Construction Intern: Hands-On Field & Office Experience

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; South Carolina; On-site; USD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is offering an undergraduate internship in South Carolina to gain hands-on experience in construction project management. Interns will work on both office and job-site settings, rotating through multiple roles and reporting to project leaders.

Responsibilities include learning and performing tasks across quantity take-off, layout, surveys, shop drawing review, RFIs, subcontractor coordination, progress meetings, and documentation control, with potential

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 & clarificationsAssisting 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

Job description

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is offering an undergraduate internship in South Carolina to gain hands-on experience in construction project management. Interns will work on both office and job-site settings, rotating through multiple roles and reporting to project leaders.

Responsibilities include learning and performing tasks across quantity take-off, layout, surveys, shop drawing review, RFIs, subcontractor coordination, progress meetings, and documentation control, with potential