Automation Project Management Intern - Build Real Projects

Interstates Companies; Sioux Center (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding week

Mentorship and career coaching

Exposure to major industrial projects

Hands-on development

Job summary

Interstates is looking for an Assistant Project Manager Intern for Summer 2026 in the Sioux Center/IA area. You will support the Project Manager, help run project controls, schedules, and site communications under supervision.

This internship offers hands-on development, onboarding with peers, and exposure to large industrial projects, with pathways to full-time roles after graduation. Limited travel within the Midwest.

Qualifications

• Current student pursuing a Bachelor's or associate's degree in electrical engineering/technology, Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or construction management.
• Strong team-building, interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to track and organize projects and prioritize work.
• Comfortable speaking in front of clients, peers, and managers.
• Open to continuously adjusting project systems to plan and deliver projects successfully.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager and jobsite leadership in managerial and leadership functions on the project.
• Run project control systems for the benefit of the project team.
• CPM schedule creation and updating/communicating.
• Last Planner/White Board crew scheduling.
• RFI's, submittals, meeting minutes and other site communication.
• Act as a project analyst to assess project controls information and assist jobsite leadership in problem solving and alternate methods to achieve project success.
• Provide estimating take-offs and other support for analysis and change orders.
• Attend client meetings onsite and collaborate with trade contractors.
• Prepare information for, and participate in, monthly project reviews.
• Assist in procurement and expediting of materials and subcontracts.
• Promote the Interstates safety culture in all you do on a daily basis.

Skills

Team-building

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Project tracking

Prioritization

Public speaking

Education

Electrical Engineering/Technology

Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Construction Management

Job description

Interstates is looking for an Assistant Project Manager Intern for Summer 2026 in the Sioux Center/IA area. You will support the Project Manager, help run project controls, schedules, and site communications under supervision.

This internship offers hands-on development, onboarding with peers, and exposure to large industrial projects, with pathways to full-time roles after graduation. Limited travel within the Midwest.