Intern

Job Description

About Company: Grunley

Grunley is an award-winning, full-service construction firm based in the Washington metropolitan area. The company specializes in handling high-profile, complex construction projects for both public and private sector clients.

Grunley’s expertise covers a wide range of services including:
• Building new facilities
• Additions
• Renovations
• Restorations
• Modernizations

They focus on large-scale commercial, institutional, and government buildings, which encompass diverse project types such as:
• Offices
• Multi-family residential facilities
• Universities/Schools
• Courthouses
• Laboratories
• Performing arts centers
• Embassies
• Monuments
• Museums

Financially, Grunley boasts annual revenues in excess of $560 million and has a significant bonding capacity of $1.5 billion aggregate.

The company places a strong emphasis on work/life balance and fostering a supportive environment for its employees, especially interns. Interns are provided with extensive opportunities for on-the-job learning and professional growth, bridging classroom knowledge with practical experience. Beyond professional development, Grunley also organizes a variety of social and recreational activities for its interns to encourage camaraderie and a well-rounded experience. These include:
• Weekly intramural softball games
• Company-sponsored Nationals baseball games
• Job site tours
• Mentor/mentee events in the city
• Intern-organized events (often with full-time employee assistance), which in the past have included rafting, hiking, beach trips, and amusement park weekends.

About Job: Intern

The Grunley Intern role provides support to both the project management and superintendent teams. This position is designed to offer a comprehensive introduction to various aspects of construction project execution.

Required Education and Desired Major(s):
Candidates should be pursuing a degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field.

Key Responsibilities of a Grunley Intern include:
• Attending project meetings and accurately recording minutes.
• Assisting with the surveying and layout of job sites.
• Verifying field dimensions to ensure accuracy.
• Regularly walking the job site to monitor progress.
• Monitoring the project for any unsafe conditions and reporting them.
• Preparing, reviewing, and marking up submittals and shop drawings.
• Taking site-work progress photos for documentation.
• Preparing daily reports and documenting manpower counts.
• Updating record drawings as changes occur.
• Preparing work plans and outage requests.
• Assisting with subcontractor coordination and updates to the Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule.
• Assisting with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) submittals and tracking.
• Processing Requests for Information (RFIs).
• Procuring and tracking necessary materials.
• Assisting with subcontractor buy-out processes.
• Assisting with estimating take-offs.
• Assisting with the preparation of cost proposals.
• Attending company training seminars to further develop skills and knowledge.

Compensation and Benefits:
The hourly rate range for this intern role is $21.00-$25.00.
Housing and auto allowance will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Accommodation Request:
Grunley is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If an accommodation is needed for any part of the employment process, please contact hr@grunley.com or call 240-399-6162, providing details of the request and contact information. Only inquiries related to reasonable accommodations will be responded to via this email address.