Retail Construction Intern

Cozey Internships; Mount Royal; Hybrid; CAD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

dog-friendly office

Job summary

Cozey is opening stores across Canada and the United States. This Retail Construction Intern role puts you on the owner's side of the process, supporting the PM with coordination to keep projects moving.

Over four months you’ll maintain trackers for schedules, budgets and deliverables, organize drawings, permits, and contracts, and prepare reporting for consultants, contractors and internal teams. You’ll gain exposure to decision-making from concept to opening day, read construction

Qualifications

• Bilingual English/French required.
• Strong analytical approach and attention to numbers.
• Excellent organizational skills across multiple projects.
• Clear, structured writing for meeting notes and reporting.
• Curiosity about how buildings come together and how documents guide decisions.
• Comfort working with consultants, contractors, and internal teams; no professional experience required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Retail Construction PM by maintaining trackers for schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Organize construction documentation, including drawings, permits, and contracts.
• Prepare meeting notes and reports for stakeholders.
• Monitor project milestones and flag updates or risks for PM review.
• Conduct research supporting project decisions, from material options to vendor comparisons.
• Build ability to read construction drawings and follow project workflows as internship progresses.

Skills

Bilingual EN/FR

Analytical mindset

Organizational skills

Clear writing

Curiosity about buildings

Team collaboration

Education

Pursuing Architecture/PM/Interior Design

Job description

At Cozey, we're not just selling furniture. We're improving the living spaces of customers across Canada and the United States, and our vision is straightforward: to become the world's leading furniture company. We value data, learning, and adaptability, and we believe in a platform where ideas are heard, respected, and implemented, and where every team member is a key player in the journey.

Right now, that journey means opening stores. Every new Cozey location starts as drawings, permits, and a schedule, and ends as a space customers walk into. This internship puts you on the owner's side of that process, where the decisions get made.

The mission of the Retail Construction Intern at Cozey

Your mission is to help keep our store build-outs across Canada moving, by supporting our Retail Construction Project Manager (PM) on the coordination that holds a project together. Over your four-month internship, you'll work on live projects: maintaining trackers for schedules, budgets, and deliverables, organizing drawings, permits, and contracts, and preparing the reporting that keeps consultants, contractors, and internal teams aligned.

What makes this internship different is the vantage point. You'll be working from the owner's perspective, which means you'll see how build-out decisions actually get made rather than just executing someone else's. As the term progresses, you'll spend more time reading and interpreting construction documentation and following projects across the full lifecycle, from concept to opening day.

We're looking for someone highly analytical and growth-oriented, currently studying architecture, project management, or interior design, who's excited to be part of a growing Canadian start-up with very large ambitions.

What you'll be doing:

• Support the Retail Construction PM by keeping project trackers current for schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Organize construction documentation, including drawings, permits, and contracts.
• Prepare meeting notes and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor project milestones and flag updates or risks for the Project Manager's review.
• Conduct research that supports project decisions, from material options to vendor comparisons.
• Build your ability to read construction drawings and follow project workflows, taking on more as the internship progresses.

What we're looking for:

• Bilingualism (English and French), and currently enrolled in architecture, project management, interior design, or a related field.
• A highly analytical approach. You notice when a number doesn't line up and you go find out why.
• Strong organizational instincts. You can keep documentation, trackers, and deadlines straight across multiple projects at once.
• Clear, structured writing for meeting notes and stakeholder reporting.
• Curiosity about how buildings come together, and the patience to learn the documentation before drawing conclusions from it.
• Comfort working with consultants, contractors, and internal teams. Any prior exposure to construction, architecture, or project coordination is a strong asset, but no professional experience is required.

What we offer:

• A team of curious, driven people who like building things, and a culture where everyone's ideas land on the table.
• Exposure to Cozey's leadership team and the chance to learn from the people shaping where the company goes next.
• Room to experiment with AI and new learning tools.
• A salary of $20/hour.
• 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, with the flexibility to work hybrid.
• A bright, dog-friendly office furnished with the pieces you'll be talking about all semester.