Summer Construction Project Manager Intern

ARCO Companies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Structured training program

Opportunity to travel

Discretionary bonus

Intern stipend

$5,000 post-grad full-time bonus

Job summary

ARCO Companies in Austin, TX is seeking a Project Manager Intern for Summer 2027. You will support project managers from planning to closeout and gain hands-on experience across estimating, scheduling, design meetings, buyout, shop drawing review, billing, and site visits.

The program includes weekly training, structured mentorship, and potential for a full-time offer. Applicants should be engineering students with a GPA of 3.0+ and enrollment in a bachelor’s or master’s program.

Qualifications

• Minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0.
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s of Engineering program or related field of study.
• Prior industry internship experience is a plus.
• Extracurricular involvement is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Estimating – Describing project proposals and assigning dollar values to the projects.
• Scheduling – Creating a working timeline for subcontractors to complete the project on time.
• Design meetings – Attend design meetings with owner and team to understand design pro structural engineers, architects.
• Buyout – Send bid instructions, schedule, and drawings to subcontractors. Receive and evaluate proposals, then award subcontracts.
• Shop Drawing and Submittal Review – Review subcontractor drawings with Project Manager and design team and communicate with subs on upcoming work.
• Billing – Work with Project Manager to understand the business side of building such as managing subcontracts, change orders, pay requests, pay applications, and owning projects cost status.
• Jobsite Visits – Visit jobsite with Project Manager and work with Project Superintendent’s to ensure the project is running smoothly.
• Weekly Training Sessions – As an ARCO/Murray Project Manager Intern, weekly training sessions are provided to ensure the Intern team has a clear understanding of their role and how the business operates. Many training courses emphasize growing a deeper knowledge of building trades and how to leverage an engineering background to solve clients needs as a design/builder.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s of Engineering program

Tools

Estimating

Scheduling

Design meetings

Buyout

Shop Drawing & Submittal Review

Billing

Job description

ARCO Companies in Austin, TX is seeking a Project Manager Intern for Summer 2027. You will support project managers from planning to closeout and gain hands-on experience across estimating, scheduling, design meetings, buyout, shop drawing review, billing, and site visits.

The program includes weekly training, structured mentorship, and potential for a full-time offer. Applicants should be engineering students with a GPA of 3.0+ and enrollment in a bachelor’s or master’s program.