Summer Intern (Landscape Division) - 2027

Griffith Company; Downtown Brea (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Griffith Company offers paid summer internships in its Landscape Division for students pursuing landscape-related degrees. Interns will handle real-world tasks supporting project managers, estimators, engineers and field staff, with exposure to CPM scheduling, take-offs and documentation.

Interns will gain hands-on experience, attend executive sessions, project visits, and mentoring opportunities while learning about heavy civil construction career paths and the Griffith Company culture.

Qualifications

• Students must be pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in landscape-related fields.

Responsibilities

• Perform job site administration and documentation under supervision.
• Assist in developing and maintaining a CPM schedule.
• Track submittals, RFIs, and contract changes with project cost data.
• Attend bid review meetings to understand the estimate process.
• Review proposals, drawings, soils reports to determine scope of work.
• Complete material take-offs according to project scope.
• Assist with layout and other technical requirements.
• Support diesel emissions control plans and storm water protection plans.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Landscape-related field

Master's degree candidate welcome

Landscape Architecture

Horticulture

Landscape Design

Landscape Construction

Job description

At Griffith Company, we recognize that people are our most valuable resource. We nurture that resource by fostering a work environment that encourages communication, respect and recognition. In this environment, Griffith Company employees flourish, taking their careers to new levels. In addition to offering a 120+ year history of quality, safety and excellence, Griffith Company has a dynamic, exciting and supportive culture where opportunity for growth abounds.

If you arelooking for a career in construction, we are offering paid summer internships in our Landscape Division. Candidates will preferably be enrolled in a Landscape themed academic program.
Our Summer Internship Program is very learning intensive, so students can expect to do challenging work and to engage in activities that will broaden their awareness of the great career opportunities in heavy civil construction and with Griffith Company.
Interested students should apply no later than end of day on Friday, October 30th, 2026.

What you can expect

As a summer intern you can expect to handle a variety of real world tasks in support of our Project Managers, Estimators, Project Engineers and or field personnel. Below is an example of intern responsibilities:

• Perform job site administration and documentation (under supervision).
• Assist in developing and maintaining a Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule.
• Track 1 or more of the following: submittals, RFI's and contract change orders, daily cost vs. project budget, quantities and equipment and project logs.
• Attend bid review meetings with estimating team to understand the estimate process.
• Review proposal specifications, drawings, soils reports and existing site conditions to determine scope of work.
• Complete material and quantity take offs according to project scope of work.
• Assist superintendent and foreman with layout and other technical requirements.
• Assist with diesel emissions control plans and monitoring.
• Preparation of work plans and or storm water protection plans.
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction

You will be given as much responsibility as you are willing to accept.

In addition to what you learn from your day-to-day duties, you will have opportunities to learn from a 1-on-1 meeting with 1 of our executives, information sessions with our Division Managers, visits to 2-3 of our construction projects, a day of training for our interns, access to potential mentors and more.

After a successful experience, you will gain a competitive advantage towards future employment. In addition, the experience you gain from this internship will help you further define your career goals, illuminate your academic studies and strengthen your preparation for a career in our industry.

Qualifications

Students must be currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in one of the following areas or very similar area:

• Horticulture
• Landscape Architecture
• Landscape Construction
• Landscape Design
• Landscape Horticulture
• Ornamental Horticulture

Hourly Wage Range

$22.00 - $27.00 (depending on internship and educational experience).
Learn more about Griffith Company at www.griffithcompany.net.

Griffith Company is an equal opportunity employer and an employee-owned company.