Construction Management Intern

ACOUNTABILITY EXPECTATIONS:

• Lead and manage all aspects of your assigned duties.
• Be a problem solver. Provide recommendations and options to help solve problems.

LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS:

• Develop and maintain a visible and positive leadership role with our customers, vendors and within DBS Group.
• Think beyond day-to-day realities and nurture the customer relationship for future growth.
• Interact and collaborate with other DBS Group disciplines to establish best practice processes.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with the internal team, and external consultants, in the promotion and elevation of the DBS Group brand and reputation.
• Preconstruction – provide assistance to the Preconstruction Department in the following activities:
  • Create Project Vendor Folders, organized by trade and/or scope-of-work.
  • Setup projects and issue bidding documents, including addenda and/or bulletins, utilizing web-based bid software.
  • Contact subcontractors and suppliers to generate project interest.
  • Print and compile plans and specifications for use by the internal and external project team.
  • Complete quantity takeoff’s utilizing On-Screen Takeoff software.
  • Contact, and coordinate with, Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ’s) to determine building permit and plan approval fees.
  • Receive, print, and organize subcontractor and supplier quotes in the respective project bid binders.
  • Contact subcontractors and suppliers with pricing clarification requests as directed by lead estimator.
  • Request, review and compile vendor pricing breakdowns for use in estimating historical database.
• Construction – provide assistance to the Project Management Department in the following activities:
  • Collaborate with the Estimator and Project Manager in the development of project-specific vendor scopes-of-work.
  • Assist with development and distribution of master project schedules and short-interval schedules.
  • Assist with requesting Submittal/Shop Drawings, and maintaining the Submittal/Shop Drawing Log.
  • Create job binders with pertinent job specific items (i.e. estimate, schedule, subcontractor work scopes, project directory, etc.) for use by the Field Superintendent.
  • Participate in weekly jobsite coordination meetings for assigned projects.
  • Record meeting minutes for project team meetings for review by the Project Manager, and distribute meeting minutes to the project team.
  • Prepare Weekly Project Update documents for distribution to the Owner.
  • Assist with development, management and tracking of project Requests For Information (RFI’s).
  • Review and code project invoices for approval by the Project Manager.
  • Request and review vendor change order pricing, for review by the Project Manager.
  • Participate in financial forecasting for assigned projects.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong communication skills.
• Strong organization skills.
• Computer software:
  • Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Microsoft Project.