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Construction Intern

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

The Role

Overview

Assist construction project teams with field and office tasks across all project phases.

Key Responsibilities

  • coordination
  • logistics
  • bidding
  • quality
  • scheduling
  • cost estimating

Tasks

-Assisting with coordinating the work between the owner, architect & subcontractors -Cooperating & working with field project management -Assisting with site logistics plan development and implementation -Assist with reviewing construction documents & specifications. -Assisting with permit process -Assist with writing subcontracts & purchase orders. -Assisting during the bid process with things such as subcontractor outreach/solicitation, bid package development, bid review & verification, etc. -Assisting with maintaining field records -Assisting with ordering & expediting materials -Assisting with managing subcontracts -Attending weekly progress & coordination meetings -Verifying and tracking work progress and field productivity -Assisting with verification & approval of invoices -Assisting with quality control & safety management, including inspections, tool box talks, project-specific program review & development, first work inspections and documentation. -Assisting with performing scheduling, estimating & project management -Assisting with preparing billings change orders for owner -Assisting with developing monthly reports -Assisting with reviewing all document revisions & clarifications -Assisting with estimates/budgets/value engineering/constructability surveys -Interfacing with subcontractors & suppliers -Shop drawing & submittal review/approval & maintenance of log.

Requirements

  • transportation

What You Bring

-Transportation is required.

Benefits

-Housing may be provided in certain situations.

The Company

About The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

-Began with utility and road work at Walter Reed Hospital and has evolved into a national powerhouse. -Delivers both small interior renovations and massive, complex ventures. -Financially independent and bond-rated AAA. -Notable projects include NASA Langley HQ, Kennedy Space Center renovation, Stanford’s McMurtry Art & Architecture building, UVA Rotunda, and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. -EXCELLS in construction management, design-build, integrated project delivery, and preconstruction services like budgeting, value engineering, scheduling, commissioning, and LEED coordination. -Current high-profile works span Under Armour’s mass-timber global HQ and a $5 billion silicon-carbide chip plant under the CHIPS Act.

Sector Specialisms

Commercial

Healthcare

Industrial and Energy

Infrastructure

Institutional

Residential

Federal/Military

Science and Technology