Field Intern - Mid Atlantic

Job Description

The Field Intern is responsible for working with our Superintendents to learn management skills and coordination of all field construction activities during a project, and to complete the work safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the quality and workmanship expected by Buch Construction and our clients. It is the Field Intern’s responsibility to protect and promote Buch Construction’s interests in all matters and do whatever is reasonably required to fulfill his or her duties and responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Field Intern will help the Superintendent conduct all day-to-day operations from the field, and occasionally from the main or satellite offices (i.e. meetings, training, etc.). The goal of an Field Intern is to learn the following from the Project Superintendent:

- Knowing and understanding the inherent risks and hazards of the construction industry. The safety of each and every person on site is of supreme importance. Promoting and maintaining a safe project site, and monitoring and enforcing the Buch Safety Program in accordance with Buch policies and all federal, state, and local laws is paramount;

- Providing operational support in all phases of the project, preconstruction, construction, and closeout as required;

- Coordinating and reviewing all field installations to verify compliance with the documents and all federal, state and local requirements, and to the quality standards expected;

- Understanding the Contract Documents, including all drawings, specifications, addenda, etc.;

- Coordinating submittal and RFI responses and document revisions to ensure that all work is installed in accordance with the most current documents and directives;

- Coordinating all trades, including Owner’s trades as appropriate, while maximizing the production and efficiency necessary to maintain project schedules;

- Providing weekly lookahead schedules for use by the Project Manager;

- Verifying that all required permits and licenses have been obtained, are posted on site and coordinating and directing all required inspections;

- Documenting all aspects of the project in forms and formats required by Buch Construction, including completing daily reports, daily safety reports, and daily quality control reports as well as receiving the same level of daily documentation from subcontractors.

Job Location(s)

Laurel, MD – Servicing the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD Metropolitan and surrounding Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Regions

Position Type

Part-Time (~ May to August, or other timeframes as permitted)

Benefits

Paid Time Off