Last updated: November 2026
Whiting-Turner's summer 2027 internships are open now. On November 11, 2026, its own job board listed 68 intern and co-op openings out of 217 jobs, posted office by office across the US. Most are Construction Intern roles that put undergraduates on project teams as junior project or field engineers for 10 to 14 weeks, and none of the postings shows a closing date. In plain words: you apply during fall 2026, you intern in summer 2027.
Quick Facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | Whiting-Turner's job board (filter Position Type to Intern) and pick the office you want. Each office posts its own requisition. Meet recruiters through the career-fair schedule |
| Application window (2027–28) | Summer 2027: open now. 68 intern and co-op postings were live on November 11, 2026, with no closing date on any of them. Summer 2028: expected to open with the fall 2027 career-fair season (about late August to November 2027) |
| Rolling? | Yes, in practice. Offices post and fill their own requisitions, and postings come off the board without notice |
| Eligibility | Undergraduate students. Construction and safety roles want engineering, engineering technology or construction management majors; design management wants architecture or a similar design major; marketing wants marketing or communications. Transportation is required |
| Duration | 10 to 14 weeks, 40 hours a week, based on your school schedule (intern page). The Northeast posting says 10 to 12 weeks |
| Compensation | Pay ranges appear on 23 of the 68 postings, for example $16.00 to $32.00 an hour in Denver, $18.99 to $26.59 an hour in the Northeast and $14.00 to $26.00 an hour for marketing in the DC area. Virginia construction postings list $721.00 to $1,010.00 with no unit stated |
| Return offers | Rate not published. One Industry Excellence posting says it's a paid internship "with the potential for a full-time job offer" |
| Locations | Offices across the US, from Baltimore, Towson and College Park to Denver, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Bellevue, Atlanta and Orlando. In person at the office, the jobsite or both, with possible relocation to remote sites |
| # Programs | No branded program. Nine role types are posted: Construction, MEP, VDC, Environmental Health & Safety, Design Management, Marketing, Media Design, Industry Excellence and a spring construction co-op |
The row that matters most: applications are open now, office by office, and no posting gives a closing date.
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What Is a Whiting-Turner Internship?
A Whiting-Turner internship is a paid placement with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, which provides "construction management, general contracting, design-build and integrated project delivery services" from "over 60 locations nationwide" (About page). Its intern page says internships are open to undergraduates who want hands-on construction experience, and interns help project teams from bidding to final completion. Construction interns report to a project manager, superintendent, project engineer or field engineer, in the office, on the jobsite or both. Whiting-Turner isn't Turner Construction, which is a different company with its own program.
When Do Whiting-Turner Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
Whiting-Turner recruits in the fall for the next summer. Its career-fair schedule lists 319 recruiting events for fall 2026, from August 26 to November 14, 2026, mostly at construction management and engineering fairs. Applicants on Reddit reported offers for summer 2025 in October and November 2024. That puts applications about 7 to 9 months before a late-May or June start. Whiting-Turner doesn't publish posting or closing dates, and its postings don't carry them, so applications for summer 2028 are expected to open with the fall 2027 fair season.
Applications for summer 2027 are open right now: 68 intern and co-op postings on November 11, 2026, and none shows a closing date. Apply to the office you want this week. Postings come off the board without notice, and two region-titled construction postings in New York did so this week.
The last dates on the fall 2026 career-fair schedule. If your school's fair has passed, apply online to the office's posting and follow up with any recruiter you met.
Interviews and offers for summer 2027, office by office. Applicants on Reddit reported offers in October and November in past years. Whiting-Turner doesn't publish a cutoff, so the earlier you apply, the more offices still have seats.
Expected start. The intern page says work periods are based on your school schedule, so your dates are set with your office.
The internship itself: 10 to 14 weeks, 40 hours a week, in the office, on the jobsite or both. Whiting-Turner doesn't publish a return-offer rate.
How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.
Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open
This is a rolling program, not a single deadline. Each office posts its own requisition and fills it on its own schedule, and none of the 68 postings we checked gives a closing date. Postings also disappear: between November 10 and 11, 2026, the board dropped from 70 to 68 intern postings, including the Long Island and White Plains construction roles. Fall fairs end November 14, and past applicants reported offers in October and November. Apply to your target office now rather than waiting for a deadline that won't be posted.
Which Whiting-Turner Internship Programs Should You Target?
