Intern - Architecture

Job Summary

Ready to put your classroom knowledge into action and gain hands‑on experience in the world of building science? As a Building Envelope Consulting Intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work side by side with industry professionals on real projects that shape skylines and protect structures.

You won’t just be running errands—you’ll be contributing to meaningful work. From assisting with field surveys on high‑performing new buildings to preserving historic structures, you will be involved in drafting reports, specifications, and drawings; your efforts will directly support the success of our consulting projects. You’ll also gain exposure to proposal development, project documentation, and even the business side of consulting, including invoice preparation and client deliverables.

This internship is designed to help you build technical skills, explore career paths in engineering and consulting, and make a real impact while you learn. If you’re motivated, curious, and eager to see how new buildings come together or historic or contemporary structures are repurposed for continued use, this is your chance to step into the field and grow.

• Gain hands‑on field and office experience with real consulting projects
• Learn directly from experienced engineers and consultants
• Strengthen your technical, communication, and project management skills
• Build a solid foundation for a future career in engineering, construction, or architecture

Start your career journey where your work makes a difference—apply today to become a Building Envelope Consulting Intern.

Lerch Bates (LB) is a global technical consulting firm focused on improving how buildings perform for owners, designers, and the people who use them every day. For more than 75 years we’ve partnered on some of the world’s most complex and high‑profile projects. Today we provide Total Building Performance expertise that pairs Building Science and Building Flow with one integrated team delivery.

Our work spans design, construction, investigation, repair, management and modernization with one consistent goal: helping clients make confident, well‑informed decisions in an increasingly complex Built Environment.

We are each 100% equal owners in the LB ESOP, which drives our ownership mindset and shapes everything we do. At Lerch Bates, your expertise matters, your voice carries weight and your work directly contributes to our shared success as OneLB. We invest in professional growth, collaboration, and technical excellence, supporting challenging and meaningful work alongside people who care about getting it right.

If you’re motivated by solving real problems, working on impactful projects, and being part of a team that truly owns both the work and the outcome, you’re ready to be more than an employee. You’re ready to be an employee‑owner.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed in this position. They are not intended to prescribe or restrict the assignments that management may make.

• Assist with all aspects of design for New Construction Projects, Modernization Projects, Forensic Engineering Investigations, and more!
• Participate in design project initiation meetings with Studio staff and other Consultants.
• Assist with defining design project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Assist with field surveys of existing buildings, focusing on gathering existing conditions information for our design work.
• Develop, refine, and correct technical drawing packages under the guidance of Design & Performance Studio staff, including drawing existing conditions, adapting standard details, and developing new details.
• Assist with Building Code analyses, including learning to interpret and apply code requirements to specific design projects.
• Assist with selecting appropriate products and materials for each unique design project, and learn about developing technical specifications.
• Collaborate with Design & Performance Studio staff and other Consultants on real‑world design problems.
• Learn to manage time effectively.
• Learn the fundamentals of project cost tracking…