The Role
Supports project managers across construction projects by coordinating project information, communications, approvals, documents, meetings, contractor requirements, and closeout activities. The intern works across office and job-site environments, supports multiple projects simultaneously, and spends approximately 70% of the time in the field. The 10–12-week training program provides exposure to field and office operations, with potential progression to Project Manager after graduation.
Summary Generated by Built In
TRIO Electric – Project Engineer Intern
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.
Project Engineer– Skills, Experience & Personality Fit
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)
Skills Required
- Comfort working at construction job sites and traveling to various project locations
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for working with multiple stakeholders and teams
- Strong organization and coordination skills for managing multiple teams and projects simultaneously
- Basic understanding of the construction lifecycle from estimation or bidding through project completion
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The Company
What We Do
Trio Electric is a full-service electrical contractor focusing on commercial and light industrial projects, offering electrical design, construction, and maintenance services.
