Building Envelope Co-Op

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, our mission is to bring our clients' ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career. Our Building Envelope team provides consulting services to architects, building owners, and developers for new and existing buildings. Our suite of specialists help solve complex design challenges, improve constructability, maximize energy efficiency, and repair and rehabilitate existing systems. We offer a range of services over the full building life cycle to help clients execute ambitious visions to design, build, and maintain their properties. Our consulting services include materials research, specialty analyses, detailed design, engineering and construction support, as well as condition assessments, investigations, and restoration.

As a Building Envelope Intern in our Restoration & Renewal Practice, you will gain hands-on experience evaluating and improving the performance of building envelopes and interior systems for a variety of restoration, renovation and adaptive reuse projects. You will work alongside experienced architects and engineers in a dynamic, collaborative environment, learning practical solutions. This Co-Op is for Spring 2027. What You’ll Do   Assist in field inspections and data collection for building envelopes and architectural systems.  Support assessments of system performance, code compliance and feasibility studies for renovations, and restoration design.  Help prepare technical documentation, including drawings, specifications and reports for project teams and clients.  Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop practical, constructible solutions.  What You’ll Bring   Current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in Architecture.  Strong academic record and interest in building performance, envelope design, and renovation projects.  Experience with Revit, AutoCAD, or architectural detailing tools is a plus but not required.

The rate for this position generally is $21 - $36 hourly. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the Massachusetts Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and Equal Pay Transparency Rules. It is based on what a successful Massachusetts applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in Massachusetts or perform the position from Massachusetts. Similar positions located outside of Massachusetts will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by Massachusetts Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employee already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee’s pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Depending on your employment status, benefits may include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time Tuition Reimbursement Commuter Transit (where available) 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments Fitness Reimbursement And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives   Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Thornton Tomasetti is proud to be an equal employment workplace.