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The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company · 1 week ago

Design Management Intern

Towson, MD

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a Design Management Intern to support their design team under the guidance of a Design Manager. The role involves facilitating team dynamics, supporting project pursuits, and assisting with design management activities throughout the construction process.

Construction

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Be an integrated team player and look for new, innovative ways to improve our approach, balancing design and build to benefit our customers

Facilitate a healthy integrated team structure and workflow

Observe day-to-day activities of how a Design Manager builds trust between themselves and every team member, and seeks creating an environment of idea sharing, fairness, and professionalism

Supporting Whiting-Turner Design Manager with group and project-specific responsibilities

Champion innovation and the best possible project for the customer, within program, quality, budget, schedule, and sustainability constraints

Support proposal development with written narratives, visual images, and graphics

Attend presentation preparations and develop presentation skills

Support the A/E through programming, code reviews, and constructability

Assist with determining functionality and quality of the A/E team’s solution

Assist with design review, meetings, and monitoring the Design Decisions Log

Assist project teams with value engineering ideas

Track follow-up items for A/E team action and information needed from WT, subcontractors, vendors, and/or the client to keep the design moving forward

Regularly attend construction meetings and conducts site walks with design team

Help WT project team with design-related issues during construction

Ensure design team completes their project construction phase and close-out commitments

Assist with updating and maintaining WT Design Management tools and resources

Assist with design team networking and selection

You may be assigned to the office, jobsite, or a mix of both

Travel outside of your daily assigned location may include day trips to support project teams within the assigned operating group

Qualification

BIMAutoCADRevitDesign managementConstruction managementProject managementValue engineeringProfessional practiceTeam collaborationPresentation skills

Required

College Degree: Architecture or similar design major (Interior Design, Architectural Engineering, etc.)

Exposure to design in a professional setting is recommended but not required

Working/interning for an Architect or Interior Design firm will be most helpful for this position

Working/interning for a General Contractor or Trade Contractor

Working/interning for a Design Consultant (civil engineering, structural engineer, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, etc.)

Internships in a non-design/construction-related field or school-related work positions may be considered if the candidate expresses a solid interest working in the design/construction industry

Professional Interests: Architecture and participating in the design process

Professional Interests: Construction and participating in the building process

Professional Interests: Architectural License or other applicable design licensure (e.g. RA, CID, PE, etc.)

Professional Interests: Design management, contracts, cost, and scheduling

Professional Interests: Advanced/alternative project delivery methods

Professional Interests: Emerging initiatives and technologies for design and construction

Professional Interests: Participating in regional and national professional organizations

Software Experience: Autodesk Suite – AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, other BIM/CAD software

Software Experience: Office365 Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, etc

Software Experience: Bluebeam, Primavera P6, Touchplan, other pull planning software

Preferred

Course Work: A general construction management class to gain exposure to the construction process, project management and project delivery methods (Construction Management at Risk, Design-Build, Integrated Project Delivery, etc.)

Course Work: Classes in estimating, scheduling, and project controls

Course Work: Professional practice, finance, and accounting

Course Work: Computer application in design (BIM) and clash detection