Whiting-Turner doesn't run one branded program. It posts role types office by office. Counts below are from its own board on November 11, 2026.
| Role | Open postings | What you work on | Published pay (examples) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Intern (incl. Northeast and a spring co-op) | 40 plus 1 spring co-op in Orlando | Quantity take-offs, layout, RFI and submittal logs, scheduling, billings and change orders, quality control and safety | $16.00 to $32.00/hr Denver (2686); $18.99 to $26.59/hr Northeast (4543); Virginia $721.00 to $1,010.00, no unit stated |
| MEP Construction Intern | 4 | Mechanical, electrical and plumbing work on project teams | Not published on these postings |
| VDC Intern | 5 | 5D model quantity take-offs, Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, RFIs | $18.51 to $25.91/hr Towson (4087); $18.03 to $31.24/hr Harrisburg (4394) |
| Environmental Health & Safety Intern | 7 | Jobsite inspections and safety programs | $17.00 to $32.00/hr College Park (4203) |
| Design Management Intern | 5 | Design coordination, Primavera P6, proposal narratives | $20.00 to $29.00/hr Murrieta (4434) |
| Marketing, Media Design and Industry Excellence | 3, 1 and 2 | Proposal materials, Adobe InDesign, presentations and event planning | $14.00 to $26.00/hr DC area (4324); $14.78 to $20.70/hr Baltimore (4442) |
Several postings cover more than one office. The DC-area marketing posting warns that applying to several locations "will result in a longer vetting process." Browse every role on the Whiting-Turner job board.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
These come from Whiting-Turner's intern page and the job descriptions we read in full.
• Level: undergraduate students.
• Construction and safety majors: a Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline, engineering technology, construction management or construction technology (EHS posting 4203).
• Design management: architecture or a similar design major, such as interior design or architectural engineering (posting 4434).
• Marketing: pursuing a bachelor's degree in marketing or communications (posting 4324). Industry Excellence also accepts recent graduates in business, marketing or communications.
• Transportation: required, and relocation to remote sites is possible.
• GPA and work authorization: not published in the job descriptions we read.
Do You Need a Car for a Whiting-Turner Internship?
Yes. The intern page says "Transportation is required," and assignments can move you between the office and the jobsite or to a remote site. Housing "may be provided in certain situations," so ask your office early if you'd be moving for the summer. The EHS posting also lists physical requirements such as lifting up to 40 pounds and climbing ladders.
What Skills Does Whiting-Turner Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
We read 10 Whiting-Turner intern job descriptions in full on November 10, 2026. Three groups stand out. Project controls: quantity take-offs, scheduling, RFI and submittal logs, billings and change orders. Field and safety: layout, quality control, punch lists and jobsite inspections. Tools: every posting asks for Microsoft Office, and most name Primavera; VDC and design roles add Revit, Navisworks and AutoCAD.
What Whiting-Turner looks for in interns
Skills across 10 Whiting-Turner intern & analyst job descriptions · live US postings, November 2026
Method: full-text read of 10 Whiting-Turner intern job descriptions on its own job board (construction, MEP, co-op, VDC, EHS, design management, marketing and Industry Excellence), November 10, 2026. Five of the ten share one construction template, so construction tasks weigh heavily, which matches the board, where most openings are construction roles.
How Is Demand for Civil Engineering Interns Moving Right Now?
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For Whiting-Turner applicants: Whiting-Turner's own board listed 68 intern and co-op openings on November 11, 2026, 40 of them Construction Intern roles, and none showed a closing date.
Daily US job-posting counts, Jul–Oct 2026; each bar is that month's daily average. Growth = October vs July; “all internships” = the 48 intern searches tracked across the whole period. Covers under half of US postings; shows direction, not market size.
Build These Skills Before You Apply
Each skill below is named in Whiting-Turner's own job descriptions. No construction Externship is open right now, so these map to remote Externships that build the project-control and communication side of the job.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| Estimating, budgets and change orders | Construction Intern postings: estimates, budgets and value engineering; billings and change orders | Attronica Financial Planning & Analysis and Private Company Valuation |
| RFI and submittal logs | "Request for information (RFI) review/submission & maintenance of log" (construction template, e.g. posting 3874) | SQL & Database Architecture Externship with Breaking Games |
| Scheduling and team coordination | "Assisting with scheduling & updates"; weekly progress meetings and subcontractor interface | BeReal Product Management |
| Proposal and marketing materials | "Developing relevant proposal materials" (posting 4324) | Beats by Dre Creative Advertising Strategy Externship |
None of these replaces jobsite time. They give you a finished project to discuss while you wait to hear from an office.
What Is the Whiting-Turner Application and Interview Process Like?
Whiting-Turner doesn't publish an interview process. This is what its own pages show, plus what applicants describe.
1. Pick an office posting. Apply on the job board with Position Type set to Intern. Applying to several locations slows vetting, per the postings.
