Materials Quality Internship

Granite Construction • Sparks, NV

78d

About The Position

Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do. We hire enthusiastic, hard-working individuals for college internships and entry-level positions. With locations across the country and unique opportunities for hands-on experience, mentorship and networking, there's never been a better time to join our team. This position will support Granite's Corporate Construction Quality Objectives as established in our 2022 Strategic Quality Plan and coordinate support activities with the Director of Materials Quality and collaborate with Regional (Strategic Plan) Implementation Champions across business functions, including assisting implementation of Materials Quality Management objectives, and establishing and managing regional, area and project level accountabilities.

Requirements

• Pursuit of Degree in Engineering, Materials Management, Mining, or Construction Management or other Technical discipline preferred.
• Training and/or certification in one or more quality systems such as United State Army Core of Engineers (USACE) Contractor Quality Management, ASQ Manager of Quality, Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer or other continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma or Kaizen encouraged.
• Participation in Student Professional Organizations such as ASCE, ASME, ASQ, ACM encouraged.
• Relevant industry specific internship indicating technical, safety, quality or environmental experience on construction projects is beneficial for consideration.
• Knowledge of and experience with quality management systems such as ISO 9001, US Army Corps of Engineers, Malcolm Baldrige, Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma or other recognized quality management systems.
• Technical knowledge of materials and construction concepts.
• Ability to properly manage and prioritize time, resources, and activities.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interface effectively with Corporate Quality Team and various levels of project management and field supervision personnel.
• Ability to work in high production environments and respond quickly and effectively under pressure and deadlines.
• Proficient with database operations and Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Assist with sampling and testing of aggregates, soils, and other mined materials in accordance with company and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate and facilitate Collaborative Learning Events (CLE) for Major Quality Incidents to determine Contributing Factors (CF), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and subsequently publish Quality Alerts to establish and maintain Granite library to house CLE's and Quality Alerts.
• Help identify learning opportunities as a result of Quality Incidence and CLE's/delegate input into Granite's Lessons Learned database by routinely reviewing lessons learned to verify correct input will account for accurate filtering.
• Assist Director in establishing a Project Quality Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed (RACI) Plan Model to provide guidance to our project teams on how to effectively implement and manage to Project Quality Minimums.
• Assist in creating a process for capturing 'Best Practices' across the Company in a centralized database to implement utilization of our database, and subsequently monitor and suggest process improvements.
• Navigate Granite's cloud-based Autodesk Build Project/Quality Management Platform tutorials which provides capabilities to manage project document and drawings, RFI's, Submittals, Meetings and more.
• Assist in establishing process for creating effective Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) that measure and coordinate quality related inspection & testing activities and identify hold-points with all required parties & stakeholders.
• Assist and support the development and effective use of checklists to guide construction activities through process of acceptance of work for Definable Features of Work (DFOW).
• Participate with project QMS audits to identify opportunities for improvement and verify conformance with project specific and Granite quality requirements as identified in Project Quality RACI.
• Advocate for and comply with Company's Quality Policy and Code of Conduct to ensure compliance.

Benefits

• Access to a broad benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans.
• Special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more.
• Choice of two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, with 100% of the premium paid by Granite for eligible interns.
• Access to Granite's 401(k) plan with 100% employer match on the first 6% of eligible compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees