Construction Operation Intern

Internship Program

During your internship, you will collaborate with a diverse team of professionals to build upon the skills you are learning through your education.

• Competitively paid internship.
• Housing, Meals, and Local Transportation may be provided in accordance with your offer letter.
• Academic credits are provided for the University mandatory internship.

General Position Description

The Construction Operations Intern works with the Project Delivery Team and Operations Support Team to efficiently and effectively track project progress through a variety of metrics such as client submittals, physical work in place, client billings, and overall schedule performance. They will learn the various project documentation process necessary for a standard construction ERP system as the processes for various Client Systems of record. They will also develop an understanding of the client submittal process and how that drives into timely project completion and how a construction management is measured on both the client and contractor sides of any job.

Responsibilities

Assists the buyout process, writes the requisition, and communicates all required information to the Project Team.

• Supports the Quality personnel and the project using the Quality Management System.
• Manages/reviews all foremen's reports daily to ensure all information is properly recorded before any income, cost, or inventory entry.
• Monitors material yields and modifies operations to minimize waste.
• Assists the preparation of the 12-month cash flow schedule.
• Reviews and understands the extra work billing format. Updates all budgets to incorporate owner change orders.
• Actively participates in the development of the Four Week Look Ahead schedules with the Superintendents using basic logic to incorporate resources, submittals, approvals, lead times, restraints, and milestones.
• Assists the Project Management team in processing and tracking paperwork including submittals, RFIs, invoices, application for payment, subcontract agreements, purchase orders, and labor cost reports.
• Ensures all documentation is clear, concise, and accurate so all departments and employees can reliably use this information.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an Engineering or Architecture degree program at a German university that requires a mandatory internship as part of the curriculum; the company requires official proof issued, signed, and stamped by the university.
• Excellent teamwork, communication and people skills a must.
• Entrepreneurial with a well-rounded business perspective.
• Has a solid time management system and demonstrates excellent organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, P6 Primavera, HCSS, JD Edwards and Expedition software.
• Working knowledge of estimating, engineering, cost tracking systems and site surveying.