INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

VIRTEXCO Corporation has developed a mutually beneficial relationship with Virginia Tech in the fields of Building Construction, Civil Engineering and Construction Management.

Reasons for an internship program...

• To provide students with the best construction education possible.
• To provide students with a sustained real world experience that can only be learned outside the classroom.
• To provide industry the opportunity to assist in the professional development of new constructors.

• Familiarize students with the construction industry planning, design and field operations.
• To introduce students to the interrelations among the various tasks and participants in the construction process.
• To expose students to management and communication functions performed within a construction project.
• To aid students in acquiring specific skill sets which will enhance their value to employers and the industry.

• Students will gain knowledge that can only be acquired within real world situations.
• The students develop professional attitudes.
• Upon graduation, the student interns are productive and skilled pre-professionals.

• Field Operations - Working as a laborer, helper or technical assistant, etc. Assisting in surveying, checking material delivery, timekeeping, cost control, submittal processing, filing, drawing controls, schedule checking, and subcontract monitoring.
  
  
• Office Operations - Preparing quantity take-offs, vendor and subcontractor contracts, estimating, and scheduling functions. Check drawing and specifications for completeness and discrepancies. Attend bid openings, conferences, take notes, etc. Assist in handling paperwork components of managing the construction process.
  
  
• Project Management - Perform management, field engineering or office functions at advanced experience level of a mature intern. Demonstrate the ability to accept responsibility and put into practice skills, attitudes and judgment learned in earlier internship periods.