What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 SUMMER INTERNSHIP - ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER position at Cleveland Group, Inc.?
Summary
This position is a 3-month internship. If after the internship period, there is strong performance as well as availability, this role has the potential to become a permanent employee of Cleveland Electric.
This position will work with one or more experienced contract managers, project engineers or estimators to help the individual gain the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to be able to take on total responsibility for the success and profitability of projects. We are seeking confident candidates that like to be challenged and are interested in a position with long term career potential. The successful candidate must be a people person with the ability to gain support and cooperation from field supervision and customers. This candidate will begin training by providing support to the management of complex construction projects. Tasks will include assisting Contract Managers with design engineering review and coordination, estimating, scheduling, work planning and other functions required to become a successful Contract Manager. The employee will be given more and more complex assignments as their skill and knowledge grow. They will learn practical hands-on use of applicable regulations, codes, calculations and estimates as well as budgeting, pricing, and construction installation. This employee may be temporarily assigned to work in our Engineering / Estimating Department or on a construction site in order to gain a broad understanding of the entire process of completing a successful project.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following :
- Maintain a close relationship with the General Superintendent and other members of the field to ensure that the proper flow of information is maintained to complete the project on schedule, ahead of budget and to the satisfaction of the customer
- Respond to requests for service and assistance from Contract Managers, engineers, architects, clients, inspectors, and co-workers
- Perform project support duties such as, preparing submittals, developing and maintaining tracking logs, filing documents, reviewing and updating drawings
- Assist Contract Manager in permitting, bonding, procurement, and handling customer interface
- Prepare and maintain up to date control records, document receipt of service requests, document and revision numbers, original distribution, revised distributions and transmittal dates
- Research engineered drawings for accuracy, revisions, and conflicts. Develop action plans and propose plans to deal with discrepancies
- Monitor engineering, procurement, and construction progress against schedule and initiate any necessary action where required. Present project status information to customer and Cleveland management
- Attend and participate in meetings, proposal presentations, and contract and change order negotiations with owners and general contractors
- Produce estimating takeoff for change order pricing and budgeting.
- Assist Contract Manager with billing and over all cash management of project
- Actively promote and strive to ensure the success of total quality management
Qualifications
Other Skills and Abilities
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; precarious places; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. Employee will be required to wear hardhat and safety glasses and observe safety procedures at job site. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud outside the site office.
