Construction Intern

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; State College, DuBois (Centre County, Clearfield County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking undergraduate students for a hands-on internship in construction. You will work on both office and field tasks, learning engineering concepts and project management practices.

Responsibilities cover quantity take-off, layout, shop drawings, RFIs, subcontractor coordination, and progress meetings, with housing available in certain situations.

Qualifications

• Open to undergraduate students pursuing hands-on experience in construction.
• Relocation to remote sites may be required.
• Transportation is required to attend job sites.
• Work periods are 10-14 weeks; 40 hours/week.
• Housing may be provided in certain situations.

Responsibilities

• You will learn engineering and technical aspects of the project both in the field and in the office.
• Assist with quantity take-off and layout tasks.
• Review shop drawings, submittals, and maintain logs.
• Review RFIs and maintain project logs.
• Interface with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Attend weekly progress and coordination meetings.
• Assist coordinating work between owner, architect and subcontractors.
• Assist during bid processes with subcontractor outreach and bid packages.
• Review construction documents and specifications.
• Review revisions and clarifications; maintain field records.
• Assist with estimates, budgets, value engineering, and constructability surveys.
• Help write subcontracts and purchase orders; assist with change orders.
• Assist with verification and approval of invoices; ordering and expediting materials.
• Support quality control, safety management, inspections, toolbox talks, and site logistics.
• Assist with managing subcontracts and permit processes.
• Support scheduling, estimating, and project management activities.
• Assist with monthly reports and project closeout.

Skills

Undergraduate student

Hands-on experience

Education

Undergraduate student

Job description

• Applying for positions in multiple locations will result in a longer vetting process.
• The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans.

Please note:

What It Takes

Open to undergraduate students interested in gaining hands‑on practical experience in the construction field. Qualified applicants will assist project teams in managing construction projects/ including all phases from bidding to final completion.

• Assignments include office and job site; relocation to a remote sites may be required.
• Transportation is required.
• Work periods are 10-14 weeks; 40 hours/week.
• Housing may be provided in certain situations.

Intern Job Description

Reporting Relationship: Depending on the work assignment, interns will report to a project manager, superintendent, project engineer or field engineer. You may be assigned to the office, jobsite or mix of both.

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 the following:

• Quantity take-off
• Layout
• Preconstruction/as-built surveys
• Shop drawing & submittal review/approval & maintenance of log.
• Request for information (RFI) review/submission/response & maintenance of log.
• Interfacing with subcontractors & suppliers
• Attending weekly progress & coordination meetings
• Assisting with coordinating the work between the owner, architect & subcontractors
• Assisting during the bid process with things such as subcontractor outreach/solicitation, bid package development, bid review & verification, etc.
• Assist with reviewing construction documents & specifications.
• Assisting with reviewing all document revisions & clarifications
• Assisting with maintaining field records
• Assisting with estimates/budgets/value engineering/constructability surveys
• Assist with writing subcontracts & purchase orders.
• Assisting with preparing billings change orders for owner
• Assisting with verification & approval of invoices
• Assisting with ordering & expediting materials
• Assisting with quality control & safety management, including inspections, tool box talks, project-specific program review & development, first work inspections and documentation.
• Assisting with managing subcontracts
• Assisting with permit process
• Assisting with performing scheduling, estimating & project management
• Punchlist & project closeout
• Cooperating & working with field project management
• Assisting with developing monthly reports
• Assisting with site logistics plan development and implementation
• Verifying and tracking work progress and field productivity
• And any other duties that may be assigned