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High School Design Intern

DLR Group · Houston · United States

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Posted: 10/8/2026 · Last checked: 10/13/2026

Job description

Quoted in full from DLR Group's job posting. Gavroche does not edit it.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

In partnership with Cy-Fair ISD and the ACE Mentorship Program, DLR Group's Houston studio has an opening for a high school intern.

About EPX at DLR Group 
Each person who works at DLR Group has a design voice, and we can’t wait to help you define and amplify yours. Whether it’s through a design charrette, a client meeting, an internal project review, or working through a building detail, you’ll learn the nuts and bolts (ha!) of putting together a building, while being part of something larger than yourself. You will gain experience on projects large and small, in various phases of construction. We also hope to give you experiences outside of the typical internship in your discipline – from helping on a business development or marketing pursuit, planning an event for your office, or sharing your ideas on what the future of design services looks like. 

Position Summary 
As a DLR Group Summer Intern, you will be an important part of our integrated design team and will help produce designs for commercial, educational, and municipal buildings of all sizes and complexities. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow, learn, and contribute your design voice to our brand promise of Elevating the Human Experience. 

What you will do: 

  • Collaborate with other design team members in the integrated design process for various projects 
  • Develop proficiency in primary design tools such as Revit, Enscape, and proprietary DLR Group design tools and methods 
  • Create presentation materials using SketchUp and Adobe Creative Suite to support design efforts 
  • Support project pursuits and contribute to business development opportunities 
  • Engage in project and site meetings to ensure effective communication and coordination 
  • Explore and gain a deeper understanding of construction documentation and processes 

Required Qualifications: 

  • Enrolled in Cy-Fair ISD
  • Active participant in the ACE Mentorship Program
  • Experience with Revit 
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office 
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Experience with SketchUp, Enscape, Rhino, or other design software 
  • Excellent visual, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills 
  • Previous internship/commercial design experience 
  • Experience with Mural (visual collaboration software) 

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Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position, including temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including OPT and CPT), TN, J, H-1B, or those who need employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

#LI-DNI

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.

 

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