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Wolvering Building Group, Inc Construction Management Intern - Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids, Michigan

We are excited that you are thinking about building your career at Wolverine Building Group and joining us to positively impact people and communities. Wolverine Building Group is recognized nationally as a leader in the construction industry. We specialize in industrial, multi-unit residential, healthcare, office, retail, and restaurant construction. We are proud to be recognized as one of the "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" in the nation.

As a Construction Management Intern, you will partner with seasoned project managers, estimators, and superintendents to contribute to all phases of construction projects, from initial design to final execution. Your responsibilities will encompass drafting detailed project scopes, spearheading project kick-offs, curating and updating construction timelines, streamlining job site organization, coordinating timely inspections, championing on-site safety, and overseeing the meticulous completion of the final punch list.

You will help with Project Management:

  • Contribute to the project team to ensure they achieve project schedules and budgets. 
  • Assist in managing multiple projects in a timely and accurate manner, monitoring overall project progress according to the project scope and available resources. 
  • Participate in estimating the time required to complete a project.  Acquire and review cost estimates, ensuring estimates are accurate.
  • Create project work scopes with Project Manager and Director of Construction. During the preconstruction phase of construction, assist with permitting, value engineering, take-offs, pre-bid coordination, bidding process, post-bid coordination and meetings, design team meetings, project team selection, and subcontract issuance. Assist in managing subcontractors to work scopes and contracts. 
  • Help create and maintain an overall construction schedule. Participate in project kick-off, site safety plan implementation and enforcement. Coordinate with Owner and subcontractors. Help prepare and execute project work plans. Coordinate temporary utilities and job site mobilization. Monitor and alert the project team when changes occur in the project scope, and update schedules promptly. 
  • Alert Project Manager if you become aware of changes that could affect the project scope, schedule, or work completion.  Issue all addenda/bulletin changes to project team.
  • Help schedule and conduct general inspections of the workers, their performance, and safety during construction. 

You will Problem-Solve:

  • Ensure an organized job site is maintained throughout the project.  Help coordinate and supervise all construction activities. Create and maintain daily field reports of all construction activities. 
  • Review field conditions and any affect they may have on other disciplines.   
  • Participate with Lead Construction Operations to review project specific errors/omissions and assist with resolutions. 
  • Prepare, schedule, and supervise completion of a final punch list. 
  • During the Closeout phase, assist with the coordination of job site de-mobilization, close out documents, and ensures that "green" communities close out requirements are to obtain government credits or LEED certification.

You'll Communicate and Network:

Collaborate with various disciplines throughout Wolverine Building Group. Regularly communicate with Project Managers, Project Engineers, Estimators, Architects, and Directors of Construction to understand any changes to project design, scope, schedule, and budget. 

Maintain project documentation by receiving, reviewing, creating, and distributing items including but not limited to submittals, logs, daily and weekly reports, plans and specifications, RFI's and bulletins, meeting minutes, schedules, change orders, etc.

Promote job site safety, encourage safe work

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