Development/Construction Management Intern
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Job overview
The NorthPoint Development Internship Program is an 8–10 week experience for students interested in real estate and development. The Development/Construction Management Intern works on projects and gains exposure to the industry while building career skills. The role is onsite in Chicago and focuses on supporting project due diligence, scheduling, pre-construction coordination, permitting, and reporting.
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*This role is onsite in Chicago
The NorthPoint Development Internship Program is an 8-10 week experience designed to immerse students in the fast-paced world of real estate and development. The Development/Construction Management Intern will work on meaningful projects, gaining valuable exposure to the industry while building skills that will carry into their future careers.
What You'll Do
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Assist with project due diligence, including market research and preliminary budgeting.
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Help track development schedules and update timelines for key milestones.
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Coordinate and gather bids for pre-construction activities.
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Support permit applications and organize documentation for approvals.
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Contribute to project reporting and participate in team meetings.
Who You Are
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Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or construction management.
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Strong communicator with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
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Energetic, resourceful, and eager to learn in a hands-on environment.
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Able to approach problems both logically and creatively.
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Comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,321 open Construction Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Illinois median$110–164K/yr72 salary ranges
- US median$24–32/hr238 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 90 open Construction Management jobs in Illinois and 3,321 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- ARCO12 open
- Gilbane Building Company6 open
- Kiewit6 open
- Experience
- Construction Management postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (2,696 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 829 of the 3,321 open Construction Management jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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