Construction Intern

What It Takes

Open to undergraduate students interested in gaining hands-on practical experience in the construction field.

Intern Job Description

• Reporting Relationship: Depending on the work assignment, interns will report to a project manager, superintendent, project engineer or field engineer.
• Tasks Assigned: You will be learning the engineering and technical aspects of the project both in the field and in the office. Your experience will include some or all of the following:
• Quantity take-off
• Layout
• Preconstruction/as-built surveys
• Shop drawing review/approval & maintenance of log
• Submittal review/approval & maintenance of log
• Request for information (RFI) review/submission & maintenance of log
• Responding to subcontractor RFIs
• Interfacing with subcontractors & suppliers
• Attending weekly progress meetings
• Aiding with coordinating the work between the owner, architect & subcontractors
• Aiding with the bid process
• Aiding with reviewing construction documents & specifications
• Aiding with reviewing all document revisions & clarifications
• Aiding with maintaining field records
• Aiding with estimates/budgets/value engineering/constructability surveys
• Aiding with writing contracts & purchase orders
• Aiding with preparing billings to owner & submitting change orders
• Aiding with approving invoices
• Aiding with ordering & expediting materials
• Aiding with scheduling & updates
• Aiding with quality control & safety
• Aiding with settling contracts
• Aiding with the permit process
• Aiding with performing costing, scheduling, estimating & project management
• Punchlist & project closeout
• Cooperating & working with field project management
• And any other duties that may be assigned