About the role#
The Scheduling & Project Controls Intern supports the team that plans, tracks, and forecasts the schedule and cost performance of active electrical construction projects. This role provides direct exposure to how schedules are built, how progress and budgets are measured, and how project data informs decisions on commercial and mission-critical projects.
What you'll do#
- Assist with building and updating project schedules, including milestones, durations, and logic ties.
- Help track schedule progress against baselines and prepare look-ahead schedules for field teams.
- Support tracking of labor hours, production rates, and percent complete against budget.
- Assist with change order impact analysis on cost and schedule.
- Help prepare weekly and monthly project status reports, dashboards, and variance analyses.
- Support cash flow and earned value reporting for project managers and leadership.
- Coordinate with project managers, superintendents, and procurement on schedule-critical items and deliveries.
- Help identify ways to improve scheduling templates, data collection, and reporting workflows.
- Complete a capstone project and present it to department and executive leadership.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Excel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable working both independently and alongside project and field teams.
- Familiarity with scheduling software such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar.
- Basic understanding of critical path method (CPM) scheduling.
- Exposure to construction, cost control, or data visualization tools such as Power BI.
- Interest in a career in project controls, planning, or project management.
Location & details#
- This is an on-site internship based in Houston, Texas.
- The program runs for 10 to 12 weeks during Summer 2027.
- This is a paid, full-time position.
- The role does not offer visa sponsorship.
About Hays Electrical Services
Hays Electrical Services operates as an electrical contractor based in Houston, Texas. Founded in 2007, the company employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people. It specializes in construction projects for the commercial, hospitality, and multi-family sectors. The firm also works on data centers, healthcare facilities, and corporate interiors.
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