Construction Cost Management Intern - Summer 2026

Cumming Group

The Role

Overview

Assist cost & commercial management team with docs, pricing, and research as a Cost Apprentice.

Key Responsibilities

  • pricing requests
  • cost files
  • pricing research
  • proposal docs
  • client relations
  • cost management

Tasks

-Submit requests for pricing from vendors and sub-contractors for specific scopes, products, and services. -Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values. -Maintain Cost & Commercial Management files in an organized manner, according to company standards and process. -Develop understanding of methods of measurement, delivery methods, construction technology and contracts. -Develop an understanding of project deliverables in provision of Cost & Commercial management services, -Carry out pricing research. -Enroll in professional organization and commence training for accreditation. -Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. -Assist as needed with preparing documents for proposals, presentations, and Cost & Commercial Management submissions under the direct supervision of the Cost & Commercial Management team. -Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression. -Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.

Requirements

  • communication
  • collaboration
  • independent
  • learning
  • attendance
  • written

What You Bring

-Consistently communicate and collaborate with team members and clients. -Receive work direction and works independently with an interest in quickly learning and applying new skills and abilities. -Attendance at work during normal business hours. -Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.

The Company

About Cumming Group

-Specializing in high-stakes sectors like advanced manufacturing, healthcare, education, and themed entertainment, it manages projects from pre-planning through delivery. -Its expertise spans cost management, program/project oversight, scheduling, dispute resolution, energy solutions, and comprehensive project controls. -From airport terminals and hospitals to luxury resorts and semiconductor facilities, it delivers a wide range of high-profile projects. -Starting with one casino resort job, it expanded into a global consultancy by merging with boutique specialists across regions. -Today, it combines boutique agility with institutional scale, backed by private-equity investment, to tackle the world’s most complex construction challenges.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Buildings

Residential

Commercial

Water Resources

Heavy Civil

Marine

Transport

Utilities

Solar

Wind

Nuclear

Government

Construction Cost Management Intern - Summer 2026 at Cumming Group in Los Angeles, CA