Internship- Construction Safety

About the Internship

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction is offering a Safety Internship in Construction. The selected intern will experience training from experienced Corporate Safety Management in fields such as Heavy Civil/Highway, Commercial Concrete, Bridge Construction, Concrete Paving, and Piling and Shoring. Our internships are with the goal to evaluate the candidates' potential as a possible future, full-time employee.

Work Schedule

Summer 2027 (May – August), Monday – Friday 7:00am – 5:30pm, plus overtime. Schedule is subject to change and availability of intern. Interns will most likely be expected to work Saturdays and long days / weeks (50-65 hours a week).

Responsibilities

• Maintain divisional Safety and Health Program that meets or exceeds corporate minimum requirements
• Ensure timely reporting of statistical data to corporate
• Create, communicate, enforce and identify opportunities for improvements in Corporate Safety Program
• Maintain all administrative tasks related to project specific safety documentation/filing systems, etc.
• Assist in conducting regularly scheduled site evaluations, follow up and tracking of corrections to deficiencies
• Enforce documentation on the proper training of employees as related to their scope of work

Requirements

• Junior or Senior (highly preferred)
• Minimum GPA 2.75
• Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Health and Safety or related degree
• Past construction work experience is preferred but not required