Materials Quality Internship

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We hire enthusiastic, hard-working individuals for college internships and entry-level positions. With locations across the country and unique opportunities for hands-on experience, mentorship and networking, there's never been a better time to join our team.

General Summary

This position will support Granite's Corporate Construction Quality Objectives as established in our 2022 Strategic Quality Plan and coordinate support activities with the Director of Materials Quality and collaborate with Regional (Strategic Plan) Implementation Champions across business functions, including assisting implementation of Materials Quality Management objectives, and establishing and managing regional, area and project level accountabilities.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Assist with sampling and testing of aggregates, soils, and other mined materials in accordance with company and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate and facilitate Collaborative Learning Events (CLE) for Major Quality Incidents to determine Contributing Factors (CF), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and subsequently publish Quality Alerts to establish and maintain Granite library to house CLE's and Quality Alerts.
• Help identify learning opportunities as a result of Quality Incidence and CLE's / delegate input into Granite's Lessons Learned database by routinely reviewing lessons learned to verify correct input will account for accurate filtering.
• Assist Director in establishing a Project Quality Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed (RACI) Plan Model to provide guidance to our project teams on how to effectively implement and manage to Project Quality Minimums.
• Assist in creating a process for capturing "Best Practices" across the Company in a centralized database to implement utilization of our database, and subsequently monitor and suggest process improvements.
• Navigate Granite's cloud-based Autodesk Build Project / Quality Management Platform tutorials which provides capabilities to manage project document and drawings, RFI's, Submittals, Meetings and more.
• Assist in establishing process for creating effective Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) that measure and coordinate quality related inspection & testing activities and identify hold-points with all required parties & stakeholders.
• Assist and support the development and effective use of checklists to guide construction activities through process of acceptance of work for Definable Features of Work (DFOW).
• Participate with project QMS audits to identify opportunities for improvement and verify conformance with project specific and Granite quality requirements as identified in Project Quality RACI.
• Advocate for and comply with Company's Quality Policy and Code of Conduct to ensure compliance.

Education / Certification

Work Experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Requirements

Our Benefits at a Glance :

In addition to building the next generation of builders, Granite invests in its interns by providing them access to a broad benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans, as well as special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more.

Interns may choose from two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, including our most popular plan, for which 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible interns.

We invest in the future of our interns by providing them with access to Granite's 401(k) plan where they are eligible for Granite's 100% employer match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that they defer into their 401(k) plan.

Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States.

Base Hourly Wage Range : Hourly : $0.00 $0.00

Pay may vary based upon relevant experience, skills, location, and education among other factors.

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his / her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.