Estimating Intern (Summer 2026)

Job Description:

Build More with Your Career at Christman

Get out of the classroom and Build More with your internship experience at The Christman Company! Our internship program provides undergraduate students opportunities to learn about different building types and delivery methods while gaining on-the-job experience in the various markets we build in. From training and mentoring, to daily job responsibilities, and networking events, our internship program thoroughly prepares students for a career in the industry!

Internship Job Summary

The Christman Company is looking for Estimating Engineer Interns for the upcoming Summer Internship Program! As a valued member of our preconstruction team, you will have opportunities to gain hands-on experience to develop project planning skills -- from estimating, value generation techniques, and learning technology applications that support efficient delivery of construction projects. This internship will provide you with a great opportunity to play a significant role on a construction project in a preconstruction capacity role team while also interfacing with our Operations team. The internship will offer opportunities to support team members and bring value by recognizing challenges early and planning ahead for important project activities.

What You Will Do:

As an Estimating Engineer Intern, you play a crucial part in supporting the preconstruction team. Primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but not limited to:

• Read and interpret drawings and project specifications

• Survey/quantify materials from drawings

• Develop knowledge of 2D On-Screen Takeoff/3D QTO technologies and our estimating platform

• Organize quantity takeoffs for ease of audit

• Estimate interiors

• Learn basic structural/civil estimating at Design Development /Construction level drawings

• Contact/follow-up with trade contractors/suppliers for pricing

• Utilize the latest collaboration software for document control and distribution

• Develop knowledge of construction pricing

• Make recommendations for software upgrades

• Make recommendations for database pricing changes

• Become familiar with the project's mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems, how they interact with the architecture and support the function of a building.

• Participate in active project site visits. Experience in-progress construction processes and apply that knowledge in the planning effort.

• Virtual Design & Construction (BIM) concentration: assist the project planning team develop 4D models, Facility Asset Management Models, and utilize Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies

What You Bring to the Team:

Required Education and Experience

• Active, full-time Sophomore-Senior level student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in civil/mechanical/electrical engineering, construction management, or a related field of study.

• Minimum 3.0 GPA.

• Previous work or internship experience in the commercial construction industry.

• Shows participation and/or leadership roles in student organizations or extracurricular club activities.

Why Christman?

Here at Christman, everyone is an owner. Through our employee stock ownership plan, each employee-owner shares in the collective success and wealth of our nationally recognized company and is eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance, 401K contribution, professional development and tuition reimbursement, and more. We're a top 100-ranked ENR General Contractor that has been building since 1894. Learn more about how you can grow as a Christman Expert, Leader and Partner and build more with us.

The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.As part of our company policy, this position requires successful completion of pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.

Notice to Recruiting Agencies (Unsolicited Resumes): The Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its' affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search.