Building Envelope Intern

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world's challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, our mission is to bring our clients' ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career. Our Building Envelope team provides consulting services to architects, building owners, and developers for new and existing buildings. Our suite of specialists help solve complex design challenges, improve constructability, maximize energy efficiency, and repair and rehabilitate existing systems. We offer a range of services over the full building life cycle to help clients execute ambitious visions to design, build, and maintain their properties. Our consulting services include materials research, specialty analyses, detailed design, engineering and construction support, as well as condition assessments, investigations, and restoration. Your Role As a Building Envelope Intern in our Restoration & Renewal Practice, you will gain hands-on experience evaluating and improving the performance of building envelopes and interior systems for a variety of restoration, renovation and adaptive reuse projects. You will work alongside experienced architects and engineers in a dynamic, collaborative environment, learning practical solutions. This is an internship starting Summer 2027. What You'll Do

* Assist in field inspections and data collection for building envelopes and architectural systems.

* Support assessments of system performance, code compliance and feasibility studies for renovations, and restoration design.

* Help prepare technical documentation, including drawings, specifications and reports for project teams and clients.

* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop practical, constructible solutions.

What You'll Bring

* Current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in Architecture.

* Strong academic record and interest in building performance, envelope design, and renovation projects.

* Experience with Revit, AutoCAD, or architectural detailing tools is a plus but not required.

Compensation The rate for this position generally is $21 - $36 hourly. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the Illinois State Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful Illinois State applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in Illinois State or perform the position from Illinois State. Similar positions located outside of Illinois State will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by Illinois Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employee already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee's pay history will not be used in compensation decisions. Benefits Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:

* Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits * Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare * Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time * Tuition Reimbursement * Commuter Transit (where available) * 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments * Fitness Reimbursement * And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Thornton Tomasetti is proud to be an equal employment workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Thornton Tomasetti are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Thornton Tomasetti Global Terms of Use and Privacy Statement

Carefully read these Terms of Use before using this website. Your access to and use of this website and application for a job at Thornton Tomasetti are conditioned on your acceptance and compliance with these terms. Please access the linked document by clicking here, select the country where you are applying for employment, and review. Before submitting your application you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the terms. To request a reasonable accommodation during the application process for this role, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io Beware Of Recruitment Fraud: Scammers may attempt to impersonate Thornton Tomasetti. Messages from our firm come only from the ThorntonTomasetti.com domain, Thornton Tomasetti does not use any third-party recruiters. When in doubt, please contact us through our web form here and see how you can protect yourself online here.