
Project Engineer Internship
Required skills
- Project Engineer Intern
- construction projects
- document control systems
- project meetings
- contractor requirements
- project closeout procedures
- field operations
- job site
- project locations
- organization skills
Nice to have
- construction life cycle
- estimation
- bid
- project completion
Role summary
TRIO Electric is seeking a Project Engineer Intern for a fully onsite role in Houston, TX. This 10-12 week internship offers extensive exposure to field and office operations, supporting Project Managers in ensuring smooth project execution. Responsibilities include maintaining project data, communications, document control systems, attending meetings, tracking contractor requirements, and assisting with project closeout. The role involves significant time in the field (approx. 70%) and requires comfort with job sites and travel to various project locations. Ideal candidates possess strong organizational and communication skills, with a basic understanding of the construction life cycle being a plus.
Location: Fully onsite in office in Houston, TX
This entry-level Project Engineer Intern role is designed to give you maximum exposure to both our field and office operations. The training program is expected to last between 10 to 12 weeks, depending on your availability/school schedule. After graduation, assuming you receive a full time offer, a Project Manager is the most common next step (this promotion path normally takes 3 years but can be quicker, depending on YOU and your pace), you’ll have the chance to explore other exciting opportunities within our different departments.
Project Engineer – What You Will Do
You will play a pivotal part in supporting our team of Project Managers and making sure construction projects are running smoothly from start to finish.
- Support and maintain data, information, communications, and approvals required by project and company requirements between owner, contractors/subcontractors, or other project-related entities
- Participate in and maintain document and project control systems and procedures.
- Attend project meetings to include documentation, administration, and tracking of relevant information and statuses
- Obtain, track, and document contractor and subcontractor contractual requirements (and construction plans and specs) on areas of safety, performance, project staff, and equipment as directed by project manager
- Assist in project closeout procedures
Project Engineer– Skills, Experience & Personality Fit
- Comfort with working at a job site and travel to a variety of project locations
- You strive for excellence – you want to do BETTER
- You enjoy communicating with many different people - a people management career
- Organization skills – you enjoy coodinating mulitple teams and projects simultaniously
- A basic understanding of the construction life cycle from estimation or bid-through project completion (you might have, not required)
