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MEB 2024 Summer Internship Program
Chesapeake, VA / Richmond, VA / Louisville, KY
position brief.
Our team is looking for motivated interns interested in gaining experience and training in the skills needed to perform the duties of a Construction Project Engineer. To qualify for this internship, you must currently be pursuing a 4-year Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Building Construction, Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, or other relevant field. To succeed, you must ensure you are striving to support MEB’s core values every day and that quality, health, and safety standards are your top priority.
If you have a strong desire to gain foundational skills in construction engineering, are committed to taking an active role in your own personal development, and want hands-on training while gaining valuable experience, we’d like to meet you!
core areas of responsibility.
- Spend time in the field including engaging or working with crews to better understand the work, standards of quality, safety requirements, and the construction delivery process.
- Gain an understanding of standard construction processes and procedures utilized to deliver construction projects (i.e. subcontract award, material purchasing and tracking, submittal review, and processing, RFI’s, change orders, quality control inspections, progress documentation, closeout, etc.) Participate in the review and evaluation of prime, subcontractor, and supplier project submittals.
- Monitor job progress with the Project Manager and Superintendent for schedule updating.
- Participate in the weekly job status meetings. Review and be prepared to discuss agenda items as assigned.
- Contact subcontractors and suppliers. This may include scheduling deliveries, scheduling field activities, submittals, RFIs, change orders, billing, etc).
- Assist in the development, submission, and tracking of project change orders for both the owner, subcontractors, and suppliers
- Review and prepare documents for permits, special inspections, utility scoping, Miss Utility, etc.
skills you possess.
- Currently pursuing a 4-year Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Building Construction, Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, or other relevant fields
- Detail and deadline oriented with strong computer, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Strong desire to learn and advance in the construction field
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