2. Meet recruiters at a fair. The fall 2026 schedule lists 319 events from August 26 to November 14, 2026.
3. Interview. Format and rounds aren't published on Whiting-Turner's pages.
4. Offer. Applicants on Reddit reported offers in October and November for the following summer, with dates set around their school schedule.
5. Before day one. Former interns advise telling your team about planned days off at the start.
Whiting-Turner publishes no class size, acceptance rate or interview questions.
What Students on Reddit Say
Former interns and applicants talk about the workload, time off and how to get hired back. These are lightly paraphrased from threads we read in full.
People who interned in several offices described roughly 40-hour weeks with real field experience as a project or field engineer; the project engineer side means more paperwork such as take-offs, RFIs and submittals. One northeast intern said his PM handed him a $1.5 million renovation to run and he got an offer at the end of the summer.
On time off, the advice was consistent: it depends on the team you land with, so tell your supervisor and project leads on day one. A former intern said he took two or three days off over the whole summer.
For a Minneapolis-area intern, commenters said nobody expects you to know everything: ask lots of questions, solve what you can yourself, and take tasks off your manager's plate so they want you back.
How Do You Stand Out for a Whiting-Turner Internship?
First, target one office. Each office hires for itself, and the postings say applying to several locations means a longer vetting process, so pick the city you'd actually work in and say why. Second, show the tools by name. Most postings list Primavera and Microsoft Excel, and VDC roles add Revit and Navisworks, so put any coursework or jobsite experience with them on your resume. Third, use the fair. Whiting-Turner lists 319 recruiting events this fall, so a conversation with the recruiter from your target office counts. Whiting-Turner doesn't publish a return-offer rate; one posting mentions "the potential for a full-time job offer."
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
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FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Whiting-Turner internship?
No. Summer 2026 has ended, and the postings on Whiting-Turner's board now recruit for summer 2027. On November 11, 2026, it listed 68 intern and co-op openings with no closing dates. Apply to the office you want now, because offices fill their own seats and postings come down without notice.
When do Whiting-Turner internship applications open for summer 2027?
They're already open. Whiting-Turner recruits in the fall: its 2026 career-fair schedule runs from August 26 to November 14, 2026, and 68 intern and co-op postings were live on November 11. Applications for summer 2028 are expected to open with the fall 2027 fair season, about late August to November 2027.
How much do Whiting-Turner interns get paid?
It depends on the office and role. Ranges on its own postings include $16.00 to $32.00 an hour in Denver, $18.99 to $26.59 an hour in the Northeast and $14.00 to $26.00 an hour for DC-area marketing. Virginia lists $721.00 to $1,010.00 with no unit stated. Most postings, 45 of the 68, publish no range.
How long is a Whiting-Turner internship?
The intern page says work periods are 10 to 14 weeks at 40 hours a week, based on your school schedule. The Northeast construction posting says 10 to 12 weeks. Industry Excellence interns work at least 10 and no more than 40 hours a week, agreed with the team.
Who can apply for a Whiting-Turner internship?
Undergraduate students. Construction and safety roles want engineering, engineering technology or construction management majors, design management wants architecture or a similar design major, and marketing wants marketing or communications. The postings we read don't publish a GPA minimum or work authorization rules, so ask the recruiter if that matters to you.
Do I need a car for a Whiting-Turner internship?
Yes. Whiting-Turner's intern page says "Transportation is required," because assignments can split time between the office and the jobsite or move you to a remote site. Housing may be provided in certain situations, so ask your office early if you're relocating for the summer.
Does Whiting-Turner give interns full-time offers?
Some interns get them, but Whiting-Turner doesn't publish a rate. One Industry Excellence posting describes a paid internship with the potential for a full-time job offer. On Reddit, former interns described offers after the summer, with a full-time start only after finishing the degree.
Is Whiting-Turner the same company as Turner Construction?
No. The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company and Turner Construction are separate general contractors with separate internship programs and job boards. This guide covers Whiting-Turner only. Make sure the posting you apply to sits on Whiting-Turner's own board at whiting-turner.com before you send an application.
Pick your Whiting-Turner office and apply this month, while postings are open. Alongside it, a remote Externship gives you a finished cost or data project to talk about in your interview.
About the Author
Bifei Wang has spent 17 years focused on human flow and the growth of young professionals, spanning international education, career training and coaching, and recruitment process outsourcing. Over 7 years at Extern, he has had one-on-one sessions with thousands of students exploring careers in consulting, finance, tech, marketing, and data, giving him a firsthand view of how the job market has shifted for early-career professionals and what it actually takes to break in.
