RichardBarkleyProject Controls & Capital Advisory
2.0 — WHAT WE DO

6 practices.
49 services.

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2.03 · 7 services

Owner's Advisory & Assurance

Independent senior counsel for owners, boards and investors, from investment decision through recovery and handover.

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2.05 · 5 services

Controls Intelligence

Power BI, executive analytics and forecasting that give capital leaders decision-grade foresight.

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2.06 · 6 services

The Barkley Institute

Practitioner-taught courses and executive education in P6, scheduling, controls and delay analysis.

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Featured practice

Command of the critical path.

1.0 — WHO WE ARE

Independent. Senior. Decisive.

The controls partner owners call when the date cannot move.

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3.0 — MARKETS

Sector fluency. One standard.

We know where each sector hides its schedule risk.

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4.0 — PROJECTS

Representative work. Every client confidential.

60 featured projects across 17 sectors. Every client confidential.

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7.0 — INSIGHTS

Decision-grade thinking.

Field notes, papers and briefings for the people who fund and build.

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9.0 — CAREERS

Do the most consequential work of your career.

For planners, cost engineers and analysts who want their judgment to matter.

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9.5 · Summer internshipsLive programs · Real mentors

No busywork. Real critical paths.

Our interns work on live schedules, sit in client reviews and close the summer presenting their analysis to firm principals. It is the clearest way to discover whether project controls is your profession.

How to apply
Your summer, scheduled

A summer with a baseline.

Every intern receives a program, a mentor and a plan. This is how the summer typically unfolds.

PHASE 01PHASE 02PHASE 03PHASE 04
ONBOARDLearn the language

CPM fundamentals, Primavera P6 basics, site safety and an introduction to your program.

CONTRIBUTEJoin the update

Help verify progress on the data date, update activities and trace the critical path with your team.

OWN ITYour intern project

Take ownership of a real analysis: a look-ahead, a fragnet, a scorecard or a schedule health assessment.

PRESENTPresent to principals

Present your work and what you learned to firm principals. Strong analysis can become a client deliverable.

What you gain

A summer that speaks for itself.

01

Live programs

Work on schedules for hospitals, plants and infrastructure under construction now.

02

A mentor

A senior practitioner who guides your work and welcomes every question.

03

P6 skills

Hands-on Primavera P6, the tool at the center of serious project controls.

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A path forward

Strong interns are encouraged to apply for The Barkley Fellowship.

Who should apply

Students who need to know why.

If you have ever watched a site and wondered how anyone knows what happens next, you already think like a planner.

  • Studying construction management, engineering, architecture or a related field
  • Partway through an undergraduate degree, or in a master's program
  • Comfortable with spreadsheets, logic and numbers
  • Curious, organized and unafraid to ask questions
  • Available for the full summer placement
Apply

Your summer starts with an email.

Email hello@richardbarkley.com with "Summer internship" in the subject line. Places are deliberately limited so every intern gets real attention, so apply early.

What to include
  • Your resume, university and year of study
  • What you hope to learn this summer
  • Any coursework or projects in scheduling or cost
Apply by email
Summer internships

Spend a summer where it counts.

Email hello@richardbarkley.com with your resume, your studies and what you hope to learn. We will be in touch about the next intern cohort.