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In honor of National Intern Day, we wanted to celebrate our construction and development interns across the country. We chatted with nine interns to learn what it was like to spend a summer at Skanska. Keep scrolling to get to know a few of our summer interns.
National Intern Day
Spotlighting Skanska's
summer interns
Paola Villarrubia
Intern, Skanska USA Building
University of Puerto Rico
Rockville, Maryland
Heming, a 28-story, 410-unit luxury apartment building that’s part of the Scotts Run master development in Mclean, Virginia
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“Skanska has catalyzed my continually growing desire to learn and expand my construction management knowledge. During my internship, I’ve been exposed to learning experiences that are not accessible in Puerto Rico, such as different construction materials, codes and operations at this magnitude.”
How has Skanska played a role in developing you and your skill sets throughout this internship?
"This internship has been my first real dive into the commercial real estate development world. It's been exactly what I've hoped for and more. This is the exciting area where we can propose ideas and figure out how to bring them to reality. Most importantly, I’m developing my voice and agency to live my values through my work, advocating for inclusive and community-centered design."
How has Skanska played a role in developing you and your skill sets throughout this internship?
Development Intern, Skanska USA Commercial Development
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Houston, Texas
Montrose, a mixed-use design concept in Houston, Texas
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Jason Ng
"Before starting my internship, I had little knowledge of the construction world. I was lucky enough to visit a job site in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where Skanska is working on the UNC Surgical Tower project. I looked at six floors of work in progress and learned a lot about what goes on in the building world."
What's been your favorite part of your internship so far?
Communications Intern, Skanska USA
Virginia Tech
Durham, North Carolina
Writing stories about our projects and business while bolstering Skanska’s brand internally and externally
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Sofia Fedele
"To pick one thing is hard because my time here since day one has been everything I could have ever wished for. But, if I had to pick my favorite part of my internship so far, it would be how well the team has done with including me and making me feel as a valuable member of the team rather than just a summer intern. Since my first day, my manager, as well as the rest of the team, has gone above and beyond with helping me become integrated with the project. The work environment instantly made me feel comfortable and not shy to ask questions, which I feel is the most important part of any internship."
What's been your favorite part of your internship so far?
Intern, Skanska USA Civil
University at Buffalo
Queens, New York
Hunts Point Wastewater Treatment Plant, a $248 million project in the Bronx, New York that includes the construction of anaerobic digester facilities
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Jimmy Murphy
"Skanska has let me work in a different field that I hadn’t considered before and has allowed me to expand my abilities in coordination and management. Also, Skanska has helped me develop a healthier work/life balance and the emphasis on this as a company makes it a great place to work."
How has Skanska played a role in developing you and your skill sets throughout this internship?
Intern, Skanska USA Building
Ohio Northern University
Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Cincinnati Blood Cancer Healing Center, a $43.8 million, 74,000 square-foot renovation of the former Shriners Hospital to convert it to a center for blood cancer treatment and research
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Julia Gutchall
"Absorb as much information as you can, sit in on meetings and ask about the acronyms that you don’t understand yet. I also recommend keeping a notebook of all your accomplishments and tasks during the internship to be able to look back at all the things that you did."
What advice would you give to future interns participating in this program?
Intern, Skanska USA Civil
University of Washington
Riverside, California
Lynnwood Link Extension (L300), a $777 million public transportation project which will include parking garages, several miles of rail track, and dozens of bridges crossing over roads and interstates
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Rachel Bottles
"Going to New York City to visit a prospective architecture client’s office and their finished Manhattan skyscraper. Skanska has played a vital role in mentoring me and taking me under their wing to learn as much as I can during my summer internship."
What's been your favorite part of your internship so far?
Development Intern, Skanska USA Commercial Development
Syracuse University
Boston, Massachusetts
Longwood Place, a six-acre mixed-use development in the Longwood Medical area; Simmons University Living and Learning Center; and 380 Stuart, a 800,000 square-foot class A office building
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Josh Kibler
"Skanska has been integral in expanding my knowledge of the construction industry and helping me get a better understanding of the processes that make big things possible. This is my third internship with Skanska, and each summer, I’ve been placed on vastly different assignments that have taught me about both technical and interpersonal skills that will take me far!"
How has Skanska played a role in developing you and your skill sets throughout this internship?
Project Engineering Intern, Skanska USA Building
Stony Brook University
New York, New York
Scheduling department, working on various projects in the New York area
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Susan Shimanovsky
"Rather than just learning technical skills as I might in a classroom, I’m learning and understanding real-world applications for 3D modeling and graphic skills in the construction industry. It feels as though I’m building the future with my internship."
What are you most looking forward to learning during your internship that you can’t learn in the classroom?
Intern, Skanska USA Building
Howard University
San Francisco, California
Preconstruction and advanced visuals for various projects in the region
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Neranti Gary
Susan Shimanovsky
Neranti
Gary
Josh
Kibler
Rachel
Bottles
Julia
Gutchall
Jimmy
Murphy
Sofia
Fedele
Jason
Ng
Paola Villarrubia
There are a total of
181 interns across all Skanska business units
CA
There are 24 repeat interns returning this year
Skanska interns
are working in
17 states
Skanska interns represent 101 universities
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States with interns
Construction Management
Lynnwood Link Extension (L300), Lynnwood WA
University of Cincinnati Blood Cancer Healing Center, Cincinnati OH
Heming, Mclean VA
Simmons University Longwood Place, Boston MA
Hunts Point Wastewater Treatment Plant, Bronx NY
What Skanska interns are majoring in
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Construction Management and Technology
Architectural Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mathematics
Entrepreneurship
Industrial Engineering
Architecture
Accounting
Aerospace Engineering
Biological Engineering
Building and Construction Technology
Business Administration
Business Economics
Civil Engineering Technology
Commercial Construction Management
Communications
Computer Science
Urban Planning
Global Studies
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
Facilities Engineering
Environmental Science
General Education
Marketing
Mechanical and Environmental
Mechanical and Manufacturing
Mechatronics Engineering
Physics
Public Affairs
Real Estate and Finance
Real Estate
Real Estate Development
City Planning
Safety Management
Supply Chain Operation and Management
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