Intern at Heritage Construction + Materials in Lafayette, Indiana

Job Description:

Build Your Career at Milestone Contractors!



The Intern performs a variety of tasks in an assigned department or business unit, including field operations, surveying, estimating, project management, plant and lab operations, equipment and dispatch, project accounting, human resources, or safety.



Essential Functions

• Performs Job site functions


• Reviews field reporting for reasonableness and accuracy as compared to estimates and submitted documentation


• Participates in construction meetings


• Researches and codes tickets and invoices


• Assists with cost and variance reports


• Prepares job documents


• Meets deadlines


• Communicates with internal/external customers


• Answers inquiries via phone, email or in-person


• Develops effective relationships with employees, peers and managers


• Provides highest levels of quality and service


• Demonstrates high levels of integrity and credibility through effective communication


• Promotes and maintains personal safety


• Exhibits safe work behaviors


• Wears all prescribed PPE

Education Qualifications

• High School or Equivalent is required

Experience Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in BS/BA program related to the construction industry

Skills and Abilities

• Accountability


• Communication


• Decision Making/Decision Quality


• Ethics/Integrity


• Instills/Trust


• Results Driven

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid Drivers License is required

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Indoor conditions that include standard office equipment such as computers, photocopier, phone, filing cabinets, fax machines, cubicles


• Outdoor conditions at highway construction job sites, which includes exposure to inclement weather, moving traffic, noise, fumes, mechanical and heavy equipment


• Sits in motor vehicle and drives regularly


• Possesses stamina to walk around job sites up to 8 hours per day


• May lift up to 25lbs


• May need to stoop, bend, carry materials

About Milestone Contractors



Milestone Contractors is a privately held, family-owned business headquartered in Indianapolis. Milestone Contractors is a fully integrated heavy construction company specializing in highway, bridge, asphalt and concrete paving and site development. Over its 30-year history, Milestone has built a reputation for prioritizing safety, quality, people and innovation. Milestone Contractors is a part of The Heritage Group's family of companies. Learn more at https://www.milestonelp.com/


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.


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