Co-Op (8 months – Project/Field Coordinator)

Job title: Co-Op (8 months – Project/Field Coordinator)

Job description: Division: Canada – Toronto

Project Location(s): Toronto, ON M4C 1M5 CAN

Minimum Years Experience: 0

Travel Involved: 0-10%

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Co-op

Education: Degree in Progress

Job Family: Construction

Compensation: Co-Op Non-Exempt

About Us:

Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company and is a leading builder in diverse market segments. The company has earned recognition for undertaking large and complex projects, fostering innovation, embracing emerging technologies, and making a difference for their clients, employees and community. With a staff of over 10,000 employees, the company completes $15 billion of construction on 1,500 projects each year. Turner offers clients the accessibility and support of a local firm with the stability and resources of a multi-national organization.

Position Description:

Turner Construction is looking for students who can fulfill an 8-month Project or Field Coordinator internship beginning in January 2024. The Co-op must be available to work on site with the site team Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week. The role includes assisting in obtaining, evaluating, and coordinating project engineering information needed to construct projects.

The purpose of the internship is to provide the student with supervised practice at the work site or in certain cases in the office in the continuing daily operations of construction. Interns will assist the Project Manager and/or the Superintendent in the field through assistance, coordination and distribution of information required to construct the project in time, within budget and to quality standard. The intern reports to the Project Manager or Project Superintendent.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

– Assist the Project Manager with obtaining information and approvals for processing shop drawings and submittals.

– Disseminate Construction information to appropriate parties.

– Assist in the preparation of contract items list.

– Monitor field variations and keep the Project Superintendent informed of any changes.

– Ensure that subcontractors understand and adhere to the job schedule.

– Ensure subcontractor compliance with Turner’s safety program, safety codes and regulations.

– May perform other duties as necessary or assigned.

– Working toward a four-year degree in Engineering or three-year college diploma in Construction Management, or equivalent is preferred.

– Basic knowledge of building construction.

– Capable of identifying problems and recommending corrective actions.

– Computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office suite programs.

– Basic understanding of scheduling programs, preferred.

– Basic ability to interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.

– Familiar with lean methodology.

– Strong ability to demonstrate leadership and interpersonal skills and teamwork with the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing.

– Desire to learn & develop.

Physical Demands:

Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the Co-Op regularly works on-site in a standalone trailer at the construction work site where they are exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Minorities/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor

Turner Construction Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodations are available, including for applicants with disabilities, in the application and recruitment process, upon request.

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