Supply Chain Intern - Summer 2026

Kiewit

The Role

Overview

Summer supply chain internship covering procurement, contracts, logistics, and material management.

Key Responsibilities

  • purchase orders
  • contract negotiation
  • supplier evaluation
  • cost management
  • record keeping
  • safety compliance

Tasks

-Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies. -Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services -Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors and other representatives -Purchase the highest quality materials at the lowest possible cost in correct amounts per specifications and drawings -Design and present an End of Program Presentation to showcase your work and development throughout this internship -Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required. -Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and determine needs for changes -Maintain and review computerized or manual records of items purchased, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories -Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities and the supplier’s reputation and history

Requirements

  • microsoft office
  • supply chain
  • customer service
  • team player
  • detail oriented
  • leadership

What You Bring

-Team player with the ability to work well independently -Technical knowledge of Microsoft Office applications -Work productively and meet deadlines timely -Ability to maintain excellent attendance -Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment. -Ability to work full-time during the summer (approximately May-August) -Detail-oriented, highly motivated with ability to effectively manage time -Genuine interest and passion for the field of purchasing/procurement -Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Supply Chain Management or related -Regular, reliable attendance -Strong customer service and communication skills -Customer service and leadership experience -Must pass pre-employment drug screen and background check

The Company

About Kiewit

-It evolved into a massive employee‑owned network operating across North America, delivering projects valued in the billions. -Today it specializes in transportation, water/wastewater, power, oil, gas & chemicals, building, industrial, marine and mining sectors. -Signature projects include New York’s 63rd Street Tunnel, Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Tunnel, T‑Mobile Park in Seattle, and major renewable energy sites. -Its marine division undertakes dredging, coastal resiliency and naval base work, while energy teams deliver gas, power delivery and renewables. -With deep roots in engineering‑led construction, it is known for tackling the kind of ‘impossible’ projects that reshape cities and industries.

Sector Specialisms

Mine Management

Production

Infrastructure Construction

Maintenance

Contract Mining

Power Industry

Gas-fired Generation

Power Delivery

Renewable Energy

Transportation

Interstates

Highways and Bridges

Rail Lines and Rail Yards

Urban Mass Transit Systems

Airport Runways and Taxiways

Arts and Culture

Aviation

Commercial/Mixed-use

Federal

Healthcare

Higher Education

Hospitality

Sports/Entertainment

Transportation/Industrial Construction

Water Treatment and Supply

Desalination

Wastewater and Biosolids

Conveyance, Dams and Storage

Industrial Energy

Waste to Energy

Renewable Natural Gas

Food and Beverage

Pulp and Paper

Metals

Advanced Manufacturing

Industrial Water

Data Center / Mission Critical

Education

Government

Manufacturing / Industrial

Mixed Use / Retail

Transit Facilities

Offshore

Oil Sands

Gas Processing

Pipeline Facilities

Tanks and Terminals

LNG

Refining and Renewable Fuels

Petrochemical

Energy Storage

Gas and Hydrogen-fired Generation

Nuclear

Coal Retrofit

Security Clearance

-must pass pre-employment drug screen and background check