Geared toward students with a background in real estate or design, comfortable with cross-functional project coordination and data analysis.
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Original posting from Astera Labs via Greenhouse
Workplace Strategy & Project Management Intern
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Department: Global Real Estate, Facilities & Workplace
Job type: Internship
Duration: Summer internship
About the Team & Role
The Global Real Estate, Facilities & Workplace team creates innovative, high-performing workplaces that support employee productivity, collaboration, and business growth across North America. The team manages workplace strategy, architecture and design, construction, project delivery, space planning, occupancy planning, and workplace experience programs for office and technical facilities.
As a Workplace Strategy & Project Management Intern, you will gain hands-on exposure to the planning, design, and delivery of workplace environments across a diverse portfolio of sites throughout the United States and Canada. You will work closely with Workplace Strategy, Real Estate, Architecture & Design, Construction Management, and Facilities teams to help develop innovative and efficient workplaces.
This role is well suited for students pursuing careers in architecture, facilities management, construction management, workplace strategy, interior design, real estate development, or project management.
What You’ll Do
Workplace strategy & space planning
Assist with workplace occupancy studies, utilization assessments, and capacity-planning initiatives.
Support the development of workplace standards, design guidelines, and space-allocation models.
Analyze workplace metrics and benchmarking data to support strategic planning decisions.
Assist with developing and maintaining floor plans, adjacency diagrams, and workplace-planning documents.
Support portfolio-planning activities across multiple North American sites.
Architecture & design
Assist with programming and schematic-design efforts for workplace projects.
Review architectural drawings, test fits, floor plans, and design presentations.
Participate in design reviews with architects, consultants, and project stakeholders.
Research workplace trends related to hybrid work, employee experience, collaboration spaces, and wellness.
Support the development of workplace design standards and furniture specifications.
Construction & capital projects
Support the delivery of office renovations, workplace refreshes, infrastructure upgrades, and tenant-improvement projects.
Participate in project meetings with architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants.
Conduct site observations and assist with punch-list completion and project-closeout activities.
Project management
Assist the project team with project documentation, communication plans, meeting minutes, and action tracking.
Help coordinate stakeholders across Real Estate, IT, Security, Facilities Operations, and business teams.
Create executive-ready presentations and project updates.
Track key project milestones, risks, and budget metrics.
Workplace experience & innovation
Support workplace-innovation initiatives focused on employee experience and collaboration.
Evaluate space-utilization trends and opportunities to improve workplace effectiveness.
Participate in furniture, technology, and workplace pilot programs.
What You Bring
Education
Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas:
Architecture
Architectural engineering
Construction management
Facilities management
Interior architecture
Interior design
Civil engineering
Environmental design
Real estate development
Urban planning
Preferred skills
AutoCAD
Adobe Creative Suite
Microsoft Project
Excel
PowerPoint
Power BI
Desired characteristics
Strong interest in workplace design and the built environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to analyze data and translate findings into recommendations.
Strong organizational and project-management skills.
Interest in corporate real estate and large-scale workplace programs.
What You’ll Gain
By the end of the internship, you will gain exposure to:
Workplace design standards
Architectural programming and design
Space-utilization analytics
Occupancy planning
Construction project delivery
Vendor and consultant management
Workplace technology integration
Cross-functional project management
Internship experience and compensation
This is a paid, hourly U.S. internship. The applicable hourly rate is determined as part of the offer process and specified in the offer letter, depending on education level ranges form $38/hour to $46/hour. U.S. interns currently receive a $500-per-week housing/relocation stipend for the duration of the internship. Interns participate in Early Career programming, including technical and professional-development sessions, community events, and an end-of-program project presentation.
We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.
Source: Astera Labs careers (Greenhouse)