Superintendent Intern
Morley BuildersSanta Monica, California, United States • San Diego, California, United States
Posted October 2, 2023
Full Time
About the Company
Morley Builders, founded in 1947, is an employee‑owned Southern California general contractor recognized by Engineering News‑Record’s Top 400 Contractors. The company specializes in institutional and major civic projects—including education, research, parking, commercial, medical, and multifamily residential developments—providing a full spectrum of services from pre‑construction and design‑build to seismic strengthening, preservation, modernization, and LEED‑certified construction. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Morley Construction Company and Benchmark Contractors, Inc., it offers structural concrete expertise and cost‑effective open‑shop contracting, enabling significant savings on complex projects. With offices in Santa Monica, Irvine, and San Diego and a commitment to eco‑friendly operations, Morley combines deep industry experience, a skilled workforce of 300 tradesmen and 175 professionals, and a collaborative culture that delivers quality and innovation across the region.
Job Description
The Superintendent Intern is a hands-on experience-based role that functions as a key member of the field construction team. You will assist Superintendents with daily reports, safety walks, quality control, plan reading, meetings, crew management and weekly schedule updates.
Requirements
- City Inspection Participation (all city inspections)
- Schedule inspections with correct department
- Prior to inspection, review areas on contract documents and verify compliance in the field with the trade partner
- Walk with Superintendent and inspector to get areas signed off
- Scheduling
- Sit in weekly PM/Superintendent internal scheduling meetings
- Assist in updates (P6 or excel) and/or concrete look-ahead schedules
- Acquire knowledge and experience to enable drafting of a scheduling matrix that captures durations & quantities based on a specific scenario
- Safety
- Assist/attend all subcontractor pre-con meetings
- Daily/Weekly inspections
- Join company safety committee meetings
- Attend and document all site safety meetings
- Depending on project phase, identify potential to be obtained during internship
- Assist Super in auditing concrete crews JHA’s, pre-task plans and trainings
- Quality Control
- Perform all applicable QC related tasks/forms during the different phases of work
- Plan Reading
- Learn and practice fundamentals of feet in hundredths and civil stations
- Interface with PMs and review shop drawings of on-going work and cross reference with contract drawings
- Become familiar with the process of RFI posting (not actually post RFIs)
- Superintendent Related Meetings
- Attend and complete “superintendent document control” for the following meetings:
- Foreman
- Internal team
- Safety
- Owners'
- Subcontractor kick-off
- Pre-installation
- Consultant observations
- Concrete Crew Management
- Working with layout crew
- Ordering materials
- Reviewing timesheets
- Performing quantity takeoffs
- Assisting in concrete pours (truck monitoring, ready mix ticket review, etc.)
- Reviewing 245 reports
- Formwork material tracking