Business Development Intern

Overview

Colliers Engineering & Design is looking for an energetic, highly motivated intern to join our Federal Department in Pittsburgh for the Fall 2026 & Spring 2027 Semesters!

This is a hands-on opportunity to gain real-world experience while working alongside experts on meaningful projects that support federal clients and critical infrastructure. This will be a part-time internship, with interns working a minimum of 16 hours per week starting in August 2026. Great for students looking to supplement their coursework with real-world experience!

As part of our 3,000+ professionals nationwide, you’ll be exposed to a wide range of disciplines—including civil/site, transportation, MEP, architecture, geospatial, environmental, telecommunications, and more all while learning how we use cutting-edge technologies to deliver innovative solutions to clients in the federal government.

If you’re ready to kickstart your career, build your skills, and make an impact on projects that matter, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Assist our Federal Team to organize and maintain project profiles, resumes, and other documents to be used in proposals and task orders.

• Research existing project content and statements of work to be concisely documented for technical and non-technical audiences.

• Determine the clearest way to present information for greatest reader comprehension.

• Meet with subject matter experts to ensure specialized topics are appropriately addressed.

• Generate innovative ideas for content and presentation of materials.

• Review and copyedit content developed by other members of the team.

• Learn and utilize CRM and other resources to extract information from existing and past proposals.

• Perform research to identify potential clients and opportunities.

• Support other research and administrative tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in English, Business, Public Policy, Marketing, Communications, or a related program.

• Senior or Graduate Student standing preferred.

• Prior experience with technical or creative writing.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Prior experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software a plus.

• Must be able to commit to 16 hours a week minimum during the academic year. Opportunities for additional hours may be available during school breaks.

• Strong attention to detail and exceptional communication skills.

• Mastery of English grammar and writing for reader comprehension.

• Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

What We Offer

At Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. That’s why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.

Our interns are given opportunities to learn in a variety of settings. Multidisciplinary engineering, surveying, and architectural design projects provide interns an opportunity to see the work in real-life settings, working side by side with other professionals in their chosen field. They are also able to participate in educational opportunities that build a variety of transferrable skills valuable in every career. Our Career Exploration Series provides interns with chances to network and learn from the professionals doing the work and growing our business. Interns also complete a series of reflections, problem solving activities, contests, drawings, and create end of summer presentations which help showcase their learning and experiences. Additional networking and trainings specific to the students' areas of study are also made available to students throughout the Summer Internship program.

Our internship program is designed to help grow our organization organically with talented individuals starting their careers all over the country. On average, we make full-time, permanent offers to students approaching graduation within a year more than 50% of the time. We want great talent to start their careers here stay with CED and its affiliates for their entire career!

We have created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women’s Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities. We make as many of these opportunities available to our interns, as well as our regular employees as possible.

Apply today to learn how you can join our team of professionals, so we can help you Accelerate Your Success!

Colliers Engineering & Design is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V). We are committed to ensuring that Inclusion & Belonging continues to be a strategic area of focus, not only as the right thing to do, but as one of the ways we will continue to lead our industry into the future. As part of this responsibility, we are on a progressive journey to foster an environment in which everyone at Colliers Engineering & Design feels respected and comfortable doing their best work while being their authentic selves regardless of background or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.