Engineering Intern, Civil Engineering

SUMMARY

Intern provides technical support to and under the direction of the Project Engineer or Project Manager. An Intern's primary obligation is to learn Project Engineering duties such as project document control. Additionally, the Intern may assist in project administration, procurement, coordination, cost control, and scheduling tasks, as assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Maintain the project document control system as required by the Project Management Procedures Manual and the Contract Documents. Prepare periodic reports to direct report on status of project documents.

2. Review project team and subcontractor Requests for Information. Prior to transmitting to the design team, review contract documents to confirm RFI is necessary and to format questions appropriately. Transmit to design team, maintain status logs, and manage RFI responsiveness and responses. Ensure that RFI questions and responses are complete, reasonable, and appropriate given the contract documents and project status.

3. Understand project submittal requirements; review subcontractor submittals for conformance with contract documents and review with Superintendent. Provide any markups required and transmit subcontractor submittals to design team, maintain status logs, and manage submittal responsiveness.

4. Assist Project Engineer in creating and tracking material procurement log regularly. Coordinate with subcontractors to expediate material as necessary.

5. Assist in management of project permit and deferred submittal permit processes.

6. Assist Project Engineer in providing material quantity takeoffs on the contract documents to Project Manager for change order estimating, billing, and other estimating duties.

7. Assist the Project Engineer in evaluating subcontractor pricing by reviewing scope changes in the contract documents, analyzing with historical and current market data.

8. Assist Superintendent in distributing project schedule information to subcontractors.

9. Review ongoing construction work and assist Project Engineer with maintenance of project as-built drawings.

10. Assist Superintendent in tracking and inspecting material deliveries.

11. Bring field issues to the attention of Superintendent or Project Manager, as appropriate.

12. Take jobsite photos on a regular basis to document the construction progress.

13. Assist Project Engineer to document and coordinate punch list work with the subcontractors.

14. Assist in review of project specifications and track project close-out requirements. Gather, review, and compile all close-out documents such that they comply with all specification requirements.

15. Demonstrate commitment to Zero Harm to People, Property, and Planet through own actions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Effective written and oral communication skills are required. Excellent organizational skills and an ability to handle multiple tasks are critical. Basic computer skills and working knowledge of MS Office Suite are required. Fundamental understanding of construction, including estimating and scheduling is desired. Ability to read and interpret plans and specifications as well as a familiarity with AutoCAD, MS Office, and MS Project (or P6) are desired.

An ability to use independent judgement, be self-starting and interact well with others is extremely important.

Educational and experience requirements include: 4-year engineering, construction management, or architectural degree in progress. Experience/knowledge of construction or design is helpful.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Position is performed in an office or jobsite trailer environment. Position may require traversing irregular or uneven project site to access jobsite office. Personnel must have the ability to lift and carry small packages and material items in their work.

It is the policy of HDCCo to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination. Accordingly, HDCCo will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to HDCCo.

WORK LOCATION

Employee is required to perform the functions for this position in person and on site. Certain hybrid work accommodations may be allowed as permitted by a Client's requirements for performance of the work and as approved by the Employee's Supervisor in accordance with HDCCo Policy 702.

Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Company to hire, promote, transfer, terminate and make all other employment-related decisions without unlawful regard to an applicant or employee's race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles like braids, locks, and…