Project Engineer Co-op/Intern(Summer 2023)
Project Engineer Intern
Who is IX?
From breaking ground to the finished project, our team has been laying the groundwork for excellence on heavy civil construction and demolition projects for over 60 years. We combine innovations of industry with decades of successfully completed projects, proving we are a value-added partner from the ground up! Over six decades, Independence Excavating has established a team of construction professionals that sets us apart from other contractors.
What do we believe in?
PEOPLE:
Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.
PERFORMANCE:
Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.
COMMUNITY:
Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.
A Project Engineer Intern is responsible for and will learn various jobsite functions including, but not limited to:
Estimating/Project Management Assistant
* Assist in project management and bid preparation
* Prepare RFI’s, submittals, payment requisitions, change order requests
* Perform quantity takeoff (material, subs, & self-performed work)
* Solicit quotes from suppliers and subcontractors
* Assist PM in evaluating job costs
* Assist in developing and maintaining critical path project schedules.
Assistant Superintendent
* One and Two-week look ahead schedules to verify all resources are available
* Perform takeoff for ordering materials
* Call suppliers to schedule deliveries
* Calculate daily costs based on time sheet & work performed
* Compile extra work orders with necessary backup
* Complete time sheets & daily reports
Surveying Assistant
* Work with AutoCAD to develop coordinates
* Set up GPS
* Perform layout with surveying crew; rod man
Do you have what it takes?
· College Students currently enrolled in a 2 or 4-year university pursuing an associate or bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
· It is strongly encouraged that students who intern with Independence Excavating plan to do so for at least 2 terms (do not need to be consecutive)
· Interns are required to work 40+ hour weeks, preferably when the student is taking a semester away from school.
· A degree of travel is required for the internship.
Independence Excavating, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.