Estimating Intern; Summer ; RedGuard

Join our summer internship program, spanning from May 17th, 2027 to August 6th, 2027. Gain invaluable experience through meaningful projects alongside our innovative, solutions-driven teams. Elevate your professional growth with opportunities for professional development, senior leadership Q&A, volunteer initiatives, networking/social events, and more!

The Estimator Intern supports Red Guard's Custom Projects estimating function by assisting with active estimates and completing targeted process-improvement work. The internship is designed to provide meaningful exposure to estimating complex, engineered modular buildings while producing practical tools and data that improve departmental accuracy, consistency, and efficiency. Working under the Custom Projects Sales Manager and alongside the Preconstruction Manager, Estimators, Sales, Engineering, Project Management, Production, and outside vendors, the intern will contribute to material takeoffs, cost development, quote coordination, estimate documentation, and proposal support.

The intern will also complete a primary capstone project focused on takeoff-software standardization and more repeatable steel-structure estimating in Pro Est.

• Review requests for quotation, drawings, specifications, customer scopes of work, floor plans, project planning information, and related bid documents to help identify project requirements and scope gaps.
• Perform detailed material takeoffs and assist with the development of material, labor, freight, subcontractor, design-service, and other estimate inputs under the guidance of experienced team members.
• Enter and organize estimate information in Pro Est, including quantities, cost inputs, assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with vendor and subcontractor requests for quotation; track responses and capture pricing, lead times, scope clarifications, qualifications, and exclusions.
• Help verify alignment among the estimate, proposal, drawings, customer requirements, and supporting bid documents before internal reviews and customer submission.
• Participate in bid reviews, estimate revisions, process discussions, and cross-functional meetings to understand how commercial, technical, and production decisions affect project cost and risk.
• Maintain orderly estimate files, cost references, takeoff records, and assigned tracking tools so work can be reviewed, repeated, and transferred to other team members.

• Current student or recent graduate in construction management, engineering, architecture, building science, industrial technology, business or data analytics, or another relevant field; an equivalent combination of education, technical training, and applicable experience will be considered.
• Strong technical aptitude, curiosity, and demonstrated ability to learn unfamiliar systems, terminology, and processes.
• Basic ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications, or the demonstrated capacity to develop that skill quickly.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft 365 applications.
• Strong attention to detail, quantitative reasoning, organization, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently within defined assignments while seeking guidance when assumptions, scope, or risk are unclear.
• Ability to collaborate professionally with employees, vendors, and other stakeholders and to manage changing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

• Coursework or experience involving construction estimating, structural systems, steel fabrication,…