Construction Management Intern (Spring 2027)

About Zipline

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.

Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to B as fast as possible. Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

About The Ground Systems Construction Team

The Ground Systems Deployment and Construction team is responsible for turning bare ground into functional drone charging sites! We’re a broad, cross-functional team with skills across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and construction engineering with a mandate to deliver world-class construction execution with zero issues in the first 30 days, on-time and on-budget, using scalable, cost-optimized, and serviceable designs.

About the Role

As a Construction Management Intern in Dallas-Fort Worth, you will support the rollout of our systems across multiple metros and help shape how the UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) world integrates with the built environment—for Zipline, our customers, and the industry as a whole. You will manage the entire process from site identification through permitting, approvals, and construction, collaborating with cross-functional teams such as Communications, Government Affairs, Engineering, and Operations to tackle operational and technical challenges and get customer sites operational quickly.

You will be technically savvy and develop relationships with customers, suppliers, and contractors. This role involves driving all aspects of project construction to establish Zipline’s ground infrastructure in the region, including contractor evaluation, bid management, design review with engineering teams, and full-scope site construction management and oversight in partnership with Service Operations and Superintendent teams.

You’ll work alongside the Construction Management team and collaborate with Deployment, Real Estate, Government Affairs, Finance, Legal, and Engineering teams to build strong stakeholder relationships and secure necessary approvals for network expansion. You will also support external vendor management and ensure project timelines align with Zipline’s strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Support construction projects, site infrastructure installations, construction contractors, and real estate development projects to meet or exceed schedule and cost targets.
• Help develop improvements to construction methods and processes.
• Source and foster relationships with external stakeholders, including local jurisdictions, utilities, landlords, and contractors.
• Assist with identifying and mitigating risks associated with pre-construction and construction phases.
• Track and communicate project timelines with internal Zipline teams.
• Source and manage general contractors and subcontractors across various trades (construction, assembly, electrical) during bid, pre-construction, construction, and site commissioning phases.
• Support construction project quality and site-readiness walks.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Real Estate Development, or a related field. You must have completed the second year of your undergraduate studies. Masters and PhD students are also eligible.
• Familiarity with construction software such as Bluebeam, Procore, and similar tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a willingness to ask questions and learn.
• Must be able to travel frequently throughout Dallas-Fort Worth. Requires transportation (not company provided) and the ability to independently travel to operational sites, events, communities, and partner locations as needed.
• Comfort with hands-on work and openness to occasional travel when necessary.
• An open mind to help bring Zipline’s service to new and existing customers!

Schedule

This internship is a full-time, in-person position at our Dallas, Texas office. The Spring 2027 internship runs from January 2027 to April 2027.

Pay

The hourly rate for this internship is $30 per hour. Additional benefits may include relocation support, a housing stipend, overtime pay, paid sick time, and other benefits, where applicable and subject to local requirements.