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Controls Intern | Omaha, NE

100% Employee-Owned Big-firm resources, local-team relationships, ONE IMEG culture

This posting is for Summer 2027 Internship opportunities.

IMEG is hiring a Controls Intern in Omaha, NE to support engineering analysis, design, and implementation oversight of control systems. Over 10-12 weeks, you'll work closely with experienced engineers and consultants while gaining hands-on experience with real project work.

In this role, you'll help produce control documents, coordinate with other disciplines, document design decisions, and support project progress while working within the project's monetary budget and client expectations. You'll contribute to work connected to building performance, controls, and commissioning implementation within Strategic Growth Services.

At a Glance

Location: Omaha, NE

Discipline:Controls

Markets:Strategic Growth Services

Ownership:100% employee-owned (ESOP)

Work Schedule:full-time in office, 10-12 week summer program

Program Length:10-12 weeks

Sponsorship:Not available

What You'll Do

• Assist with design portions of projects related to discipline systems according to code and IMEG standards

• Assist with producing control documents such as IO list, connection schedule, loop drawings, and schematics

• Assist with client relations, project design notebooks, and documentation for permanent record files

• Assist with coordinating design and schedules with other disciplines such as architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, technology, clerical, and equipment suppliers

• Assist with documenting design decisions, meetings, and client instructions while monitoring project design progress

• Assist with reviewing project documents for accuracy and completeness prior to requesting a final check

• Assist with preparing and issuing addendum information

• Conduct periodic job site observations and other services as required by the contract services agreement

What You'll Bring

Required

Education

• Completed at least 2 years towards a Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent required

Required Skills/Abilities

• Strong interest in design consulting

• Previous exposure to AutoCAD Electrical software

• Proficient with MS Office Suite including but not limited to Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Ability to clearly communicate in both oral and written communication to individuals or groups

Preferred

• Prior internship experience in the building design consulting industry preferred

About the Team

• Building performance, controls, and commissioning implementation

• BAS, controls programming, PCx, integration, analytics, and owner-support

• Strategic Growth Services

• Recent work includes UNMC Project Health - Controls Delivery, Healthcare / Controls, and Lewis Central High School PCx & Integration, Education / Commissioning & Integration.

Why IMEG

We put people at the center of who we are, creating positive outcomes for people, communities, and our planet.

• A paid internship with real, hands-on project work, not busywork

• A structured program with an assigned mentor and a cohort of fellow interns

• A clear path to full-time: many interns and co-ops convert to full-time roles at IMEG

• IDEA Program: a firm-wide innovation accelerator where employees across every discipline develop and scale new tools, from VR and AI to carbon-reduction technology

• Real impact from day one: at IMEG, an intern once became our Virtual Reality leader

• Exposure across disciplines and offices at a 100+ office, employee-owned firm

• MEG, our in-house AI platform, helps employees find information and build agents that streamline project workflows and calculations

Bring Your Career to IMEG

Apply today and join IMEG to build hands-on experience, support meaningful project work, and help create positive outcomes for people, communities, and our planet.