Construction Intern: Field & Office Experience

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is offering an internship to open-minded undergraduate students eager to gain hands-on experience in the construction field. Interns will assist project teams across bidding, planning, and execution phases, including both office and job-site activities.

Responsibilities will cover quantity take-off, layout, surveys, drawings review, log maintenance for submittals and RFIs, and collaboration with subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Open to undergraduate students seeking hands-on practical experience in construction.
• Qualified applicants will assist project teams in managing construction projects through all phases from bidding to completion.

Responsibilities

• Assist with quantity take-off, layout, and preconstruction surveys.
• Review shop drawings and maintain logs for submittals and RFIs.
• Coordinate with owner, architect, and subcontractors; attend weekly progress meetings.
• Support with cost estimation, scheduling, and project management tasks.
• Assist with permits, change orders, and closeout documentation.

Job description

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 10-12 weeks; 40 hours/week.
• Housing may be provided in certain situations.
  
  
  

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 10-12 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 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
• Punchlist & project closeout
• Cooperating & working with field project management
• And any other duties that may be assigned