Construction Intern: Hands-On Summer Project Experience

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing may be provided

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is offering a Summer 2026 internship to undergraduate students. Interns will gain hands-on construction experience by assisting project teams through all phases from bidding to final completion, with assignments on office and job sites and potential relocation to remote sites.

Interns will report to project managers or field engineers and perform tasks across field and office work, including quantity take-off, layout, submittal reviews, RFIs, coordination

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is offering a Summer 2026 internship to undergraduate students. Interns will gain hands-on construction experience by assisting project teams through all phases from bidding to final completion, with assignments on office and job sites and potential relocation to remote sites.

Interns will report to project managers or field engineers and perform tasks across field and office work, including quantity take-off, layout, submittal reviews, RFIs, coordination