Student Intern, Architecture & Computational Design - Buildings (Summer 2026) - San Francisco

Only for registered members San Francisco, United States

2 days ago

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Learning begins in the classroom but there's no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.

As an intern, you'll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.

Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world's leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. We take an innovative, collaborative approach to projects, sharing a common belief that sustainable design for the built environment can make the world a better place for future generations. Join us and design your place with Stantec. 

Your Opportunity

As a part of the Design Computing division, you will participate in a revolution in design thinking, leveraging the latest digital tools and methodologies to unlock new realms of creativity, imagination, and efficiency. In our multidisciplinary, team-based environment, collaboration is key among a talented group of architects, project managers, interior designers, planners, and technologists, who work together to create innovative and integrated solutions for a wide range of clients. Our services include architecture, interior design, and planning for a wide variety of sectors.   

We are seeking energetic, outgoing, personable candidates for our summer 2026 internship program in downtown San Francisco, with excellent design, graphics, organizational and communication skills. Stantec's Buildings Internship Program is designed to give you the best internship experience possible through working on local projects and collaborate with designers, planners, engineers, project managers and technical leaders to explore the frontiers of design. Opportunities for our architecture / computational design interns include hands-on experience working on active projects, site visits, educational lunch and learns/seminars, and participation in internal design presentations and dialogues. 

Additionally, you will participate in Stantec's Intern Design Project, an integrated team design project for a real client. You will be teaming with other interns in architecture, engineering, interiors, lighting design, and specialty services in North America to design and deliver cutting-edge and sustainable design solutions that excels our clients' needs.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Support project teams with parametric and computational workflows.
  • Support multi-disciplinary teams in developing designs, schematic sketches/diagrams, and documentation drawings leveraging computational design tools.
  • Develop and modify Grasshopper definitions for:
    • Geometry generation
    • Design iteration and exploration
    • Rationalization and documentation
  • Produce diagrams, visuals, and scripts to communicate computational ideas
  • Assist with research and/or the development of prototype tools
  • Assist in the preparation of design presentations.
  • Utilize BIM software as a tool for design drawings. 
  • Create design deliverables and provide marketing and business development support, including graphic design and PowerPoint.
  • Effective teaming within the project team and consultants. 

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements


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