Careers: Internships

McGuire and Hester believes that internships are an important part of a students overall educational experience. We offer internships throughout the year for students who major in Construction Management and Civil Engineering. The goal of our internship program is to develop professional, career-related assignments that will build upon McGuire and Hester’s corporate objectives and the academic knowledge of the intern.

Each intern is paired with two McGuire and Hester employees to make sure the experience is valuable. The first supervisor, who will work directly with the intern, sets objectives based on the intern’s level of education and background and evaluates the intern’s performance. The second, is the mentor who will serve as the intern’s advisor and friend within the company.

What do interns do?

We want our interns to develop a good understanding of who we are and what we do and to be able to perform the duties of an entry level Project Engineer so they can get a real feel for the type of work they will be doing after graduation. Internship assignments are made based on each interns individual learning needs.

 

Interns in Estimating

  • Perform quantity take-offs on materials and obtain material quotes
  • Attend pre-bid conferences and site visits
  • Obtain current standard specs, soils reports and other information required to submit complete bids
  • Assist Senior Estimators during bid closeouts, taking phone calls, assisting with price adjustments, reviewing subcontractor scope letters
  • Deliver bids
  • Assist with the transition of estimating information to operations
  • Supports operations as required with quantity takeoffs and other assistance for contract change orders and other project analysis.

Interns in the Field

  • Prepare and maintain administrative documents (status reports, billings, cost analysis and projections, claims, daily reports, subcontract documents and change orders).
  • Assists with the coordination of subcontractors and material suppliers
  • Conducts necessary liason with clients and project representatives to accomplish objectives
  • Performs layout and survey work
  • Implements company policies and procedures
How to Apply

Each year representatives from McGuire and Hester visit targeted universities to recruit qualified students for our internship program. Check out the calendar for more information on dates and times we will be on your campus.

November 1st
- Applications for Winter Internships due

April 1st
- Applications for Summer Internships due

Application for Employment
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For more information about our internships contact:

LaNelle Torkelsen
HR Manager
ltorkelsen@MandHCorp.com
510-632-7676 tel
510-562-5210 fax