Intern

Fortis Construction • Austin, TX

10d

About The Position

The Fortis internship provides experience in typical project engineering activities and opportunities to shadow other roles at the jobsite. Interns are intended to act as Project Engineers on the jobsite, serving as liaisons among subcontractors, the design team, inspectors, and the project manager to support a safe, coordinated, successful construction project. Interns own specific project scopes from drawing issuance through subcontractor buyout, construction, startup, commissioning, and turnover to the owner. They serve as the primary point of contact for activities and issues related to their scopes. Fortis states that the position requires some driving and travel between company and client sites of up to 15% of the time. The job description also notes that reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform essential functions, absent undue hardship.

Requirements

• Must be actively enrolled as a college student.
• Strong technical and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a professional environment.
• High level of integrity, accuracy, dependability, enthusiasm, and confidentiality.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without Visa sponsorship.
• Ability to visit and walk project sites with project teams.
• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift or move equipment, tools, or materials weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, such as hard hats, safety glasses, work boots, and high-visibility vests.
• Ability to travel between company and client sites up to 15% of the time; all Fortis positions require some level of driving.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between subcontractors, the design team, inspectors, and the project manager.
• Own specific scopes of a construction project from drawing issuance through subcontractor buyout, construction, startup, commissioning, and turnover to the owner.
• Manage procurement, document control, submittals, Requests For Information (RFIs), change orders, and contracts administration.
• Resolve issues related to managed project scopes.
• Conduct safety audits and support field coordination.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for activities and issues related to managed scopes.
• Shadow other roles at the jobsite.
• Drive and travel between company and client sites as required.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed