific errors/omissions and assist with resolutions.
Prepare, schedule, and supervise completion of a final punch list.
Collaborate with various disciplines throughout Progressive Companies. Regularly communicate with Project Managers, Project Designers, Project Architects and Engineers to understand any changes to project design, scope, schedule and budget.
Promote job site safety, encourage safe work practices, and rectify job site hazards immediately. Enforce all safety programs and OSHA requirements on the jobsite. Attend safety meetings with subcontractors and ensure site safety with all construction activities.
Assist with directing field personnel to achieve completion of the project on schedule and within budget, with quality workmanship that conforms to original plans and specifications.
Understand what the deliverable needs to be to meet your client’s project needs and what it takes to make projects successful.

Qualifications:

Enrollment in an accredited construction management program. 
Basic knowledge of the design and documentation process. Basic knowledge of architectural building systems and constructability. Basic knowledge of sustainability and other trends in the design/construction industry. 
Willingness to learn and participate in the quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) processes. 
Basic knowledge of applicable codes (and willingness to learn) along with ability to assist in conducting research for requirements that may need to be incorporated into technical documents. 
Knowledge of construction materials, methods, sustainability, universal design, and other trends in the design and construction industry.
Knowledge of OSHA safety standards.
Strong math, analytical, design and problem-solving skills, and ability to communicate well, as demonstrated by your competencies.
Experience in reading construction documents and using ProCore preferred. 
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook required. Experience in Project, SharePoint, and Teams preferred

People Matter
Each individual’s background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.

Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.

The talented professionals of Progressive Companies are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today’s needs and preparing for what’s to come. We live by the idea that design isn’t simply about beauty, it’s about improving strategic outcomes—what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.

Sustainable and Inclusive

We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.

Employee Owned

We act like owners—because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.

Culture of Excellence

The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation®, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.
Progressive Companies is committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service-learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.

Related Jobs

Project Manager I - Community

Progressive AE • Full-time • Grand Rapids, Michigan, US • 1d ago

Construction Marketing Project Management

Make an Impact As the Project Manager I, you are responsible for leading project teams and fostering effective client relationships. You will manage project schedules, budgets, and quality whil...

1d ago

Apply

Rigging Craftsman

Lee Contracting • Full-time • Walker, Michigan, United States • 2w ago

Construction

Founded in 1989, Lee Industrial Contracting is a 100% employee-owned company based in Pontiac, Michigan. We are the premier industrial contractor of choice for a broad variety of equipment installation, construction, a...

2w ago

Apply

CDL-A Driver

Lee Contracting • Full-time • Walker, Michigan, United States • 2w ago

Construction Transportation

2w ago

Apply

Estimator

Progressive AE • Full-time • Grand Rapids, Michigan, US • 3w ago

Construction

Make an Impact As an Estimator, you will be responsible for creating estimates from conceptual design drawings and narratives through contract documentation for the design and design-build t...

3w ago

Apply

Senior Project Manager - Lifestyle

Progressive AE • Full-time • Grand Rapids, Michigan, US • 1m ago

Construction Project Management

Make an Impact As a Senior Project Manager - Lifestyle, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, collaborate across departments, and guide projects to completion within established quality, budg...

1m ago

Apply

Architectural Designer I - Community

Progressive AE • Full-time • Grand Rapids, Michigan, US • 1d ago

Architecture Designer

Make an Impact As an Architectural Designer, you are a professional with a strong foundation in generating and translating design concepts into complete solutions. Ideally, you are on a path t...

1d ago

Apply

Mechanical Engineer II - Community

Progressive AE • Full-time • Grand Rapids, Michigan, US • 1d ago

Manufacturing

Make an Impact As a Mechanical Engineer II, you have a strong career ambition and expertise in designing and developing mechanical systems for various building types. You will collaborate wi...

1d ago

Apply

Inside Sales

Custom Profile • Grand Rapids, MI, US • 1w ago

Sales

Description We are seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused individual to join our team. The ideal candidate will provide essential sales support, manage customer accounts, and coordinate with various departments...

1w ago

Apply

Summer 2025 Civil Engineering Intern

Progressive AE • Part-time • Grand Rapids, Michigan, US • 1w ago

Engineering

Make an Impact Progressive Companies’ Internship Program is a paid opportunity that provides a 100% real-world experience for students early in their career. During the internship, you will a...

1w ago

Apply

Summer 2025 Planning Intern

Progressive AE • Part-time • Grand Rapids, Michigan, US • 1w ago

Make An Impact Progressive Companies’ Summer Internship Program is a paid, 12-week opportunity that provides a 100% real-world experience for students early in their career. Throughout the su...

1w ago

Apply