Summer 2027 Safety Intern (Onsite - local candidates preferred)

CJ Mahan; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

CJ Mahan Construction Company, LLC invites an enthusiastic Safety Intern to join our onsite team in Chattanooga, TN for Summer 2027. You will assist with Accident Prevention Program functions at project level, develop targeted safety training, and help analyze data to improve safety performance on active sites.

This internship targets undergraduates pursuing Occupational Health and Safety or related fields, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Occupational Health and Safety or a related field from a recognized, fully accredited program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Responsibilities

• Assists with administering specific functions of the Accident Prevention Program at the company or project level
• Assist with developing and facilitating appropriate, relevant and dynamic training
• Developing and communicating useful data analytics to drive safety performance and program excellence
• Ability to oversee multiple projects
• Supports all Safety Committee Initiatives on site
• Assists with work area assessments
• Maintains industry awareness
• Promotes and displays company values
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Occupational Health and Safety or related field

Job description

Summer 2027 Safety Intern (Onsite - local candidates preferred)

Job Category: Safety

Requisition Number: SAFET001136

• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Chattanooga, TN 37415, USA

Description

General:

Based in Grove City, Ohio, C.J. Mahan Construction Company, LLC is a heavy-civil and marine contractor with a proven track‑record for success on some of the most challenging and complex infrastructure projects east of the Mississippi.

Perhaps best known for our expertise in major bridge structures, Mahan has nearly forty years of experience in the design and construction of a wide range of bridge types, including welded steel girder, cable‑stayed steel and concrete, long‑span steel truss, railroad, precast concrete, and concrete segmental bridges, many of which involved marine‑based construction operations in and over navigable waterways.

Our other marine facilities experience includes lock chambers, gate structures, dams, piers and industrial docks, barge loading facilities, and deep‑water cofferdams. Additionally, our experience and capabilities also include construction of deep heavy‑capacity foundations, including drilled shafts, large‑diameter driven steel piling, driven steel piles, micro‑piles, and large reinforced concrete spread footings.

Education:

U ndergraduate student pursuing a degree in Occupational Health and Safety or a related field from a recognized, fully accredited program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Assists with administering specific functions of the Accident Prevention Program at the company or project level
• Assist with d evelop ing and facilitat ing appropriate, relevant and dynamic training
• Develop ing and communicat ing useful data analytics to drive safety performance and program excellence
• Ability to oversee multiple projects
• Supports all Safety Committee Initiatives on site
• Assists with work area assessments
• Maintains industry awareness
• Promotes and displays company values

Performs other duties as assigned.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to wet, humid condition airborne particles, and extreme heat or cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud and may require protective equipment.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, grasp or crawl. The employee is required to frequently climb ladders/work at heights and balance/walk on uneven terrain, lift up to 10 pounds, sit/stand for sustained periods of time (up to 12 hours/day), and speak/hear.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the individual(s) with this job description. The individual(s) maybe called upon and required to follow other instructions or perform other duties/responsibilities requested by his/her manager, consistent with the purpose of the position, department and/or company objectives.

C.J. Mahan is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing law.

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