Project Management Intern

The project management intern will support a project manager on cross-departmental initiatives. Responsibilities will include Defining tasks and dependencies in a project plan in support of project scope; logging maintaining and managing risks issues and key decisions in the project Risk and Issue Log; updating project plans and status; providing project meeting and facilitation logistics and coordination support; maintaining operating and maturing tools and processes used to support Transformation activities (e.g. Smartsheet Teams Decision Making Resource Planning etc.). This is an internship for Spring/Summer 2026 and is projected to last between 3 months. We are looking for someone who has recently graduated and willing/able to work 40 hours/week. For the right candidate we could have someone who is finishing a degree and able to work a minimum of 20 hours/week.

Responsibilities:

Project management support:

• Support all phases of the project process for one or more business plan projects from initiation to project close-out.
• Support the planning scheduling and management of projects including team identification and budgeting.
• Analyze business problems and operations to develop project deliverables and long-term goals with mentorship from project manager.
• Provide management support including organizing meetings developing agendas issue tracking.
• Establish coordinate and maintain communication with project team members.
• Provide support to the leadership team including development of meeting materials and agendas.

Systems analysis: Support the planning and execution of operational studies relative to the development or revision of operational procedures and supporting software systems.

• Assist functional units with development of organizational structure and methods required for performance of existing new and/or expanded functions and the supporting software systems.
• Plan schedule and manage development of functional requirements and specifications including related documentation.
• Develop and administer project work plans and timelines.
• Support the testing process to ensure quality of software deliverables.

Process Development:

• Support efforts to develop and implement project management best practices.
• Assist with expertise for all projects as needed.
• Advocate skills development and self-improvement of team members and self through continuous learning active coaching and development activities; demonstrate this commitment through example.

Requirements:

• Recent graduate or current student working towards a four-year degree or equivalent industry experience.

• Interest and dedicated focus towards process optimization organization capability development and program management/leadership.
• Ability to extract and represent business requirements/opportunities.
• Experience starting and leading projects from start to finish (may be academic experience).
• Ability to divide time between multiple projects.
• Must be able to work with customers and end users to understand their needs and will bring knowledge of industry to bear in making recommendations and advising regarding possibilities with which they are not familiar.
• Must be proficient in Excel. Proficiency with Smartsheet highly preferred.

Compensation:

• This internship offers an hourly rate of pay in the range of $18.00 - $25.00 per hour depending on experience.
• This is an internship for a defined period of time and is not benefit eligible.

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Required Experience:

Intern