Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has embarked on one of the largest procurement projects since the Second World War. The NSS is a nation-building effort to create a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry, secure long-term job opportunities and build the next generation of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS–related work, Seaspan Shipyards is owning the redevelopment of our domestic shipbuilding industry on the West Coast and delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians.
As Intern, Detail Design, you will support the delivery of production drawings that bring complex vessel designs to life under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. You will collaborate closely with engineering, production, and waterfront teams to track schedules, manage changes, and help ensure design work is delivered on time and within budget. In this role, you will gain hands-on exposure to project coordination in a dynamic, heavy industrial environment, support meetings, monitoring progress, identifying risks, and helping resolve issues that impact drawing delivery.
Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at Capilano Business Park 1, North Vancouver.
What you’ll do
- Support tracking of production drawings schedule, progress reporting, budgets, and quality.
- Coordinate meetings, record minutes, and follow up on action items.
- Coordinate with drawing team and Waterfront Change Team on change management.
- Coordinate with adjacent teams and departments to ensure work is seamlessly integrated and performs properly at every stage in the design and build.
- Help identify risks to drawing delivery dates and track issues to resolution.
- Collaborate with multiple drawings teams worldwide to remove roadblocks.
Contribute to continuous improvement of project processes.
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What you’ll bring
- Enrolled in a 2nd or 3rd year Engineering degree program.
- Interested students should have a passion for shipbuilding and be interested in implementing project management concepts within a production environment.
- Students must be comfortable working in a heavy industrial setting.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and organization skills.
- Proficiency working with Microsoft software suite including Microsoft Excel.
Ability to work independently with minimal direction and manage their time optimally.
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Why you’ll love working here
- A supportive learning environment, great team culture and hands-on experience and training.
- Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like-minded students.
To assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.
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We require a full-time commitment Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week with an hourly rate of $28.00/hour.
Start Date of Internship: Tuesday, September 8th, 2026.
End Date of Internship: Friday, April 30th, 2027 (8-Months).
Please submit your Resume, Cover Letter and Academic Transcript as one PDF document.
Application Closing Date: Sunday, June 21st, 2026, at 11:59pm PDT.
Please note: if we receive a large volume of applications, we may close this posting ahead of the closing date, therefore, we recommend applying early. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
To learn more about our InternSHIP Program, visit our website: www.seaspan.com/internships-at-seaspan/
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Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America’s most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels. Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards.
To learn more, visit our website: www.seaspan.com
This position may involve defense articles and/or technical data regulated by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the U.S. Arms Export Control Act. In compliance with ITAR, the successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance through the Canadian Controlled Goods Program as regulated by the Controlled Goods Regulations and Defense Production Act. The successful candidate will be required to maintain their security clearance throughout their employment in this position.
Seaspan is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including, women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] for confidential support. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment.
