Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.
As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.
Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our engineers, architects, interior designers, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. We take an innovative, collaborative approach to projects, sharing a common belief that sustainable design for the built environment can make the world a better place for future generations. Join us and design your place with Stantec.
Your Opportunity
Your role is to work with guidance and direction on tasks and smaller projects, and as a team member of a larger project under the guidance of a Senior Engineer. You will participate in the evaluation, recommendation, and specification for engineered systems or products for a project verifying compliance with applicable codes and engineering standards/practices.
Stantec’s Buildings Internship Program is designed to give you the best internship experience possible through working on local projects and collaborating with designers, planners, engineers, project managers and technical leaders to explore the frontiers of building design.
Additionally, you will participate in Stantec’s Intern Design Project, an integrated team design project for a real client. You will be teaming with other interns in engineering, architecture, interiors, lighting design, and specialty services in North America to design and deliver cutting-edge and sustainable design solutions that exceed our clients’ needs.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with and assist Building Mechanical Engineers and Designers
- Interpret architectural, mechanical, electrical, structural and civil plans
- Perform engineering calculations using HVAC design software and Excel
- Use AutoCAD and Revit to prepare HVAC and plumbing drawings and details
- Learn to apply fundamental engineering principles to solve real-world problems
- Collaborate with and support multi-disciplinary project team(s)
- Participate in Summer Intern Design Project with interns of other building design disciplines
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Great work ethic
- Strong motivation to learn
- Excellent task and time management skills
- Able to process information quickly and accurately
- Proficient in CADD (AutoCAD and Revit - ideal)
- Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)
- This position requires in-person site visits
Education and Experience
- Must have completed at least second year of Bachelors’ program in Mechanical Engineering by start date of Internship
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. #DesignYourPlace
About the TeamSkills Required
- Must have completed at least the second year of a Bachelor's program in Mechanical Engineering by the internship start date
- Proficiency in CADD, ideally AutoCAD and Revit
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written
- Ability to participate in in-person site visits
- Strong motivation to learn
- Strong work ethic
- Excellent task and time management skills
- Ability to process information quickly and accurately
What We Do
We're active members of the communities we serve. That's why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind. The Stantec community unites approximately 22,000 employees working in over 350 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring buildings, energy and resource, environmental, and infrastructure projects to life. Our work—engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics, from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning—begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Our local strength, knowledge, and relationships, coupled with our world-class expertise, have allowed us to go anywhere to meet our clients' needs in more creative and personalized ways. With a long-term commitment to the people and places we serve, Stantec has the unique ability to connect to projects on a personal level and advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.
