High School Intern

• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line: B&P
  - Buildings & Places
• Work Location Model:
  On-Site
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  US
  - Virginia Beach, VA - 222 Centra
• Compensation: up to USD 16.05 - hourly

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AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented High School Intern for immediate employment in the Virginia Beach, VA
office.

AECOM is proud to support high school students who are interested in Engineering or Architecture as they transition into the college. This position offers students the opportunity to explore career interests and gain practical experience that can help guide their college and career decisions.

This position is expected to start in November 2026.

Internship

Purpose:

The proposed internship would provide a high school student with meaningful experience in multidisciplinary building design, with primary emphasis on electrical engineering and Revit. The high school student must be a senior in high school. The internship would begin in November 2026 and continue through May 31, 2027. The high school student will complete at least 140 documented hours which is a typical requirement through the EBA academy program with the Virginia Beach Public School system (VBCPS) and would typically work approximately 6 to 8 hours per week, with additional hours when his or her academic schedule, office workload, and available supervision allows.

Proposed

Activities:

• Learn workplace expectations, safety, professional communication, and the building-design process.
• Learn Revit and Bluebeam using approved training files or nonconfidential project material.
• Develop basic electrical layouts, including lighting, receptacles, panels, equipment, circuits, and schedules.
• Perform introductory lighting and electrical load calculations under professional supervision.
• Spend time with the mechanical department to learn basic HVAC layouts, equipment coordination, and introductory calculations.
• Receive brief exposure to architecture, structural, civil, plumbing, and fire-protection coordination when staff availability permits.
• Participate in design reviews, address markups, and learn the quality-control process.

Defined Project and Measurable Outcome:

The high school student’s primary project would be the development of a simplified, coordinated Child Development Center building design. This project is similar to a multidisciplinary design exercise recently completed by college interns and would allow the student to apply the skills learned during the internship.

Expected work products would include:

• A coordinated Revit model and preliminary drawing package.
• Basic lighting, power, and selected mechanical layouts.
• Introductory lighting, electrical-load, and mechanical calculations.
• A coordination log identifying issues found and revisions made.
• A final project summary and material…