Program Controls Intern - Water - Hiring Event with AECOM - New York City

About the role

AECOM is hosting an exclusive, invitation-only hiring event in New York, New York on October 15th and 16th. The event kicks off on Thursday evening with a networking mixer from 6-8 pm, where you can hear from AECOM staff about various projects, career paths, and the company. You’ll also have the chance to meet other students, recent graduates, and AECOM professionals from across our business lines. On Friday, interviews will take place at our New York office. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about and connect with AECOM for early career opportunities. AECOM is actively seeking a bright and highly motivated Program Controls Intern – Water for employment in our Water Business Line based out of our New York, NY office. The Program Controls Intern will support project and program management teams with financial tracking, cost and schedule analysis, reporting, and administrative activities. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience with program controls and develop an understanding of how large-scale water and infrastructure projects are planned, monitored, and delivered. This position is expected to begin in Spring/Summer 2027. Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position. THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY, AND AECOM INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION NO SOONER THAN JUNE 1 2027. At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with collecting, organizing, and analyzing project financial, cost, schedule, labor, and performance data against established budgets and baselines.
• Gain exposure to program controls concepts including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), earned value, cost forecasting, scheduling, scope control, and change management.
• Support tracking of project costs, purchase orders, subconsultant commitments, expenditures, and funding limitations.
• Assist with monitoring project progress and performance trends and contribute to the preparation of accurate reports, dashboards, and project deliverables.
• Support the maintenance of program controls systems used to monitor cost, schedule, risk, and documentation progress.
• Assist with administrative and coordination activities related to project teams, subconsultants, and program controls deliverables.