Commissioning Intern (Summer 2027)

Salas O'Brien, Inc.; Bloomfield (CT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Salas O’Brien, Inc. is seeking a Building Envelope Commissioning Intern to support field work and testing on commercial and institutional projects in the New England region.

You’ll gain hands-on experience with envelope evaluations, testing procedures, and diagnostic tasks under the supervision of the commissioning team. The internship emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, learning to read construction drawings, prepare field reports, and participate in commissioning plans and

Qualifications

• Major in architecture or construction management.
• Completed coursework in construction, engineering, architecture, or a related field.
• Familiarity reading commercial construction drawings, specifications, and submittals.
• Excellent communication skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, and working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Written communication skills, including ability to write reports and emails.
• Proficiency with email, MS Word, and Excel is required.
• A valid driver’s license and dependable automobile for reimbursable travel is required.
• Prior energy audit, blower door, or infrared imaging experience is helpful, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with building envelope evaluations and testing.
• Assist with envelope tests during construction (windows tests, infrared imaging, blower door tests, adhesion tests, fog tests).
• Assist with building envelope forensics and diagnostic testing.
• Assist with envelope inspections during construction.
• Assist with Energy Audits focused on the building envelope.
• Write field reports.
• Assist with commissioning plans and specifications.
• Assist the commissioning team on plan and specification reviews.

Skills

Architecture basics

Construction mgmt

Reading drawings

Communication

Writing reports

MS Word

Excel

Driver's license

Education

Some college in Architecture or related field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, geothermal heat pump systems, renewable and clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

The Job

Building Envelope Commissioning (BECx) is a rapidly growing field in the construction industry. BECx is the 3rd party review of the design and construction of the building shell to optimize it for energy efficiency and durability.

The current opening is for a summer intern in Building Envelope Commissioning. This is field position, meaning, much of the work is at project sites in New England. The Building Envelope Commissioning Intern works on commercial and institutional construction projects performing the following tasks:

• Assisting with building envelope evaluations and testing on existing buildings.
• Assisting with envelope tests during construction: window air and water tests, infrared imaging, blower door tests, adhesion tests, fog tests. We will train you on the testing procedures.
• Assisting with building envelope forensics and diagnostic testing.
• Assisting with envelope inspections during construction.
• Assisting with Energy Audits focused on the building envelope.
• Writing field reports.
• Assisting with commissioning plans and specifications.
• Assisting the commissioning team on plan and specification reviews.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Major in architecture or construction management.
• Completed coursework in construction, engineering, architecture, or a related field.
• Familiarity reading commercial construction drawings, specifications, and submittals.
• Excellent communication skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, and working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Written communication skills, including ability to write reports and emails.
• Proficiency with email, MS Word, and Excel is required.
• A valid driver’s license and dependable automobile for reimbursable travel is required.
• Prior energy audit, blower door, or infrared imaging experience is helpful, but not required.

Location: Bloomfield, CT

Travel: Weekly travel by car to project sites

Preferred

Some college or better in Architecture or related field.

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