2026 Student Intern - Sustainability

HGA • Internship • Minneapolis, Minnesota • 1m ago

Overview:

We have an excellent summer opportunity for a student who wishes to gain hands-on experience in an interdisciplinary design firm. This paid summer internship will be +/- 12 weeks beginning on June 1, 2026 (some flexibility is available). This position is an opportunity to work with our director of Sustainability, Cost Estimators, and Sustainability Network to develop cost estimating resources to help design teams facilitate conversations around the most cost effective strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation in the built environment.

Application deadline: March 20, 2026
Interviews conducted: March 2026
Offers extended: April 2026
Summer internship dates: June 1, 2026 – Mid-August (With flexibility to start earlier depending on your school schedule)

In this role you will:

Collect project pricing data on sustainable and resilient strategies from a variety of projects, aggregate and visualize the data to create a cost estimating resource to support design teams in client conversations
Collaborate with the Resilience Knowledge Community to use a climate risk assessment tool to compare avoided costs with the investment costs for resilient design strategies.
Join leaders in sustainability and resilience in facilitating a firmwide education session

You will need to have:

Undergraduate or graduate student standing in construction administration, construction estimating, facilities management, or other related program
Coursework or experience with resilience and/or sustainability preferred (ex: cost estimating for LEED or high performance projects)
Knowledge of the AEC industry and construction processes
Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Graphic design, data visualization, and related software skills to present data visually
Knowledge of online whiteboard tools (i.e. miro)
Strong organizational skills
Self-directed and able to work independently

Salary Information:

The pay range listed aligns to the geography of the office for which this position is posted. Actual compensation will be based upon work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Individuals in this role working more than 24 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in HGA’s robust benefit programs which include an annual bonus and success sharing bonus program, 401(k) guaranteed contribution, paid parental leave, medical, dental and life insurance plans as well as PTO and short- and long-term disability programs. Salary Range: $21/hour

Additional Information:

We are committed to meeting our clients’ sustainability goals as well as challenging our industry. We aim to develop the expertise and research to push beyond net zero energy to net positive energy: from a neutral effect on health, safety, and resources to a positive one. As the need and desire for sustainable environments grows, so does the focus on designing successful high-performance buildings. Collecting sound data from these buildings informs how to elevate our overall design practice with practical strategies we can share back with our clients and our design teams.

To apply, please submit:

Resume indicating degree program, anticipated degree completion date, relevant course work and work experience
Cover letter indicating experience with and knowledge of climate change impacts and how designers can respond to improve the resilience of their projects
Work sample illustrating writing and graphic layout capabilities no more than 10MB in size (ex: reports, excel spreadsheets or Power BI dashboards with graphs)