Project Engineer Intern - Emeryville, California (Summer 2027)

Silverado Contractors, Inc.; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

PTO Accrual

Job summary

Silverado Contractors, Inc. invites students in Civil Engineering or Construction Management to join its summer internship program in Emeryville, CA.

Interns will work with project teams and stakeholders, attending meetings and supporting daily PM tasks to gain real-world experience. The internship runs 6 to 10 weeks, full-time during summer, and includes training opportunities, field condition evaluation, QA/QC support, and document control.

Qualifications

• Ability to interface with all levels of personnel and management.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work and thrive in a team environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to self-motivate and work productively without supervision.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and scheduling/project management software.

Responsibilities

• Attend meetings and support PMs with day-to-day activities and deliverables.
• Collaborate with field and office teams to coordinate project tasks.
• Assist with project documentation, submittals, RFIs, and contract changes.
• Support scheduling and sequencing of activities and update project schedules.
• Provide design and field support, including temporary structures using CAD tools.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Self-motivation

Education

Engineering/Construction Management student

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Scheduling software

Job description

Learn from and train with the industry's finest professionals! Silverado Contractors, Inc. our Intern Program provides challenging and rewarding opportunities for college students majoring in Civil Engineering and Construction Management.

Internship positions at Silverado provide college students an opportunity to gain "real-world" experience in their specific area of study. Interns will work alongside world-class professionals in a fast-paced, professional setting which provides invaluable experiences applying the knowledge and skills learned through education in a business environment.

You will be working on a project team and with other stakeholder teams (such as safety, environmental, estimating, etc...). Duties include attending meetings, assisting PM's with various day to day activities and deliverables, etc. Anticipated work schedule will be full-time during the summer for between 6 to 10 weeks.

Training Opportunities

• Assist with evaluation of field conditions and acceptance testing
• Support quality assurance and quality control engineering materials testing
• Apply survey knowledge to assist with project layout and checking of work to confirm work is in conformance with plans and specifications
• Review project drawings and coordinate any RFIs and contract changes
• Provide document control assistance for correspondence, submittals, design releases etc
• Initiate engineering design clarifications
• Perform quantity tracking and productivity analysis for maximization of operation efficiency
• Assist with preparing and updating project schedule and interact will all involved in the scheduling decision processes
• Respond to field for design clarification and manage subcontractors field operations, verify contract payments
• Provide design assistance to the project engineer for the design of temporary structures using computer aided design tools Qualifications
• Field engineer interns/co-ops are required to be currently enrolled in Engineering, Construction Management or a similar program at an accredited technical college or university

Requirements

• Ability to effectively interface with all levels of personnel and management
• Strong analytical, conceptual, communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work and thrive in a team environment
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to self-motivate and work productively without supervision
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and scheduling/project management software

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• PTO Accrual