Estimating Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

The Christman Company
Livonia, Michigan, United StatesPosted Sep 1, 2026
Summer 2027

About the role

Christman Building Innovation Group, LLC

Job Description

Build More with Your Career at Christman Get out of the classroom and Build More with your internship experience at Christman Building Innovation Group (CBIG)! Our internship program provides undergraduate students opportunities to learn about different building types and delivery methods while gaining on-the-job experience in the various markets we build in. Christman Building Innovation Group is looking for Estimating Engineer Interns for the upcoming Summer Internship Program! The program includes team-based planning, estimating, problem solving, and working closely with architects, engineers and project stakeholders.

What You Will Do

As an Estimating Engineer Intern, you play a crucial part in supporting the construction project team. Primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but not limited to: Become an integral part of a high performance project planning team Read and interpret drawings and project specifications Survey/quantify materials from drawings Develop knowledge of 2D On-Screen Takeoff/3D QTO technologies and our estimating platform Organize quantity takeoffs for ease of audit Estimate interiors Learn basic structural/civil estimating at Design Development /Construction level drawings Contact/follow-up with trade contractors/suppliers for pricing Utilize the latest collaboration software for document control and distribution Develop knowledge of construction pricing Make recommendations for software upgrades Make recommendations for database pricing changes Become familiar with the project's mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems, how they interact with the architecture and support the function of a building. Participate in active project site visits. Experience in-progress construction processes and apply that knowledge in the planning effort. Virtual Design & Construction (BIM) concentration: assist the project planning team develop 4D models, Facility Asset Management Models, a

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