Retail Construction Intern

Cozey; Mount Royal; Hybrid; CAD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly office

Hybrid work environment

Exposure to leadership

Experiment with AI and learning tools

Job summary

Cozey is seeking a Retail Construction Intern to support the PM on store build-outs across Canada. You’ll maintain trackers for schedules, budgets, and deliverables, organize drawings, permits, and contracts, and prepare reporting for consultants, contractors, and internal teams.

Working from the owner's perspective, you’ll learn how build-out decisions are made, read construction documentation, and follow projects from concept to opening day.

Qualifications

• Bilingualism in English and French
• Strong analytical approach with numbers
• Excellent organizational instincts across multiple projects
• Clear, structured meeting notes writing
• Curiosity about how buildings come together
• Comfort coordinating with consultants, contractors, and internal teams

Responsibilities

• 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 PM.
• Conduct research supporting project decisions, from materials to vendors.
• Read construction drawings and follow project workflows, increasing responsibilities over time.

Skills

Bilingualism

Analytical mindset

Organizational skills

Clear writing

Curiosity about construction

Team coordination with consultants

Education

Currently enrolled in architecture/project management/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 vista 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.

If you're ready to join us on our mission to build the best customer experience in furniture, we'd love to hear from you.