Year in Business Internship (National) 2023

CBRE Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company and is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) is a division of CBRE uniquely positioned to provide a complete set of services to corporate occupiers of commercial real estate across the world.

GWS is redefining ‘workplace’ because we believe every place of work can become a competitive advantage for our clients. Productivity, reliability, engagement, quality, brand — the workplace contributes to business results, whether it’s an office, a retail outlet, a laboratory, a data center, a manufacturing environment or a virtual location. GWS is uniquely positioned to deliver integrated, full-service solutions in a single country or on a global scale, including Facilities Management (FM), Occupier Advisory & Transaction Services (A&T), Data Centre Solutions (DCS) and Project Management (PJM). We offer fully integrated, bespoke solutions for our clients and can support all of their real estate needs — helping them turn their real estate into real advantage.

This is a 1 year fixed term internship.

Role Summary

You will report to assigned Construction Project Manager(s) or Owner’s Representative(s) on the project site(s) and will provide support to the project management staff in their everyday role.

• Build working relationship across the project and client team including general contractors, architects, and other consultants.
• Balance the needs of various internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist in managing the scope, schedule, and budget of projects.
• Participate in the procurement process for a construction project to learn about public sector procurement requirements and the role of business processes in project delivery.
• Participate in the coordination of multi-disciplinary design efforts to learn about working with contracted design professionals (architects and engineers) from an owner's perspective.
• Assist project managers with site walks, reviews of drawings, documents, and other key construction project management tasks to learn about fundamental project management professional skills and career paths.
• Attend at least one training, workshop or presentation regarding project management, sustainable design, or other related discipline to emphasize the importance of continuing professional education.
• Shadowing and supporting CBRE PMs, GC PMs, AE PMs, and safety personnel to fully understand construction.
• Visit and support personnel on various jobsites daily/weekly, as needed.
• Attend project status meetings and provide presentations.

Some of the expected educational outcomes:

• Developing and using project management skills and learning formal project management skills.
• Understand the complexities of business, construction, and project management.
• Understand the standards of professionalism in the workplace.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Self-motivated, creative, and disciplined, seeking to excel in the commercial real estate industry.
• Interest and/or experience in a Technology, Design, Engineering, Construction or Project Management career
• Experience with MS Office. Primavera, Microsoft Project, other construction related software
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to network and develop strong relationships
• Detail-oriented and highly organized
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Solid written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to manage multiple projects and related tasks concurrently
• Desire to work in the program management and/or construction industry