Speedwell is seeking Project Estimating Interns for the summer of 2027.
You can expect to...
* Help win competitive bids
* Connect with our trade partners
* Collaborate with our estimating & project teams
* Experience design-build and design-bid-build projects
Summary/Objective:
Estimating Intern – The Intern will work with the estimating team to support any of the estimating tasks to complete bids. This position will be a summer internship to initiate students into construction and estimating.
Duties:
- Aid estimators working on bids
- Make phone calls to subs and suppliers
- Update the sub list on SmartBid
- Help create/edit proposals, scope sheets, RFI’s and clarifications
- Distribute bid documents, RFI’s, and Addendums
- Prepare bid forms and documents for bid day
- Scheduling of meetings and estimating events
- Printing documents for estimators and subcontractors
- Help with sub-bid tallies and reporting
- Create hand-off meeting agendas
- Attend estimating, hand-off, page turner, and other meetings
- Learn Bluebeam, SmartBid, and Destini estimating software
- Introduction to other divisions within Speedwell
Qualifications:
- Good written and verbal communication skills and willingness to make phone calls
- General construction knowledge, familiar with construction terminology
- Detail oriented, good organizational skills
- Computer skills including Microsoft Office, Excel, Word
- Team player, willing to support any estimator
- Must align with our core values of respect, diligence, humility, and sense of urgency
Skills Required
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to make phone calls
- General construction knowledge and familiarity with construction terminology
- Detail-oriented and organized
- Computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Excel, and Word
- Team-oriented and willing to support estimators
- Alignment with company values of respect, diligence, humility, and sense of urgency
What We Do
Speedwell Construction is a family-owned and operated commercial construction company based in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1990, it provides pre-construction, general construction, design/build, renovation, and service work. The company serves apartment, automotive, church, commercial/office, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and retail clients, and maintains a North Carolina office. Its team includes more than 90 full-time employees and emphasizes lasting structures and client relationships.
