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Instrument & Controls Co-op - Power (Denver), Spring 2027

Burns & McDonnell

Denver, COFull-time$19.5–38.65/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$19.5–38.65/hr
Location
Denver, CO
Role Type
Co-op
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

An Instrument & Controls Co-op in the Power practice supports a Burns & McDonnell department, global practice, or regional office. The intern assists with business requests, data collection and analysis, project concerns, and ad hoc projects. Candidates must be enrolled in a related post-secondary or technical certificate program and legally authorized to work permanently without sponsorship.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Communication, requiredProblem Solving, requiredAnalytical Skills, requiredMicrosoft Office, requiredWord, requiredExcel, requiredPowerPoint, requiredOutlook, requiredLeadership, requiredSelf-Motivation, requiredLearning Agility, required

Qualifications

Related Postsecondary Program, requiredTechnical Certificate Program, requiredPrior Internship or Consulting Experience, nice to haveCampus or Community Involvement, nice to haveGPA 3.0+, nice to havePermanent Work Authorization, required

Benefits

401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Description

An Intern will work collaboratively with our teams to support a Burns & McDonnell Department, Global Practice or Regional Office. This position will provide support and assistance with requests in support of the business strategy.

  • Assist with tasks that may include filing, scanning, data entry, documentation and Power Point presentation.

  • Assist with responses to general questions.

  • Participate in continuous improvement efforts by collecting and analyzing data.

  • Present solutions to concerns.

  • Research solutions to project concerns; analyze and recommend solutions to problems.

  • Assist with ad hoc projects as assigned by managers.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

  • Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled, and in good standing, in a post-secondary education and/or technical certificate program in a field related to the work done in the department required.

  • Prior internship and/or related consulting experience preferred.

  • Actively involved in campus, community or other volunteer activities or organizations.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

  • Basic knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office programs, including, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

  • Demonstrated leadership skills.

  • Self-motivated and eager learner, aptitude to grow and develop within the field.

  • Minimum of a 3.0 GPA strongly preferred.

  • Involvement on campus or in the community preferred.

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently (i.e., without time limitations, without restrictions or without need for work sponsorship) in the country where this position is located.

Compensation

$19.50-38.65 Yearly

The expected compensation range for this position is displayed in compliance with all local/state regulations. The final agreed upon compensation is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: individual education, qualifications, prior work experience and work location.

Benefits

Interns may participate in our 401(k) retirement program provided plan eligibility requirements are met. Burns & McDonnell’s sick leave program includes the paid sick leave entitlements provided under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA). For more information, please visit the Benefits & Wellness page.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Intern

Primary Location US-CO-Denver

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Req ID: 265335

Job Hire Type Intern #LI-DNI #PWR

How this job compares

Set against the 5,562 open Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$19.5–38.65/hr
  • Colorado median$20–27/hr116 hourly ranges
  • US median$22–28/hr2,895 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $29.08/hr, is 21% above the Colorado median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the top quarter of Intern hourly ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 142 open Intern jobs in Colorado and 5,562 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
Experience
Intern postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 0 to 3 years (227 postings).
Education
3,023 of the 5,562 open Intern jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Intern jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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