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Emerging Professional Experience

Our award-winning program goes way beyond the typical “summer internship.” Make an impact with real design work. Connect with multi-disciplinary peers across the country. See all the angles of a successful business during dedicated time with firm leadership.

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Straight Talk

98% of our EPX’ers feel their experience gave them the resources to succeed. But don’t take our word for it: read how past emerging professionals connected to the firm’s values and kickstarted their careers – in their own words.

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FAQ

What You Need To Know

How Can I Intern with DLR Group?

Our firm supports the next generation of big thinkers so they can influence and mold the future of our industry. For decades, our investment in interns and new graduates has not only built our future workforce, but also ensured that students gain the insight and opportunities they need to build successful, meaningful careers. We’ve hosted internships for students from high school to postgraduate. No matter when they come to us in their education journey, they often have similar questions.

Learn more about our internship experience

Emerging Professionals as a Priority

DLR Group is continuing its commitment to the next generation of AEC leaders through hiring, mentoring, and investing in interns and new graduates. We’ve evolved our Summer Internship Experience Program to the Emerging Professional Experience Program. All interns will participate in the program, and recent graduates who are full-time employee-owners are also encouraged to participate.

Read about the program from DLR Group Senior Associate Kate Thuesen, AIA, LEEP AP.
Career

A Culture for Design

We use our design voices to make changes in our communities.

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Services

Explore Your Options

  • Acoustic Design

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and awards that exemplify how acoustical design contributes to our integrated design practice.

  • Architecture

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and awards that exemplify how architecture contributes to our integrated design practice.

  • Engineering

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and awards that exemplify how our civil, electrical, mechanical, and structural engineers contribute to our integrated design practice.

  • Experiential Graphic Design

    Amplify your brand with visual environments and identities that create loyalty and engagement.

  • High Performance Design

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and events that exemplify how high performance design contributes to our integrated design practice.

  • Interiors

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and awards that exemplify how interior design contributes to our integrated design practice.

  • Landscape Architecture

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and awards that exemplify how landscape architecture contributes to our integrated design practice.

  • Lighting Design

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and press that exemplify how lighting design contributes to our integrated design practice.

  • Planning

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and awards that exemplify how planning contributes to our integrated design practice.

  • Preservation

    See projects, ideas, press, and awards that demonstrate our balanced respect for original design with the needs of modern users.

  • Reality Capture

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and press that exemplify how reality capture contributes to our integrated design practice.

  • Science+Technology

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and awards that exemplify how science and technology design contributes to our integrated design practice.

  • Sustainability

    See projects, ideas, firm news, awards, and an action plan that exemplify how sustainability contributes to our integrated design practice.

  • Theater Planning

    See projects, ideas, firm news, and awards that exemplify how our theater designers contribute to our integrated design practice.

Kate Thuesen
Connect with me to start a conversation ➔ Kate Thuesen, Talent Acquisition Leader
Work

Integrated Design

Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. We explore those challenges with best-in-class clients committed to improving our world.

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Careers

Design Opportunities

The concept of ownership, its importance to our culture, and the immense benefits are rather simple. Driven by opportunity, we make decisions that impact not only our success but also that of our clients and partners.

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