Construction Intern - Summer 2024 - The Garrett Companies

Description

The Construction Intern works in unison with project managers and project engineers to ensure that a full range of construction activities are completed successfully and efficiently. Construction interns assist with multiple projects in various stages of pre-construction, course of construction, and closeout. The construction internship will be an opportunity in a project management office role.

Responsibilities

• Gain general user knowledge of construction management software.
• Support construction team with subcontractor coordination, material tracking, file management, document control, and progress reporting.
• Gain working knowledge of construction project staging.
• Ability to set up new projects in construction management software systems.
• Understand the various roles and responsibilities of the office and site construction team positions. 

• Become proficient in Procore and assist with specification books, daily observation reports, documentation, drawing sets, submittals, and punch lists.
• Support office and on-site construction teams.
• Perform plan takeoffs.
• Assist with bid analysis, schedule, scope review, and contract drafting.
• Assist in generating project reports to site team and subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Multitasking while remaining detail oriented.
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team of professionals.

• Positive attitude.
• Relentless problem-solving skills.
• Will never claim the work of others as their own.
• We are trend setters and standards breakers. Our intent is to consistently surprise our audiences by being excellent.
• Ability to anticipate.
• Understanding the difference between causation and correlation.
• We are all broom pushers. Every member of our team is willing to work and support at all levels.