COP Construction LLC, established in 1947, is an experienced heavy civil construction company specializing in underground utilities; treatment plants and pump stations; highways, streets, and bridges; industrial; trenchless construction; hydro excavation; and collaborative delivery methods. Our team, which is comprised of approximately 200 full-time personnel, many of whom have been with the company for decades, possesses a depth of experience and a diverse range of expertise. At COP, we believe that to build a successful business, you must first build successful people and we take pride in developing our talent in order to promote from within. Our offices are located in Billings, Montana and North Salt Lake, Utah, with field offices at job sites.
Location: Billings, Montana and North Salt Lake, Utah
About the Position:
COP is looking for interns who are working towards an undergraduate degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or Construction Engineering Technology and completing their sophomore, junior or senior year to serve as full-time, paid interns for the summer. Interns will be placed on an active jobsite and assist the Project Manager, Project Engineer, and Project Superintendent in managing the construction process.
COP Interns function in the roles of Project Engineers. In-the-field work includes, but is not limited to assisting in the following:
- Developing, monitoring, and updating the progress schedule
- Interpret contract documents, research design and construction issues and recommend solutions
- Prepare drawings and sketches to support the construction process
- Ensure timely receipt and review of daily and weekly reports, RFI’s, submittals and shop drawings
- Work with the project team to provide technical advice
- Track quantities
- Attend pre-bid meetings and bid openings
- Production and cost tracking
- Pre-construction activities
- Set up project budget and cost codes
- Prepare subcontracts and purchase agreements
- Ensure subcontractor insurance and bond compliance
- Scheduling and coordinating subcontractors
- As-builts, quantity books
- Cost engineering, cost control
- Personnel selection, training, and development
- Timecards, employee sign up, layoff slips
- Purchasing permanent materials
- Purchasing of/requisition for small tools and consumables
- Schedule, obtain, receive, and account for purchases
- Cost coding
- Equipment selection and equipment scheduling
- Compliance with all contract requirements
- Change orders, claims
- Project close-out, retention release
- Quality assurance, TQM
- Maintaining job files
- Addressing client needs
Qualifications
Applicants must be working towards an undergraduate degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or Construction Engineering Technology and completing their sophomore, junior, or senior year.
Physical Requirements
- Meet all conditions of COP’s drug and alcohol testing requirements as a condition of employment, including pass a pre-employment drug screen and alcohol test.
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While this position is mostly office-based, it requires a substantial amount of time spent on construction sites exposing the employee to outside weather conditions.
- As part of the construction industry an employee may encounter a variety of conditions, environments and temperatures depending upon the particular task being performed, including but not limited to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold, extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate in the office and moderate to high in the field.
Reasonable Accommodation Statement
The ADA defines “reasonable accommodation” as a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that allows a qualified individual with a disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of a particular job, and does not cause an undue hardship for the employer.
COP Construction, LLC, and all subsidiaries (COP), provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. COP is committed to diversity and inclusion in the work place and complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
APPLICATION FORM
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