Construction Intern - The Retreat Westerly

Construction Interns will assist Project Managers and Project Superintendents in project planning, buyout, project management, and closeout. This role will involve assisting in obtaining, coordinating and distributing the information and authorizations required to construct the project on time, within budget and to the Landmark's quality standards.

Reports to: Project Manager

Direct Reports: N/A

Duties/Responsibilities: The duties listed below are an outline of the role's responsibilities and should not be considered an all-inclusive list. As the needs of the organization change, these duties may be modified as needed.

• Construction Interns will learn about:
  • Landmark processes and procedures as they relate to managing the project.
  • Landmark safety and quality management programs and ensure contractor compliance.
  • Managing the project budget by controlling expenditures, coordinating billings, and identifying work not covered by subcontractor.
  • How to maintain RFI logs and change request log.
• Construction interns will assist with:
  • Ensuring the overall success of costs and schedule.
  • Reviewing and processing submittal data and shop drawings.
  • Coordinating submittals, RFI's, deliveries and inspections, along with analyzing how they affect the project schedule.
  • Completing daily logs, status reports and weekly subcontractor meeting minutes.
  • Change requests, change proposals for price reviews.
  • Documenting and taking progress photos of job site.
  • Resolving punch-list issues prior to occupancy.
  • Obtaining occupancy of the project.
  • Maintaining closeout log and obtaining all closeout documents, warranties and log information.
  • Obtaining Certificate of Substantial Completion.
  • Assembling and preparing final record documents for the project at the conclusion of the job and store them in a secure location.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Maintain the highest possible professionalism at all times and promote good relations and communications on the project.
• Recognize, report, and solve problems in a creative, positive, constructive way and make recommendations for improvements in systems, procedures, and policies.

Education & Experience

• Seeking a degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Building Science or Architecture preferred.
• 1+ year of applicable coursework.
  
  

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Ability to prioritize work and meet project deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills with an attention to detail.
• Positive and collaborative attitude with strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Critical thinker and self-starter capable of accomplishing a task with limited guidance and supervision.
• Strong computer skills.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described herein 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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel: Interns are embedded in the field and on a project site.

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; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may infrequently drive a vehicle (intrastate and interstate travel) or be subject to air travel for purposes of Company business.