EH&S Construction Intern — Hands-on Field Experience

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is offering an internship in the Washington, DC Metro Area for hands-on experience in construction EH&S. Open to undergrad and grad students pursuing EH&S or related fields.

Tasks include safety onboarding, site inspections, permit planning, and incident investigations across office and job-site settings. Assignments may require relocation to a remote site and transportation; housing may be provided in certain situations.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS in engineering, engineering technology, or construction management.
• Experience with safety onboarding and site inspections is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to relocate to a remote site if required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in safety onboarding and safety meeting processes.
• Assist in performing regular job site inspections to identify, document and recommend mitigation of hazardous conditions and verify corrections.
• Assist in evaluating planning/permits such as Hot Work, Confined Space, Fall Protection, Excavation, Steel Erection, Energized Work, Pre-cast Tilt-Up for mitigation techniques.
• Assist in incident investigations including interviews, data compilation, photographs and proper documentation.

Skills

Safety onboarding

Job site inspections

Incident investigations

Team collaboration

Professional communications

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering discipline / construction management

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is offering an internship in the Washington, DC Metro Area for hands-on experience in construction EH&S. Open to undergrad and grad students pursuing EH&S or related fields.

Tasks include safety onboarding, site inspections, permit planning, and incident investigations across office and job-site settings. Assignments may require relocation to a remote site and transportation; housing may be provided in certain situations.