Summary
MSI values are apparent in everything we do. INTEGRITY: We act with honesty, fairness, respect, and safety, to further a culture of unquestioned integrity. INNOVATION: We find innovative solutions that add value to our clients’ projects. We are committed to investigating and implementing new products and procedures to ensure we stay on top of advancing technology, growth within our industry, and the changing needs of our clients. SAFETY: Protecting the health and safety of every employee is our top priority and is the foundation of our success. We incorporate safety and risk management procedures into our daily operations and ensure integration throughout the entire MSI organization. FLEXIBILITY: We work with our clients to provide the flexibility needed to ensure project targets are always met on time and within budget. PERFORMANCE: We provide excellent performance through schedule—driven crews and continually strive not only to meet client expectations, but to exceed them. TEAMWORK: Our integrated team has become our greatest asset. Working as a team allows our clients to benefit from the combined strength of our individual talents, skills, and expertise. FINANCIAL STRENGTH: We believe solid financial performance creates security for our clients and opportunity for our employees.
At MSI, we embrace diversity and inclusion not only with our employees but across all levels of our business, from suppliers to community partners, to our clients. We hire from all 50 states and multiple countries around the world to champion a multidimensional workforce that brings valuable differences in perspectives, work ethics, and ways of working into our organization. We foster ideas that take cross departmental collaboration to actualize and encourage everyone—from interns to executives to voice their ideas and leave an impact. It is our goal to create a respectful work environment where all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to be innovative leaders in our industry.
The MSI culture fosters a community that gives back, starting with our employees. As a result, we enacted our Volunteer Time off Policy to energize employees to contribute to the neighborhoods around them or for specific philanthropies they may feel strongly about.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
The Intern’s responsibilities will vary slightly based on project schedule and scope, but will typically involve aiding the management of:
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Onsite engineering
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General documentation control
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Material tracking mechanisms and logs : namely concrete, aggregate, and longer lead items such as cable, rebar, piles, modules, trackers, etc.
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Progress and quantity tracking mechanisms and logs
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Attend Plan Of the Day (POD) meetings, maintaining meeting notes, and working with the Field PE(s) to distribute the POD document to project personnel daily
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Update and issue weekly progress tracking maps
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Maintain Daily Status Tracker: a document recording dates of all quantities installed. The schedule will be updated and maintained using this and the POD documents.
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Provide corporate Scheduler with quantity completion as required to support the development and updating of 3 week lookahead, full, and summary schedule files.
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Work with Field PE(s) to accurately enter weekly quantities completed into the project management software, Viewpoint.
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Ensure Superintendents and Construction Manager have most recent revisions of required issued for construction (IFC) drawings.
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Review drawing submittal and transmittal requirements managing these processes, including acquiring process documentation, sending documentation to an engineering firm and client, tracking the response process, and updating the corresponding transmittal or submittal log
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Submit Requests for Information (RFI) to engineering firms and client as required, track the response process, and update the RFI log
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Complete Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) inspections, maintaining inspection logs, and notifying Superintendents of any non conformance areas
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Prepare meeting agendas and notes for all weekly and monthly client and engineering meetings
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Compile, submit, and save Wind and/or Weather Day notifications and maintain associated log(s)
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Take progress pictures and post to document control platform
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Execute duties as required to support the successful execution of the project
Skills
The PE Intern is expected to be exhibit the following skills prior to being hired: -
Microsoft Office programs.
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Efficient written and verbal communication.
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Technical writing proficiency.
Personal Attributes -
Desire to learn and apply knowledge to critical, evolving situations
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Understanding of learning by asking questions of those more experienced in work areas
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Effective and efficient communicator
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Able to manage and prioritize multiple simultaneous issues
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Deadline oriented
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Willing to travel as position is located at jobsite
EDUCATION
Working on Bachelors Degree
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
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Must be authorized to work in the United States now and in the future without company sponsorship
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Pursuing Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or similar Engineering field preferred
TRAINING
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Safety
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Compliance
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Initial industry introduction and training to be provided prior to on site arrival, with training to continue on site through interactions with site personnel
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
MSI, and our family of companies, is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. We consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other legally protected status. We also comply with all applicable laws governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria.