Burns McDonnell

Description

Summary: The Construction Intern will support the Construction Coordinators and Project Management team to execute construction management and program management ventures for a specific project.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Adhere to the company's safety programs and policies and assist others with compliance.
• Assist in the planning and coordinating of on-site functions including, but not limited to, the following: scheduling, engineering, material control, procurement, safety and provide day to day support to project foremen and superintendents.
• Maintain all records including jobsite master schedule, document control log, change order log, time keeping, and field project files.
• Initiate the purchase order process and rent and manage equipment procurement. Assist coordinators to ensure adequate inventory for project.
• Assist the Project team in building relationships with client, craft, and other subcontractors.
• Assist the Project team with craft training and jobsite activities as needed.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Actively pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related degree.

Other Qualifications:

• Basic computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle large volumes of work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Construction background preferred.
• Minimum of a 3.0 GPA strongly preferred.
• Involvement on campus or in the community preferred.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently (i.e., without time limitations, without restrictions or without need for work sponsorship) in the country where this position is located.
• Must be available to travel to an undetermined project location for the duration of internship.

Physical Demands: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb ladders. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions.

The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and fumes of airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

Interns may participate in our 401(k) retirement program provided plan eligibility requirements are met. Sick leave is accrued based on the actual number of hours worked. For more information, please visit the Benefits & Wellness page.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

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