2026 Summer/Autumn Internship Application
17 days ago
Saint Louis
Job Description Grow With Us at Western Specialty Contractors At Western Specialty Contractors, we've been building more than projects—we've been building people, careers, and communities for over 110 years. Founded in St. Louis and proudly family-owned, we've grown into the nation's largest specialty contractor, restoring and protecting building envelopes through expertise in facades, concrete, roofing, and waterproofing. With 30+ branches nationwide, we're always looking for driven individuals who want to be part of something bigger. Our success comes from our people—those who bring teamwork, creativity, quality, and customer focus to everything they do. When you join Western, you're not just taking a job—you're stepping into a career with growth opportunities, hands-on experience, and a culture that is rooted in connection and a strong sense of community. Together, we make an impact that lasts for generations. About the Role Western Specialty Contractors Internship program is designed to hire students during their freshman year throughout their senior year. The program will allow the students to work in a field environment as well as an office environment. During this time, they will be able to obtain valuable experience that can be utilized to further their potential for full-time employment with Western. The program works as follows: The intern and their Supervisor will develop a personalized training plan consisting of several of the following tasks. The intern's training plan will be dependent on the student's education, individual learning expectations, experience level, and needs of the Branch. The intern and their Supervisor will have periodic meetings during the internship to continuously monitor the effectiveness of the program. We have opportunities across all of our branches. Please specify the locations you are open to in your application. What You'll Do: Marketing/Business Development: • Help develop marketing tracking, • Assist sales project managers in scheduling, coordinating, and presenting when necessary at workshops, seminars, lunch and learns and other business development opportunities, • Help implement the branches marketing plans, • Participate in sales calls with the branch manager or sales/project managers, • Obtaining permits, checking zoning and code requirements, and arranging temporary facilities and utility services, • Supervising punch-list and Quality Assurance activities, conducting safety inspections, • Preparing for and scheduling city, county, fire, etc. inspections, • Assisting with surveying, testing, sample collection, shop drawing correction, filing and checking of material deliveries, • Verifying work hours, materials, and other elements necessary for tracking productivity and/or work in place, • Assisting with schedule and cost control, inventory control and daily job reporting, • Learning and understanding the restoration trades, • Preparing quantity takeoffs, calling vendors and/or sub-contractors for proposals, • Checking drawings and specifications for completeness, discrepancies, etc, • Attending pre bid, bid openings, job site, in house sales, foreman and safety meetings, etc, • Taking notes, making records, and completing forms, • Assisting with project record keeping, preparing shop drawings and assisting with cost control records, • Participating in different aspects of Business Development, • Assisting Project Managers and Superintendents at as high a responsibility level as practical, • Planning and scheduling, preparing requests for progress payment, and processing change orders, • Creating and tracking construction schedules, submittal schedules, submittal logs and processing submittals, • Procuring and expediting materials, • Observing and creating/updating minutes for jobsite meetings (subcontractor, foreman, safety, etc.), • Updating/redlining drawings, etc, • Currently enrolled in a 4-year degree program, • Willingness to learn and work, • Willingness to enjoy an enriching internship experience, • Ability to commute to and from the branch office each day For California Residents: Click here to view our CCPA/CPRA disclosure notice. Western Specialty Contractors does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. To view Western Specialty Contractors' SMS Terms of Service, click here. To view Western Specialty Contractors' SMS Privacy Statement, click here.