The Stadlership: A Thompson Thrift Internship Experience

Multifamily Construction

Opportunities are available across Thompson Thrift’s offices and multifamily construction projects nationwide.

Launch your career with hands-on experience in multifamily construction. Thompson Thrift’s 12-week Internship Program gives students the opportunity to contribute to real projects, learn from experienced professionals, connect with senior leadership, and explore career paths across the construction industry.

Internship opportunities may include Accounting, Field Operations, Project Management/Office Operations, Preconstruction, Safety, and Warranty.

Why Thompson Thrift?

Thompson Thrift is an integrated, full-service real estate company engaged in the development, construction, leasing, and management of high-quality multifamily communities nationwide. 

At Thompson Thrift, you’ll find:

Values-Driven Culture: Excellence, Service, and Leadership guide everything we do

Career Growth: Training, mentorship, and long-term development opportunities

Work-Life Support: Competitive benefits, flexibility, and wellness programs

Real Impact: Hands-on involvement in industry-leading multifamily projects

Your Internship Experience

Depending on your internship focus, you may gain hands-on experience in:

• Accounting: Construction financial reporting, project budgets, expenditures, invoices, lien waivers, accounting entries, financial analysis, and weekly reporting. Gain exposure to Sage 300, Procore, and Microsoft Office.
• Field Operations: Job site safety, scheduling, quality control, material deliveries, subcontractor coordination, punch lists, site documentation, and construction progress tracking. Gain exposure to Procore and Microsoft Office.
• Project Management/Office Operations: RFIs, subcontracts, purchase orders, submittals, change orders, project meetings, cost accounting, inspections, project documentation, and closeout. Gain exposure to Procore and Microsoft Project.
• Preconstruction: Construction estimating, blueprint analysis, budgets, subcontractor solicitation and selection, cost analysis, buyout, and project planning. Gain exposure to On-Screen Takeoff (OST) and ISQFT.
• Safety: Job site inspections, OSHA documentation, safety training, compliance, safety plans, and job site safety resources. Gain exposure to Procore and Microsoft Office.
• Warranty: Warranty work orders, repair coordination, communication with property teams and subcontractors, quality assurance, and trend analysis. Gain exposure to Procore and Microsoft Office.

Throughout the program, you’ll also develop Thompson Thrift’s core values of Displaying Curiosity, Instilling Trust, Communicating Effectively, and Driving Results.

Our Ideal Candidate for this Role

We’re looking for motivated students interested in building a career in multifamily construction, real estate development, accounting, project management, preconstruction, safety, or related fields.

Ideal candidates are:

• Pursuing a degree relevant to their internship area
• Strong communicators and collaborative team members
• Organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn
• Interested in gaining meaningful, hands-on industry experience

Why This Internship?

You won’t just observe, you’ll contribute. During the 12-week program, you’ll gain practical experience on real multifamily projects, learn from industry professionals, build your network, gain exposure to senior leadership, and develop skills that can help launch your career in construction.