Project Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

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Stevens Construction, founded in 1919, and Eddie Painton and Associates, started in 1915, merged in 1970 to form STEVENS Painton Corporation.

Over the years, STEVENS has evolved from a highway bridge builder, excavation contractor to a significant player in wastewater treatment plants to heavy industrial construction.

In 1991, the company added CDMG, a multi-disciplined engineering firm that provides custom industrial design solutions to companies throughout the country.

We provide service to our clients throughout the surrounding areas of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, and Michigan.

STEVENS specializes in heavy rigging, civil concrete, earthwork, demolition, and excavation. We also have expertise in structural steel erection, mechanical equipment setting and alignment, construction management, and plant maintenance, including shutdown and turnaround services.

As a sole-source provider of design/build services, we have effectively merged outstanding technical, engineering, construction, and management expertise to better enable our clients, large and small, to overcome their most challenging project obstacles.

When you choose to work at STEVENS, you aren't choosing a job. You're choosing your career where you get to create the world. At STEVENS, you are building the community you work in. Be a part of a company that is making the world a better place, one day at a time, one project at a time.

Project Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

Stevens Engineers & Constructors has an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated Project Engineer Intern to join our Chicagoland Operations Team, for a Summer Internship in 2027 based out of our Hobart, Indiana office. The Project Engineer Intern position will assist the project team in completing the deliverables successfully.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Assisting with the overall project management responsibilities including project controls, billing scheduling, estimating, budgeting and coordination of subcontractors or vendors.

Observing and /or interacting with various professionals related to the construction field including owners, project team members, subcontractors and vendors.

Attending staff and departmental meetings on an ongoing basis and any appropriate management or coordination meetings.

Assist estimators on various aspects of the bid process. Learn how to gather all the necessary information for a project and compile a bid under the direction of the Lead Estimator

Setting up and maintaining both electronic and hard copy files.

Tracking change orders, RFI’s and submittal packages.

Scanning and copying documents

Preparing correspondences, presentations, documents, manuals, information packages and/or reports.

Performing daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for the Project Team.

Handling requests for information and/or documents for the Project Team as required.

Assisting with special projects.

Other activities may be required to be performed as needed.

Skill Factors

Proficient with Microsoft Office products and become familiar with the various types of construction centric software for estimating, scheduling and project management.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stevens Engineers & Constructors, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, marital status, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic or category.

We are proud to be a Drug Free Workplace that places Safety First!