Careers
At SGH, students and recent graduates gain hands-on experience, tackle meaningful challenges, and work alongside industry professionals who are passionate about sharing their knowledge. Through internships, co-ops, and early-career opportunities, you’ll build the foundation for a long and rewarding career.
We foster a community where curiosity, expertise, and collaboration drive our projects and our careers. Here, current students and recent graduates learn from the best, solve real-world issues, and help lead our profession forward.
Learning is more than a stage of your career—it is part of our culture. We support your growth every step of the way through on-the-job technical training, professional mentoring, research efforts, and opportunities to connect and collaborate across disciplines.
At SGH, you’ll contribute to solving some of the built environment’s most complex challenges. From diagnosing structural failures and designing resilient building enclosures to advancing materials science and applying cutting-edge analysis, we combine deep expertise with innovative thinking to set new standards for our industry.
The challenges we solve today help shape our future. We believe leadership means using our expertise to create positive, lasting impact—innovating on projects, giving back to our profession, and improving our communities. At every stage of your career, you’ll find opportunities to contribute, inspire, and make a difference.
Our team members work across several multidisciplinary areas.
Building Technology
Our BT teams help clients solve complex challenges involving building enclosure systems. From high-performance facades and roofing to historic preservation, waterproofing, plazas, and rehabilitation, we help clients improve the performance, resilience, and service life of their buildings.
Structural Engineering
Our SE teams help clients design, investigate, repair, and preserve buildings, infrastructure, and waterfront facilities. Through structural, civil, and geotechnical engineering, we solve complex challenges and develop performance-based design decisions for foundations, site development, transportation systems, drainage, marine structures, and construction.
Engineering Mechanics & Infrastructure
Our EMI teams apply advanced engineering analysis to solve complex challenges involving critical infrastructure, specialty structures, and high-consequence facilities. Specialty areas include the nuclear and science and defense industries, buried infrastructure like pipes and tanks, and fire life safety consulting.
Applied Science & Research
Our AS&R team members develop and execute comprehensive testing and research plans in our in-house laboratory to better understand how materials, components, and systems behave.
Business Operations
Our operations professionals bring expertise across several critical business functions, including administration, finance, human resources, information technology, legal, marketing, and talent development.
You can apply online through our applicant tracking system on the Job Openings page. If the application system is not accessible to you, or you need a reasonable accommodation to apply due to a disability, please email jobs@sgh.com or call 781.907.9000 and ask for Human Resources.
Once your resume has been submitted, you will receive an automatic response informing you that your resume was “successfully submitted.” The recruiter will review all submissions and contact qualified candidates.
You can search all of our open positions on our Job Openings page. We post positions as they become available.
You will most likely experience many different types of assignments at SGH. Most co-ops gain a variety of experience both in the office and in the field. Tasks vary from office work, such as drafting assignments, litigation support, designing structural members, and structural analysis, to field work such as construction monitoring and investigations.
The chances of being offered a full-time position upon graduation depend on what areas of SGH interest you. Certain departments require graduate degrees for entry-level staff. And of course all of this is predicated on the quality of effort and work that you demonstrate as a co-op/intern. SGH believes in the co-op/intern program as a feeder system for staff.
Most co-ops/interns spend a portion of their time in the field. This varies depending on what type of projects are in the office. Some co-ops spend up to 75% of their time at SGH in the field while others are only exposed to a few field assignments.
We look for students with a combination of technical and interpersonal skills who thrive while working in a diverse and fast-paced environment. Our ideal students have the aptitude, attitude, skills, and initiative to work collaboratively as a member and/or leader of a team. Commonly, we look for college students who have already completed their second year at an accredited college or university.
Yes, students are paid an hourly rate based on their academic level and industry market data.
SGH offers internships and co-op opportunities at all office locations.
We proudly support numerous professional organizations and universities that support students pursuing careers in the AEC industry. See more information below.
We’re seeking new team members who specialize in:
We visit colleges and universities across the country to meet future team members in person and share why SGH is a special place to work.
At SGH, we believe in investing in the future of our profession. Through financial support, volunteer leadership, and long-standing partnerships with professional organizations and universities, we help fund scholarships that support students pursuing careers in engineering, architecture, building science, and related fields. Many of the scholarships we support honor industry leaders and SGH team members whose dedication to mentoring, education, and professional service continues to inspire future generations. Here are some examples:
