Architecture Intern

Job Description

Dewberry’s Architecture Team is seeking an energetic Architectural Summer Intern to join our Fairfax, VA office for the summer of 2025. The successful candidate will get specific and detailed instructions regarding project tasks and also will work independently or on a team on a self-guided summer project.  Completes work efforts in a timely and comprehensive manner. Takes the initiative to either work out or research a work effort.  Seeks help and guidance from officer mentors.  Has skills in performing design research, design studies, graphics and renderings.  

Dewberry’s Architecture Practice has an exciting opportunity for the right individual to develop their design and technical skills to support a variety of exciting clients and projects. Our biggest attributes are our client relationships and the almost 30 professionals in the Fairfax office. You will be joining an experienced team that values great design and quality for each project. This new opportunity will allow you to grow and create experience in your career path in Architecture and with Dewberry.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• Pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture or Masters of Architecture degree from an accredited university is required.
• Demonstrated experience with REVIT, Sketch-up, Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office. 
• Established digital and traditional rendering and graphics abilities.
• Candidates should possess a positive attitude, outstanding work ethic and be team oriented.
• Qualified candidates should exhibit strong organizational skills, clear design thinking, and good oral and written communication skills. 
• A design portfolio or sampling of work will be required.

Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record and ability to pass a driving record background check.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employee’s. So, if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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