Methuen Construction Company, Inc. Hiring for Co-op at Plaistow, New Hampshire Full Time

Are you interested in advancing or beginning your career? Do you have ambition, drive, and a passion in the construction industry? If so, we have a lot to offer you including flexibility, excellent compensation and benefits, in addition to a great company culture that is team oriented, safety minded, motivated, and respectful. As a Construction Operations co-op you will support ongoing and future projects.

Our co-ops work on challenging projects from water and wastewater treatment facilities to complex federal projects and industrial plants. Co-ops spend time in the office working and being mentored by their project teams, with the opportunity to learn onsite gaining hands on knowledge of what it takes to put the work into place. Such tasks may include working on close-outs, QA/QC, project engineering and production of red-line as-builts. Take what you have learned in the classroom and apply your knowledge to real world scenarios and problem-solving situations.

• Technical assistance to the project team including interpreting contract drawings and submittals

• Provide assistance to Project Managers, Foreman, and Superintendents to facilitate construction project plan

• Provide assistance in performing solicitation and evaluation of prices from vendors and distributors

• Ensure proper oversight and retention of documents relevant to project

• Assist with Logging PO’s, subcontracts, insurance certificates and correspondence

• Assist with tracking fabrication and delivery of product and equipment

• Assist with all project Safety, Quality, and Compliance programs and processes

• Assist with performing inspection of construction site progress and quality

• Keep accurate notes, records, sketches, daily reports, and field books to describe and verify the planned work as well as the completed work that they will incorporate in the project’s record documents

• Perform other duties to support construction operations as needed

  Position Type

• This is an internship/Co-op, non-exempt position. Hours can be flexible within a full-time schedule

  Travel

• Minimal travel. Potential for occasional travel to job sites around New England

  Education and Experience

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline

• Previous experience performing work with water, waste/water and heavy industrial process systems is preferred for this position, but not required

• Personal commitment to team environment, safety, customer satisfaction and quality control

  Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 25 pounds

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, and safely maneuver around the nearby presence of various construction equipment and vehicles, on an active construction site

• Prepared to regularly encounter moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and a variety of outside weather conditions

• Able to climb temporary or permanent stairs, and ladders

• Able to bend, squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, balance and stoop, reach on a regular basis

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

  Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  Voted one of New Hampshire’s Best Companies to Work For, Methuen Construction is widely recognized as the most successful, self-performing general contractor in the industry with experienced Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Project Engineers, Safety and Quality professionals, in addition to a variety of other operational teammates and support teams. Built on over 60 years of experience, Methuen Construction employs the highest skilled trades professionals including Pipefitters, Carpenters, Heavy Equipment Operators, and Laborers. We consistently strive for complete client satisfaction by delivering outstanding construction services and cutting-edge solutions. As we expand our construction territory, diversify our client base, and enhance our operational capabilities, our need for highly skilled teammates is growing! We offer excellent compensation and benefits, in addition to a great company culture that is team oriented, motivated, and respectful.

  An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer Methuen Construction provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. As a Federal Contractor, we encourage priority referral of protected veterans under VEVRAA.