Preconstruction Engineer Intern

JP Cullen; Town of La Prairie (WI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

PPE provided

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

JP Cullen is seeking a Construction Preconstruction Intern to support budgeting, scheduling, bidding, and data maintenance in the preconstruction phase.

You will work with the Director of Preconstruction, assist with site walks, quantity takeoffs, cost databases, and document management while developing practical construction knowledge.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Analytical problem-solving abilities.
• Basic mathematics and quantitative thinking.
• Interest in pursuing a construction industry career.

Responsibilities

• Take-off assignments: quantify scopes of work for a project.
• Subcontractor quote coverage: ensure bids from subcontractors in each category.
• Phasing and scheduling: collaborate with trade teams to create accurate schedules.
• Historical cost database: track labor rates to price self-performed work.
• Conceptual cost database: assist with updates and obtain current subcontractor pricing.
• Scope letters/review: coordinate subcontractor scopes for complete proposals.
• Material quotes: obtain pricing from suppliers for self-performed work.
• Site walks: attend pre-bid site visits and capture conditions.
• Document management: update electronic preconstruction documents.
• Problem solving: assist team with challenges and develop strategies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical ability

Oral and written communication

Mathematical fundamentals

Education

Majoring in Construction Management, Engineering, or Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

This position reports to the Director of Preconstruction in their assigned division. The intern will contribute to success of our projects during the preconstruction phase including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and bidding as well as maintenance of our preconstruction tools, data, and resources used during preconstruction.

Responsibilities

On a daily/weekly basis the Intern will be expected to assist in the following:

• Take off assignments - Quantifying scopes of work within a project.
• Subcontractor Quote Coverage - Ensuring Cullen is receiving bids from the subcontractor market in each category of work.
• Phasing and Scheduling – Working with our trade teams to understand the sequence of work activities and creating accurate schedules for our trade work.
• Historical Cost Database - Tracking and utilizing labor production rates to accurate price our self-performed work.
• Conceptual Cost Database - Assisting with updates to the conceptual cost database and obtaining current pricing from the subcontractor market. Utilizing conceptual cost to accurately produce cost estimates.
• Scope Letters and Scope Review - Ensuring subcontractors scopes are coordinated to ensure complete proposals.
• Material Quotes - Obtaining material pricing from suppliers for Cullen Self Preformed Work.
• Site Walks - Attending pre-bid site visits and capture relevant information about existing conditions.
• Document Management – Assisting with updating electronic documents used during preconstruction.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making – Assisting the Preconstruction team with unique challenges encountered during preconstruction and developing strategies to overcome them.

Qualifications

Basic Skills Required:

• High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others.
• High level of analytical ability to solve complex problems.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Basic understanding mathematics.

Basic Preferred:

• Interested in pursuing a career in the Construction Industry
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Education:

• Majoring in Construction Management, Engineering, or Business

Why JP Cullen?

JP Cullen is a fifth-generation, family-owned, full-service construction management firm that specializes in budgeting, planning and constructing the tough jobs. Our clients recognize JP Cullen as experts at working within active construction sites where safety is of the utmost importance, discovering solutions for something that was said could not be done, and delivering projects on time, on budget, the right way, the first time. By tackling the toughest projects JP Cullen has created an expertise that is unrivaled.

While many things have changed over the course of 130+ years, the JP Cullen values, which guide our decision making and create a sense of community, have not. We believe that our team and values are the greatest assets to our company culture. Our company is powered by individuals whose personal values drive to make a difference.

JP Cullen was ranked the Largest Construction Manager at Risk in Wisconsin by ENR magazine, and has been recognized as a “Top Workplace” for four consecutive years by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The company has offices in Janesville, Milwaukee and Madison areas.

Compensation & Benefits

This is a paid internship. Interns will receive hourly compensation, PPE, and professional development opportunities.

EEO

JP Cullen is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Employer. We promote diversity by proactively recruiting, hiring, and promoting women, minorities, disabled individuals, and veterans. JP Cullen provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.