Architect Intern (On-site at the KPG Corporate Office)

Design Indianapolis, Indiana


Description

Architect Intern Opportunity at Kittle Property Group (Summer 2026)

Are you ready to dive into an exciting architecture internship with Kittle Property Group?
Join our Design Team as an Architect Intern, where you’ll play a crucial role in shaping multi-family housing projects nationwide. This internship is a gateway to a rewarding career in architecture, offering hands-on experience and professional growth.

**Position: Architect Intern**
**Pay Rate: $15.00/hour**

**About the Role:**
As an Architect Intern, you'll be an integral part of our team, using your skills and creativity to impact real projects. You'll work independently, applying your knowledge to evaluate, select, and adapt architectural techniques and procedures. Get ready to engage with third-party design contracts and coordinate with structural, MEP, and civil vendors.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- **Pre-Design:**
- Provide preliminary design drawings for tax credit applications.
- Use urban planning, landscape, and civil engineering practices to detail community sizes, unit quantities, and amenities.
- Prepare scale drawings of site layouts and elevations.
- Collaborate with estimating to ensure design alignment with construction budgets.
- Consult with clients to determine project requirements.

- **Construction Documentation:**
- Translate schematic drawings into construction documents.
- Attend project-related meetings.
- Verify interdepartmental commitments and agency requirements.
- Collaborate with engineering consultants during design and construction phases.
- Develop and read construction specifications.

- **Construction Administration:**
- Assist architects in reviewing shop drawings and submittals.
 -Attend supervised Jobsite Visits 

**General Expectations:**

- Travel: Up to 10%
- Meet internal departmental demands and schedules.
- Support our mission and values through behaviors of excellence, collaboration, innovation, respect, and accountability.

**Qualifications:**

- Enrolled in an architectural curriculum.
- Experience in designing multi-family, hotel, or multi-story units is preferred.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Analytical with excellent problem-solving abilities.
- Proficient in AutoCAD, Revit, and MS Office tools.
- Ability to read, write, and analyze complex documents.
- Effective communication and persuasive skills.
- Solid math skills with an understanding of geometry and statistics.

Join us and gain invaluable experience with a leader in the multi-family housing industry. Apply today and start building your future with Kittle Property Group!
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Architect Intern     
DEPARTMENT: Design     
EXPECTATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:     
Supports the organization's mission and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect personalization, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership.     
    
POSITION SUMMARY:     
An unlicensed design professional competent in all conventional aspects of architecture, performs work requiring independent judgment in evaluation, selection, and adaptation/modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex issues and supervisory approval on proposed project plans. This includes working with third-party design contracts and coordination of structural, MEP, and work with civil vendors. Must be highly proficient with AutoCAD and Revit.     
    
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:     
Pre-Design:     
  • Provide preliminary design drawings to assigned state and federally funded tax credit applications. The use of fundamental standard urban planning, landscape, civil engineering practices to accurately depict community size, unit quantities and amenities
  • Prepare scale drawings of site, building layout and elevations
  • Consult with Estimating to ensure design is fully aligned with Construction Budget
  • Consult with client/department to determine functional and spatial requirements of proposed project(s)
  • Develop project design drawings in accordance with Architect’s design parameters
  • Coordinate documentation of any existing structures for renovation project
Construction Documentation:     
  • Translate schematic drawings into construction documents
  • Attend meetings related to the assigned project
  • Verify interdepartmental requirements and commitments to agencies
  • Work with Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Structural, Civil Engineering and other assigned consultants during design and construction phases
  • Proficient with reading and writing specifications
  • Develop project design drawings in accordance with Architect’s design parameters
    
Construction Administration:     
  • Assist Architect with reviewing shop drawings and submittals
  • Attend supervised Jobsite Visits 
    
GENERAL:     
  • Travel: 10% or less 
  • Work with and meet the demands of the internal departments and schedules related to the assigned project(s)
  • Other duties as assigned
    
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:     
  • Currently taking classes at architectural curriculum 
  • Experience designing multi-family, hotel, assisted living, or other multi-story habitable units preferred
  • Knowledge of general construction practices
  • Organizational, project management and planning skills, including the ability to handle multiple tasks
  • An analytical mind with excellent problem-solving ability
    
Computer Skills:     
Excellent design and drafting skills with computer-aided design AutoCAD, Revit, and MS Office tools     
Language Skills:     
Ability to read, write, interpret and analyze complex documents. Ability to respond to time sensitive design/construction related inquiries and question. Ability to effectively write speeches and persuade others using innovative techniques or style.     
Math Skills:     
Ability to work with concepts such as probability and fundamentals of geometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to situations.     
Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply principles and logic of scientific thinking for a wide range of intellectual and practical issues. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (scientific equations, graphs, etc.) and deal with a variety of concrete an abstract variables.     
    
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:     
  • Rarely stands or walks
  • Regularly sits, must talk and hear
  • Close vision required
  • Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors) is required
  • Ability to focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus) is required
  • Travel by car or airplane
    
WORK ENVIRONMENT:     
  • Normally works in a studio environment with moderate noise