Concrete Construction Intern
When you join our team at Lithko Contracting, you are building your career alongside the leaders in concrete construction. We apply our expertise across industries from industrial and manufacturing facilities to healthcare and educational institutions to chip plants and data centers. Annually, we place over 100 million square feet of concrete and earn over $2 billion in revenue. With a nationwide presence of over 27 locations and more than 6,500 coworkers, you'll find endless opportunities to develop your skills, grow your career, and build beyond expectations.
About the role
As a Concrete Construction Intern, you'll spend approximately 12 weeks learning the fundamentals of concrete construction on the job site. Your dedicated manager and mentors are invested in your success as you are introduced to various phases of work. Through our integration (training) program, you have the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that will be applicable inside and outside of the classroom.
Responsibilities
- Actively utilize your resources, including managers and mentors, to understand the project scope and schedule and the plans for safety and quality.
- Impact the project by developing plans to execute work objectives, track your progress, and replan based on feedback and performance.
- Manage the daily safety, quality, and execution of your work objectives.
- Learn through hands-on performance with our teams through the daily preparation plan and the project execution process.
- Field engineering (line and grade), forming walls and columns, inspections, loadout, place finish, prep & forming structural slabs, production tracking, quantity take-offs, slab on grade prep, slab on metal deck prep, and more.
Requirements
- You must be legally authorized to work in the US for any employer without sponsorship now or in the future.
- You are working towards a degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
- Reliable method of getting to job sites daily and on time.
- Ability to perform labor at elevation, sometimes at heights multiple stories above ground level.
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds.
- Job offer contingent upon a successful drug test.
- Work sites can have rough terrain and are operational during inclement weather (as long as it is safe).
- Work hours may fluctuate based on project activities.
Qualifications
- Action-oriented, collaborative, and eager to learn.
- Drive to excel (prior commercial construction site experience is not required).
Benefits
- Dedicated Campus Talent Specialist to guide you through the interview process and support you during your internship.
- Successful interns are often offered positions as Project Engineers upon graduation.
Locations
Intern positions are typically available in all our locations, including:
- Atlanta, GA
- Allentown, PA
- Austin, TX
- Bowie, MD
- Charleston, SC
- Charlotte, NC
- Cincinnati, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Rogers, AR
- Greenville, SC
- Indianapolis, IN
- Jacksonville, FL
- Kansas City, KS
- Lexington, KY
- Louisville, KY
- Nashville, TN
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Orlando, FL
- Raleigh, NC
- Richmond, VA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Antonio, TX
- Tulsa, OK