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Overview

About Suffolk  

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self-perform construction, and technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies). By integrating data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform, we connect design, construction, and operations to deliver smarter, more predictable results and redefine how America builds. 

Suffolk - America's Contractor - is a national company with more than $9 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and 17 offices, including Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Herndon, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other key markets. Suffolk manages some of the most complex and transformative projects in the country, serving clients across healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, aviation, transportation, government, mission critical, and commercial sectors. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR's list of "Top CM-at-Risk Contractors." For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. 

At Suffolk, we believe that our total rewards program should offer you and your family the support you need when it matters most. That's why we have created a program that provides employees with access to a wide variety of options that can be personalized to support you and your loved ones physically, emotionally, and financially. 

Benefits include, competitive salaries, auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles, access to market leading medical and emotional and mental health benefits, dental, and vision insurance plans, virtual care options for physical therapy and primary care, generous paid time off, 401k plan with employer match and access to expert financial resources, company paid and voluntary life insurance, tax deferred savings accounts, 10 backup daycare days each year, short- and long-term disability, commuter benefits and more. For more information, clickhere. 

The Role

Join Suffolk's AI Studio in Boston as an AI Intern and help transform how AI powers construction management. You'll collaborate with Product Managers, AI Engineers, and Data Engineers to prototype and build AI-driven solutions that address real jobsite and functional challenges. 

In this role, you'll contribute to developing AI agents that reduce manual reporting, accelerate RFIs, improve planning workflows, and enhance project visibility. This is a hands-on opportunity to work with modern AI tools and cloud technologies while contributing to Suffolk's vision for the "Construction Site of the Future." You will also help propagate the use of AI throughout the company, by enabling business teams to adopt self-serve AI tools. 

What You'll Gain 

• Hands-on experience building real-world AI applications at scale. 

• Exposure to cutting-edge tools including AWS Bedrock, Databricks, and multi-model AI systems. 

• Mentorship from experienced AI engineers and cross-functional teams. 

• Opportunity to contribute to high-impact projects shaping the future of construction technology. 

Responsibilities

AI Product Development & Prototyping 

• Assist in translating product requirements into functional AI prototypes using AWS Bedrock, Databricks, ChatGPT, Microsoft CoPilot, Claude Code, Devin AI or other AI tools. 

• Support development of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using vector databases and structured data sources. 

• Help design and test AI agents that leverage multiple models (e.g., Claude, GPT, Llama) for different tasks. 

• Contribute to experimentation, evaluation, and iteration of AI-driven workflows. 

Backend & Application Development 

• Build and enhance APIs and backend services using Python (FastAPI) and AWS services. 

• Support development of agent workflows using frameworks like LangChain. 

• Assist with integrating AI solutions into internal tools such as Microsoft Teams or web applications. 

Data & Integration Support 

• Work with Data Engineers to ingest, clean, and prepare data for AI applications. 

• Help implement data pipelines and support vectorization for AI use cases. 

• Contribute to improving data quality, accessibility, and performance.
• Support monitoring of AI system performance, including latency and cost. 

• Learn and apply best practices in LLMOps, security, and governance. 

Collaboration & Learning 

• Work in an Agile team environment alongside engineers and product leaders. 

• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and sprint planning.
• Document learnings and contribute to internal AI playbooks and best practices. 

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Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field. 

• Strong programming skills in Python; familiarity with APIs and backend development. 

• Exposure to AI/ML concepts, especially large language models (LLMs) , Machine Learning, or Data Science. 

• Full fluency with consumer grade AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, including advanced prompt engineering, and building GPTs and agents within/using those tools. 

• Experience using AI to generate software code 

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) or interest in learning cloud-based development. 

• Basic understanding of data processing, SQL, or data pipelines. 

• Interest in modern AI development frameworks (e.g., LangChain) and tools. 

• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn in a fast-paced environment. 

• Effective communication and ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams. 

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand, and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level.

EEO Statement

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law.  This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment.  Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.

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