Construction Intern: Field & Office Experience

Whiting-Turner Co; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing may be provided

Job summary

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in Phoenix offers an internship for undergraduates to gain hands-on experience in construction, assisting project teams from bidding through final completion.

Interns work on both office and job-site assignments, with duties including quantity take-off, layout, drawing reviews, RFIs, and coordination with owners, architects, and subcontractors. The program lasts 10–12 weeks, 40 hours per week, with housing possible in certain situations.

Qualifications

• Open to undergraduate students interested in gaining hands-on practical experience in the construction field.
• Assist project teams in managing construction projects, including all phases from bidding to final completion.

Responsibilities

• Quantity take-off
• Layout
• 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
• Assisting with coordinating the work between the owner, architect & subcontractors
• Assisting during the bid process
• Assist with reviewing construction documents & specifications
• Assisting with reviewing all document revisions & clarifications
• Assisting with maintaining field record
• Assisting with estimates/budgets/value engineering/constructability surveys
• Assist with writing contracts & purchase orders
• Assisting with preparing billings to owner & submitting change orders
• Assisting with approval of invoices
• Assisting with ordering & expediting materials
• Assisting with scheduling & updates
• Assisting with quality control & safety
• Assisting with settling contracts
• Assisting with permit process
• Assisting with performing costing, scheduling, estimating & project management
• Cooperating & working with field project management
• And any other duties that may be assigned

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Exchange

Job description

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in Phoenix offers an internship for undergraduates to gain hands-on experience in construction, assisting project teams from bidding through final completion.

Interns work on both office and job-site assignments, with duties including quantity take-off, layout, drawing reviews, RFIs, and coordination with owners, architects, and subcontractors. The program lasts 10–12 weeks, 40 hours per week, with housing possible in certain situations.