IT PMO Intern

Position Summary

The IT PMO Intern will gain hands-on experience supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of IT initiatives across the organization. This internship is designed as a learning opportunity for students pursuing a career in IT Project Management, Business Analysis, or Information Systems. The intern will work closely with IT project managers to assist in project documentation, reporting, process improvement, and governance activities within the IT Project Management Office (PMO).

Key Learning Opportunities

Project Coordination & Documentation:

• Assist project managers with maintaining project plans, timelines, and task tracking in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Planner, or Smartsheet).
• Support the creation of meeting agendas, notes, and action item logs.
• Help document lessons learned, project closeout materials, and updates to PMO templates.

Portfolio Management & Reporting:

• Assist in tracking project metrics, budgets, and resource allocations.
• Help prepare weekly and monthly portfolio dashboards and reports for leadership review.
• Learn to collect and analyze project data for trends, performance, and risk indicators.

Governance & Process Improvement:

• Participate in reviewing PMO policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Help document workflows, standard operating procedures, and best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on project delivery efficiency.

Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering:

• Shadow IT PM during requirements sessions and assist in documenting user needs.
• Learn to develop simple process maps, requirement traceability matrices, and test scripts.
• Gain exposure to tools and techniques used to translate business goals into technical outcomes.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Attend project team meetings and assist in coordinating cross-functional communication.
• Observe stakeholder engagement and learn effective communication strategies used in IT project delivery.

Education & Experience Strongly Preferred:

• Currently completing junior or senior year of a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems (MIS), Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Interest in IT project management, business process improvement, or technology operations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams); familiarity with project tools like Planner, or Smartsheet is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of Autodesk Construction Cloud, PROCORE, Revit, Navisworks, and AutoCAD.

What You'll Gain:

• Direct mentorship from experienced IT project managers.
• Exposure to enterprise-level project management frameworks and tools.
• Insight into how IT projects are planned, governed, and delivered within a large organization.
• The opportunity to contribute meaningful work to active technology and business transformation initiatives.

Location: Dallas (Hybrid: 4 days in office, 1 day remote)

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry's assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation's largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.