What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sustainability Architectural Intern | Summer 2026 position at Corgan?
Overview
At Corgan we are passionate about great design but the best thing we build is each other. Here, you’ll find camaraderie and collaboration as abundantly as curiosity and creativity. Corgan is a welcoming and supportive environment that provides significant career advantages. You’ll find room to grow, freedom to explore — and the safety to fail. Thank you for your interest in joining our curious, passionate , hardworking team.
Corgan is actively recruiting students interested in a Sustainability internship for Summer 202 6 . The ideal candidate must be pursuing a degree in Architecture, Engineering, Energy, Environmental Science , Planning, Urban Design, or a closely related field and be a team-oriented, highly motivated individual seeking progressively more responsible assignments on a variety of projects.
Responsibilities
What You Will Do :
What You Need :
Corgan creates opportunities for personal and professional growth that bring out the best in ourselves and those around us by sharpening skills, leveraging technology, and encouraging communication. Our commitment to the highest standards of professional ethics is unwavering. Our passion, drive for excellence, and abiding curiosity guide us each day in our interaction with our clients, partners, associates, and with each other. Corgan promotes a healthy work-life balance by removing obstacles and allowing you to focus on what you love doing, both inside and outside the office.
Join Corgan and help make amazing places at a place that makes you amazing !
Base Salary Range: $26 - $30 per hour – New York only
Base Salary Range: $26 - $30 per hour – Los Angeles only
Base Salary Range: $25 - $29 per hour – Chicago only
Base Salary Range: $27 - $31 per hour – San Francisco only
The estimate range represents the general base salary range of candidates hired in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago only. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training. In addition, base salary is not inclusive of total compensation.
*Only applications received through our website will be considered. Please also be sure to upload your portfolio or review of your application will be delayed. *
EOE/M/F/Disability/Ve t
At Corgan we are passionate about great design but the best thing we build is each other. Here, you’ll find camaraderie and collaboration as abundantly as curiosity and creativity. Corgan is a welcoming and supportive environment that provides significant career advantages. You’ll find room to grow, freedom to explore — and the safety to fail. Thank you for your interest in joining our curious, passionate , hardworking team.
Corgan is actively recruiting students interested in a Sustainability internship for Summer 202 6 . The ideal candidate must be pursuing a degree in Architecture, Engineering, Energy, Environmental Science , Planning, Urban Design, or a closely related field and be a team-oriented, highly motivated individual seeking progressively more responsible assignments on a variety of projects.
Responsibilities
What You Will Do :
- Support design teams in developing sustainability strategies with project goals – including pathways for LEED, WELL, ILFI, and other third-party certifications
- Assist Project Managers throughout all phases of LEED projects, including project registration, credit documentation, submittals, and responses to review comments
- Participate in design reviews and compile sustainability compliance reports and follow-up task lists
- Support sustainable design analytics including daylight and radiation modeling
- Assist with the creation of environmental graphics and visual communication of analysis findings.
- Help refine and develop internal tools, templates, and workflows that enhance sustainable design processes
- Conduct healthy materials and sustainable product research, including vetting against environmental and human-health criteria .
- Assist in materials research and compiling information for whole building Life Cycle Analysis measuring embodied carbon and optioning alternatives.
- Provide research and insights on emerging sustainable design strategies, climate-responsive technologies, and carbon reduction approaches
- Provide research and guidance on Federal, state and local regulations and incentives.
What You Need :
- Pursuing a degree in Architecture, Engineering, Energy, Environmental Science, Planning, Urban Design, or a closely related field (master’s degree preferred)
- Strong interest in sustainable design, climate action, building performance, and material health
- Awareness of key sustainability and resilience concepts including climate change, energy efficiency, daylight availability, water conservation, low carbon materials, and renewable energy.
- Famil i arity with performance analysis including but not limited to daylight, energy, solar, and climate assessments and embodied carbon /lifecycle analysis .
- Familiarity with green building rating systems.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with careful attention to detail
- Demonstrated proactive, positive approach to problem solving
- Proactive, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
- Ability to work efficiently within diverse, interdisciplinary project teams
- Strengths in conceptual thinking and technical execution
- Flexible, with the ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines
Corgan creates opportunities for personal and professional growth that bring out the best in ourselves and those around us by sharpening skills, leveraging technology, and encouraging communication. Our commitment to the highest standards of professional ethics is unwavering. Our passion, drive for excellence, and abiding curiosity guide us each day in our interaction with our clients, partners, associates, and with each other. Corgan promotes a healthy work-life balance by removing obstacles and allowing you to focus on what you love doing, both inside and outside the office.
Join Corgan and help make amazing places at a place that makes you amazing !
Base Salary Range: $26 - $30 per hour – New York only
Base Salary Range: $26 - $30 per hour – Los Angeles only
Base Salary Range: $25 - $29 per hour – Chicago only
Base Salary Range: $27 - $31 per hour – San Francisco only
The estimate range represents the general base salary range of candidates hired in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago only. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training. In addition, base salary is not inclusive of total compensation.
*Only applications received through our website will be considered. Please also be sure to upload your portfolio or review of your application will be delayed. *
EOE/M/F/Disability/Ve t
Salary : $25 - $29