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CAA ICON Owner’s Representative / Construction Project Management Intern – Summer 2027 (Charlotte, NC)
Pre-career
Charlotte, United States
in office
Internship
Job description
About the Role
The intern provides support to company operations or to a project field team, assisting with office, coordination, and communication responsibilities at the direction of a reporting Manager, and may also assist clients directly with project-related requests. The role sits within CAA ICON's highly collaborative global team and offers an educational, hands-on, project-based experience in sports and entertainment facility development. The programme runs in person on a full-time basis from 17 May 2027 to 6 August 2027.
Key Responsibilities
- Support daily operational needs, including deliveries and mailing, scanning, document development, and maintaining tracking logs.
- Coordinate and maintain a master calendar for the project team, managing scheduled activities, meeting invites, and conference call lines.
- Assist with the maintenance of project files and with document control, contract administration, and project correspondence.
- Attend all regularly scheduled meetings as required, taking notes and keeping meeting minutes.
- Assist with the planning of events and special projects.
- Assist with obtaining project data to establish project schedules.
- Assist with monitoring and forecasting budgets, contracting costs, and actual cost expenditures.
- Assist with logging submittals and processing RFIs, and with coordinating subcontractors, vendors, and staff.
- Navigate and mark up architectural building drawings.
- Review and prepare Purchase Orders and Change Orders for timely submission.
- Lead or participate in informative site tours and informational visits to team facilities such as practice venues and offices, and support the team in capturing site photographs.
- Take on client-facing responsibilities, effectively communicating task updates in meetings.
- Gain exposure to construction methodologies, stadium technology, architectural design, sponsorship negotiations, sustainable building practices such as LEED, interior design, community engagement, and other operational needs of sports teams.
- Complete a capstone project and end-of-internship presentation.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related degree, with an expected graduation date in Spring/Summer/Winter 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028.
- Current university student in their Junior year, Senior year, or in a graduate programme.
- Strong technical skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and Bluebeam.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organisational, multi-tasking, planning, and time management skills.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to recognise discrepancies.
- Dependable, results-focused, and ethical.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Self-motivated with a strong interest in business and a basic knowledge of building construction.
- Individuals who now or in the future require visa sponsorship are not eligible.
Preferred Skills
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Project is preferred.
Workplace
- In-person, full-time internship opportunity.
- Interns are responsible for their own transportation.
Salary
- Hourly rate range of $19.84 – $33.00; hourly rates for interns are ultimately determined by geographic location, among other criteria.
Benefits & Perks
- All internships are paid employment opportunities.
- A housing stipend is offered for interns who are not local to the intern opportunity.
- A laptop and other resources necessary to support the work are provided.
- Personal and professional development through in-house professional development courses.
- Opportunity to work with industry executives and to hear from executives across the organisation throughout the internship.
The Application Process
Applicants should provide complete and legible information, as an incomplete application may affect consideration for employment.
About the Company
CAA ICON is a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and is an owner's representative and strategic management consulting firm for public and private sports and entertainment facility owners/operators, professional franchises, and leagues.
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