Social Impact Intern

Thank you for your interest in interning with McKinstry!

We are proud and excited to offer summer internships for 2025 across several of our office locations andare currently seekinga Social Impact Intern to join our team in Denver.

At McKinstry, we're innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment to create lasting impact. Together, we're building a thriving planet.

Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We're addressing the climate, affordability, and equity crises by focusing on:

* Renewables and energy services

* Engineering and design

* Construction and facility services

To get where we're going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers, and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

About the B.L.U.E. Summer Internship Program

Our B.L.U.E. (Build, Learn, Understand, Enrich) Summer Internship Program is purposefully designed to inspire your imagination and help you guide your career with purpose. You'll be an integral part of McKinstry with hands-on experience, mentorship, and a healthy dose of fun. Our program delivers depth and real experience so you can truly evaluate potential career paths within the work we do.

What We Look for in Our Social Impact Interns:

The Social Impact Intern will support McKinstry's efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), community engagement, and workforce development by researching education and apprenticeship program models, evaluating partnership opportunities, and helping shape future talent pathways. This role also offers hands-on experience in project coordination, program development, communications, and strategic initiative support.

Responsibilities

* Conduct research on educational programs at schools and universities to evaluate partnership opportunities.

* Assess the viability of new and existing programs, including potential expansion of STEM mentorship beyond K-12.

* Research and analyze models for apprenticeship and post-high school programs.

* Evaluate opportunities to advance company goals and amplify existing community engagement initiatives in alignment with McKinstry's values.

* Support the planning and execution of company-wide DEI, community engagement and social impact initiatives.

* Communicate and engage with external partners and key internal stakeholders.

* Develop and build out potential concepts and proposals to advance company goals.

* Assist in the development of presentations, timelines, reports, and other collateral.

* Develop high-quality, polished written materials in alignment with brand and messaging standards.

* Take and distribute action-oriented meeting notes with minimal oversight.

* Monitor project timelines and ensure deliverables are met.

* Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

* Support special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

* College Senior or higher standing preferred.

* Students (or educators) with training in educational systems, sociology, business administration, or program development preferred.

* Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with various stakeholders across geographies required.

* Resourceful and able to work independently to solve problems.

* Passion for education, youth engagement, and social responsibility required.

* Experience working with educational programs and youth engagement initiatives preferred.

* Experience with workforce development and community impact programs desired.

If you're passionate about sustainability and want to help solve the critical problems our industry and communities face, we invite you to apply.

The hourly rate for this role is $22/hr

The McKinstry group of companies are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, race, color, creed, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to employment, advancement, assignment, and training. This commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity is made equally as a social responsibility and as an economic and business necessity.

McKinstry is a drug-free workplace. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment drug and alcohol test, complying with the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act and a Confidentiality Agreement, in addition to successful outcomes of background and reference checks.