Intern Purdue Career

Position: Intern Purdue Career Fair 2026
Project Management Intern - Data Center Project Opportunity

Huston Electric is seeking motivated part-time summer interns (and/or year-round part-time interns) pursuing degrees in Construction Management or related fields. This is more than an internship. It is a chance to step onto a high-level data center project and gain real-world experience working alongside a seasoned electrical contractor known for delivering high quality work.

If you are eager to learn how major projects operate behind the scenes and want hands-on exposure to scheduling, coordination, modeling, and field operations, this role offers a front-row seat to the action.

Pay: $15-$17/hour

Location:

Based out of our Lafayette, IN office and surrounding job sites

Schedule:

Monday-Friday between 7:00 AM-5:00 PM (flexible within that range)

General Requirements

• Major in construction management related field.
• Ability to report to the Lafayette, IN area and job sites in the surrounding area.
• General skills: problem solving, communication, time management, understanding verbal & written instructions and willingness to learn a variety of duties.
• Must have a valid driver's license with a clean driving record and reliable transportation.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen and background check.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting the Huston Electric Project Management Team in many ways, on projects of all sizes. Help Huston maintain a good relationship with GC's, CM's and owners.
• Attend project kick-off meetings.
• Develop schedule of values for projects.
• Assist or prepare submittals for projects.
• Build Submittal database for variety of project types.
• Learn and understand day to day electrical materials.
• Assist or purchase materials for projects.
• Establish and maintain current client and potential client relationships.
• Manage quality control programs.
• Prepare a variety of status reports, including manpower usage, change orders, follow-up, and adherence to goals using company forms.
• Coordinate with safety director to achieve company goal of zero lost time accidents.
• Track rough-in installation times for bidding purposes.
• Build project schedules, 2-week outlook and entire job.
• Manage and complete closeout documents, O&M manuals and
• Coordinate shipping schedules and delivery of merchandise and services
• Create DCR's/THA's for foreman on projects
• Revit BIM Modeling assistance.
• Trimble MEP layout design assistance.
• VDC meeting management per project along with clash detection clean up for MEP design
• AutoCAD design for Prefab layout

Huston Electric is an equal opportunity employer. Huston is a family owned, 4th generation electrical contracting company with over 80 years of servicing North Central Indiana.