Construction Management Intern

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.

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This role will be part of a team that acts as a liaison between project management staff and functional team members from different business units for the development and implementation of major capital projects, analyzes and prepares complex project data to support the project management staff in the successful implementation of project deliverables, understands the transmission organization's objectives and processes and how successful project delivery contributes to the organization's success, further optimizes process deliverables by working cross-functionally to ensure key project deliverables are met to support the successful execution of capital projects. Responsibilities :

• Utilize overall project estimates to prepare project execution plans to support the execution of large capital project. This involves researching and utilizing updated project information to revise and refine monthly project estimates and cost forecasts, as well as preparing cost reports for financial modeling, creating project staffing plans and assembling project requests.
• Perform reviews of engineering drawings and Bills of Material (BOMs) to develop project work order estimates by retirement unit code (RUC) and uploads the estimates into Maximo. Maintain project work order compliance throughout the project lifecycle by analyzing project variances and updating estimates by RUC in Maximo to ensure proper FERC accounting is used on the project and the project maintains an accurate inventory of the units of property installed.
• Setup new projects and cost accounts in Maximo and route projects for Project Manager approval to enable material ordering and labor charges to the proper project. Resolve all TRIS related issues pertaining to Maximo tasks not being in the proper status to allow charges.
• Resolve all project related invoice issues such as invalid / missing accounting, incorrect quantities billed, missing lien waivers, etc. Identify the source of the invoice error and troubleshoot the issue to ensure timely resolution and approval of all invoices.
• Work with project team members to identify incorrect project financial transactions by reviewing cost repository data. Prepare journal entries for submittal to accounting to ensure that incorrect transactions are properly transferred to the correct project.
• Develop project tools and reporting information to ensure that project team members and project leadership have accurate information on the health and status of the project.
• Lead the completion of project closeout activities to include : ensuring all work order are in compliance with OTTC requirements and properly placed in-service on time, all contracts are closed, all lien waivers are received, all field turnover documentation is complete and all assets have been properly accounted for.
• Assist project personnel with project budget and accounting related information as requested; such as TRIS, API, expense accounts, OTTC, Unifier, Maximo, PowerPlan, P6 Analytics and other project reporting tools.
• Provide statistical information regarding the current portfolio performance of the various projects. Analyze, evaluate and propose recommendations to improve performance on key performance indicators.
• Assist with special projects as assigned and prepare specialized reports and confidential documents.
• Identify, analyze, and recommend solutions to eliminate problems, improve user effectiveness, and improve system accuracy.
• Complete tasks or other duties assigned by Managers to help monitor project performance.
• Attend construction site visits
• Promote safety in meetings
• Have a basic understanding of construction and construction management
• Working with a mentoring PM within the team to learn from their project management style and about the skills required to conduct yourself as a successful PM

Qualifications

Must be a current student pursuing a Bachelors or Masters in Construction Management or Engineering Management from an accredited college or university required with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above.

Compensation :

We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the salary offered.

$19.00 - $29.00

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12 : 00 am on that date :

Thursday November 06, 2025

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.