Project / Construction Management Internship - Summer 2027 (Multiple Locations)

About the role

The Internship Program at Cupertino Electric, Inc. is a 10-to-12-week program designed to expose undergraduate and post-graduate students to various aspects of CEI’s core markets: Commercial, Data Center, and Energy & Renewables. The program offers students unique opportunities to contribute to real-world projects and make meaningful industry connections. Although we are headquartered in California, we have major projects and offices in many other states including Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, New Mexico, and Utah.

Responsibilities

• Estimate Phase: Creating a bid strategy, getting quotations, and writing proposal letters.
• Pre-Construction: Negotiating contract terms, creating an original budget and schedule. Creating a plan with the production team to address efficiency, logistics, and materials. Organizing all documents and drawings, selecting subcontractors and holding a job start meeting.
• Construction: Managing materials, submittals, and change orders. Maintaining activity logs, managing materials, vendors, and subcontractors. Writing documents including RFI’s and notice letters. Monitoring project progress, including cost and safety.
• Closeout: Managing closeout documents, commissioning equipment, and returning excess material.

Requirements

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required. Current student studying Construction Management, Business, Engineering, or similar preferred.
• Licensure/Certifications: None required.
• Experience: