Safety Assistant Intern - Summer 2026
About The Position
Our Safety Assistant Intern assists their Safety Manager on construction projects to establish and communicate a safe working environment to the field and crews. In this role, the Safety Assistant Intern is responsible for promoting and supporting the Helix safety culture and process as well as providing leadership and direction to their job site. OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: As an intern at Helix Electric you will be trusted with meaningful responsibilities that have a lasting impact on the projects you touch. This hands-on approach to learning coupled with our top-notch mentor program affords all Helix interns the opportunity to develop skills that ensure their continued growth well beyond graduation. Our University Relations Team is dedicated to ensuring all interns have an experience where they learn, grow, and contribute value. To provide a well-rounded experience, all interns are exposed to a variety of project types, phases of construction, and project teams. Join Team Helix to empower people and power projects. HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE: Willing to embrace our safety culture, “We are a service-oriented safety team, dedicated to supporting and helping our teams in the field”
Requirements
- Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in Safety or Engineering
- Must have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Personality: Personable, detail-oriented and ambitious work ethic
- Written and verbal skills
- Ability to achieve goals with a sense of urgency with minimal supervision
- Strong problem-solving skills
Nice To Haves
- OSHA 10, 30 preferred
- Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Safety manager to gain knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements
- Act as a champion of the Helix safety culture.
- Monitors and encourages jobsite safety and accident prevention.
- Support incident investigation process, site audits, subcontractor EH&S compliance, assist with new hire orientations, and any additional safety-related tasks as assigned
- Partner with the safety team to evaluate the performance of Helix operational personnel regarding regulatory issues as well as Helix corporate safety policy and protocols
- Assist in the identification of safety-related training needs as well as conducting safety-related training
- Assist site management and supervision with close site support
- Assist in medical case management
- Assure training completions and other safety-related documentation is completed and submitted as required
- Review reports for trends and makes recommendations for protocol adjustments
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
