Project Controls Intern

Covestro; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

Covestro Baytown Site invites students to join as a Project Controls Intern for a 3-month summer assignment in 2027. You will support cost management, scheduling, and reporting for capital projects on an active chemical production site.

Candidates must be enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Construction Management or Engineering, have completed junior year, and maintain a GPA of 3.0. This internship offers hands-on experience and coaching from project control professionals.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in a related field (Construction Management or Engineering).
• Completion of the junior year of your degree.
• Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Responsibilities

• Support cost management, scheduling, and reporting for capital projects.
• Assist with project controls processes to improve safety and efficiency of production units.
• Contribute to budget tracking, schedule development, and performance reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project interest

Education

Enrollment in bachelor’s or master’s degree program (Construction Management or Engineering)

Junior year completion

GPA 3.0

Job description

We are Covestro. We are curious. We are courageous. We are colorful. We refine chemical material solutions with game-changing products. Let us empower you to push boundaries. Join us and our 18,000 colleagues now and together we will make the world a brighter place.

WHAT WE OFFER

Covestro recognizes that science and disciplined project execution play an integral part in everyday life and encourages all employees to make a difference through daily contributions to our organization's mission. Covestro Baytown Site supports this principle by having a vision of Safe, Reliable, and Efficient Operations through our people. To that end, Covestro seeks dynamic individual ready to help shape the future by confronting new challenges, embracing new experiences, and taking on increasing responsibilities. As a Project Controls Intern within Covestro Engineering NA, incumbents will support capital project execution by contributing to cost management, scheduling, and reporting activities that drive the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our production units. Candidates must be available for a 3-month assignment during the Summer of 2027 (late May to early August).

Related to this position, Covestro offers:

• A team-based approach to support capital project planning and execution - including cost tracking, schedule development, change management, and performance reporting - with a goal to improve project outcomes at the Baytown site.
• Continuous coaching & assistance - You'll work with passionate project control professionals and receive both training and feedback from your teammates and manager to help you apply your education to real-world project controls challenges on an active chemical production site.
• Complex and meaningful work that may include developing and maintaining project schedules, tracking budgets and forecasts, preparing cost and schedule performance reports, supporting change control processes, and assisting with project close-out activities.
• An opportunity to experience our sustainable approach to capital investment by contributing to projects that continuously improve our greenhouse gas emissions profile and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

Additionally, the position offers:

• Hands-on experience in project controls functions including cost engineering, scheduling, earned value management (EVM), and risk tracking within an operating chemical plant environment.
• A chance to contribute to a meaningful mission and demonstrate your potential by supporting real capital projects from planning through execution.

WHAT YOU OFFER

Basic Qualifications

More specifically related to this position, Covestro seeks an incumbent who possesses knowledge of and abilities to work in Engineering typically acquired by:

• Enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program with a major in Construction Management, Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial), or a related field
• Completion of Junior year
• Overall GPA of 3.0

Preferred Qualifications

• Desire to work and learn in an operating chemical plant
• Previous internship or co-op experience is a plus.

We have an exciting mission: to MAKE the world a brighter place. Innovation is in our DNA. We develop technologies and products that benefit society & reduce our impact on the environment. We look towards the future and see opportunities where others see limitations. Your success will be driven by how you demonstrate our values.

Successful completion of this internship program may lead to full-time employment, or a recurring opportunity based on performance of the candidates and availability of the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Hiring and advancement are based on job-related requirements and on an individual's qualifications to perform a job. All aspects of employment are carried out free of discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disabilities, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression or any unlawful criterion, existing under applicable federal, state, or local law.