What you can expect

At McCarthy, we understand that your internship is a valuable opportunity for you to learn about the commercial construction industry. Though every McCarthy project is unique, our interns will have the opportunity to experience life within a vibrant, growing construction firm, interact with senior company management and participate actively in the building process…all of this while receiving a competitive salary and being part of a building project that will last for years and years.

Each intern is assigned a mentor to ensure time at McCarthy is well spent and any questions are addressed. Some of the many assignments our interns may expect to work on include:

Field Operations

• Scheduling, checking material deliveries
• Assisting with cost control, inventory control, subcontractor monitoring
• Assisting with report preparation
• Assisting in safety inspections and participating in jobsite walks
• Conducting site tours

Office Operations

• Preparing quantity take-offs, calling vendors and subcontractors for proposals
• Checking drawings and specifications for completeness, discrepancies
• Attending bid openings, conferences
• Assisting with project record keeping, preparing shop drawings, and assisting with cost control records

Project Management

• Assisting project managers and superintendents
• Coordinating subcontractor activities
• Planning and scheduling, processing change and extra work orders, preparing requests for progress payment
• Obtaining permits and licenses, checking zoning and code requirements, designing temporary facilities
• Arranging for utility services, conducting safety inspections and training, supervising punchlist activities.
• Expediting material deliveries, assisting in documenting and preparing claims.
• Verifying work hours, materials used and other elements necessary for updating database files.
• Preparing briefing charts and formal reports
• Helping with close out

Other Training

• To meet the needs of our Project Engineers and Interns, we developed our intensive Management Development Program (MDP) more than a decade ago.
• As a participant in this program, all Project Engineers and Interns have the opportunity to engage with other engineers from across their division, share best practices and learn from senior management.