Construction Summer Intern - New Jersey

Location: LOC-NJ041-Avalon Saddle River, United States of America

Construction Summer Intern - New Jersey

Position Type

Full time

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

State

New Jersey

City

Saddle River

Zip Code

07458

Total Base Pay Range

$46,800.00 - $57,200.00

Overview

Vivmark Residential exists to set the mark for what home can be. Formed through the merger of AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential, Vivmark brings together two industry leaders with a shared commitment to excellence, innovation, and delivering exceptional living experiences. Our vision is to be the most trusted and best-performing rental housing company in America - one that continues to get better as it grows. And we're looking for people who want to help us do it.

As an owner, developer, and manager of more than 180,000 apartment homes in major markets across the US, we have the scale to offer something most companies can't. At Vivmark, team members move up and across functions, markets, and disciplines, building lasting careers. We invest in team members’ growth, development, and capabilities that make them and us better, and we hold ourselves to the highest standard as an employer.

The best people want to work here. We hope you're one of them.

The Role

Vivmark Residential has Construction Intern positions in New Construction.

We are looking for the right candidate to join our construction team as a Construction Intern.  The internship will be located at one or more construction projects in the Vivmark Construction markets.

Job Responsibilities

As a Construction Intern, you will gain experience in the construction management of multi-family apartment communities.  Our goal is to provide you with a wide range of hands-on experiences over the summer.

New Construction: An internship on a new construction site will provide exposure to a variety of stages in the construction management process such as site and concrete work, framing, rough mechanicals, finishes, budgeting and scheduling.

The Construction Intern will collaborate with Superintendents, Project Managers, Subcontractors, Lead Engineers and Architects, gaining an advanced understanding of the different roles that are required for successful construction projects. They will also learn how changes, clarifications, directives, RFIs, are updated in real-time and coordinated with team members and subcontractors and suppliers to maintain smooth and efficient schedules.

In addition to the above hands-on experiences, all Construction Interns participate in a Summer Learning Series led by Vivmark Construction leaders.  The Summer Learning Series gives you an opportunity to meet the leaders, learn about other roles in the Construction industry, and the overall construction processes at Vivmark.

Vivmark Residential has a commitment to integrity—doing the right thing, always. The Construction Intern will learn about our Incident and Injury-Free Workplace safety culture, how to recognize and reinforce best safety practices, and gain a comprehensive understanding of different safety laws and regulations.

Minimum Requirements

Qualified candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related program. Prior construction-related internships or work experience is beneficial but not required.

The ideal candidate would have ;

The ability to quickly learn new skills and be curious about the construction process and industry

Exceptional time management and organization skills

Bias for action and eagerness to see all tasks through to completion

Strong attention to detail

The desire to expand and apply their academic construction management knowledge to real world situations and gain exposure to new areas of the business

Proficiency in MS Office products, particularly Excel and Word.

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Strong math comprehension and calculation skills

How Vivmark Supports You

We know that our teams are the beating heart of our success and we’re committed to showing our appreciation.

We offer

A competitive benefits package that supports your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, paid vacation and company holidays, and exclusive team member housing discounts.

Additional Info

Vivmark Residential is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  We believe that in order to achieve our purpose of creating a better way to live, we must recruit, develop and retain associates with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives and create an environment that encourages all voices to be heard, understood and appreciated. With this we know we can do great things.

Vivmark Residential makes employment decisions without regard to a person’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics or testing), citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by the law.

Vivmark Residential will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements under the law.

Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.

Vivmark Residential does not require or request that you provide any information that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  Please redact this information prior to the submission of your application and/or leave these fields incomplete on your application.

For California residents, if you elect to apply to Vivmark Residential you accept the Vivmark Residential California Personnel Privacy Notice (https://www.avaloncommunities.com/california-personnel-privacy-n