Building Science Intern - (Summer 2026)

Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.

As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.

Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.

Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.

Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity

Our San Francisco office is seeking an enthusiastic student to join our team in California. We are a talented group of engineers and architects who specialize in building science for new construction and rehabilitation projects. We help architects and owners design and construct durable, high performance and sustainable building enclosures. 

For new construction, we provide building enclosure consulting services, including peer review architectural drawings and specifications related to the building enclosure. For existing buildings, we investigate building enclosure failures and design repair solutions. 

We value technical growth, entrepreneurial spirit, work-life balance, and an environment that supports the development and mentoring of our staff. We are continually expanding and seeking ambitious, committed individuals that want to excel through challenging opportunities and projects that will allow them to achieve their career goals. Our focus on our people, culture, and capabilities allows us to make a difference for our clients and the communities we serve.

This is a full-time, in person position and paid for every hour worked (not eligible for holiday or vacation pay).

Your Key Responsibilities

• Perform project document reviews (drawings, specifications, shop drawings, submittals, etc.) with the supervision of senior staff.
• Assist with site visits and write site visit reports.
• Support team members with building envelope failure investigations and condition assessments.
• Assist with field testing to confirm enclosure performance (water/air leakage, whole building air leakage, and infrared).
• Assist with review and report on project mock-ups.
• Attend project meetings (in both design and construction) and document project discussions.
• Assist in project management and coordination.
• Assist with marketing materials.
• Perform technical report writing.
• Provide design support for contract documents using Revit.
• Participate in internal continuing education (our team has an extensive web-based training program for staff covering a wide range of topics).
• Combination of office & field work
• This position may require up to 10% travel to project sites.