Job Summary

Project Managers are Dennis Group’s primary client contact through the entire project delivery process, from design concept through bidding, construction, and start-up. As a Project Manager intern, your responsibility is to assist that each project’s scope, cost and schedule are successfully met.  Our projects are designing and building food and beverage process facilities (industrial projects).  The design/architect teams, engineering teams (multiple), and construction teams are housed within Dennis Group and the project manager interns is actively interacting with each group to ensure the success of the project.  Dennis Group’s Project Manager’s mission is to provide project management and execution expertise for clients through the entire project life cycle. 

Project Manager interns will assist in the client relationship management program, which involves a skill set and character to successfully support our sales and marketing activities in interacting with our clients.  This role requires excellent leadership, organization, and time management skills as you will wear many hats at once. Those finding success in the role typically have a technical background - which they apply daily - and are professional, self-motivated, and energetic with excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Typical responsibilities include but not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Assisting in managing projects from planning through commissioning including developing key objectives for each project and ensuring the objectives are achieved

• Assisting with the development of project scope, budget, schedule, and critical path elements
• Assist in coordinating with the in-house and consulting design teamwork product
• Assist in managing permit, code and regulatory approvals
• Help assemble and evaluate potential project bidders
• Assist in coordinating bid process fairly and professionally
• Maintain “Project Needs” list
• Maintain Project Meeting notes
• Help develop and issue monthly reports
• Update project forecasting tool monthly
• Support efforts involving monthly supplier invoices and client billing
• Aid to develop and maintain submittal and RFI processes
• Support to develop preliminary PM/Eng/CM/Start-up support cost estimate
• Perform tasks around food safety risk assessments
• Organizing construction trades and administering subcontracts
• Assist the Project Manager in managing project budget and expense approvals
• Managing contract and change order administration
• Support equipment installation activities
• Interfacing with client and all project assigned, working in client facilities and construction sites.
• Utilities multiple software programs (MS Office, CAD, Navisworks, MS Project, SharePoint, etc.)

Required Education Skills and Experience

• Sophomore, Junior, or Senior pursuing a degree in Construction Management / Architecture / Engineering
• Experience with a design-build, general contractor company working with multiple in-house engineer disciplines, architects, designers, etc. is a plus
• Basic understanding of AutoCAD, Revit and other design software
• Must meet overnight travel requirement of 30% to 50% of any given time.
• Our projects are located throughout the United States and Canada, and this is a position that you will need to work collaboratively with owners, A/E teams, subs, building officials, etc. regularly at the client’s facilities and construction sites.  Overnight travel requirement will be not less than 50% of any given time of the year.

• GPA: 3.0 or above
• Past industrial construction management / project engineer experience is a plus – past food and beverage, pharmaceutical, or another sanitary environment is a big plus.
• Experience using MS Project, Excel, and other MS programs are required.
• Be willing to work 10+ hours a day.
• Have a motivated and results orientated attitude.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• At times, standing and walking the jobsite over rough terrain can be expected
• Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.

Travel Requirement

• Our projects are located throughout the United States and Canada, and this is a position that you will need to work collaboratively with owners, A/E teams, subs, building officials, etc. regularly at the client’s facilities and construction sites.  Overnight travel requirement will be not less than 50% of any given time of the year.

About Us

We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we’ve focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn’t one thing we do, it’s all we do.

Dennis Group offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience. We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off including an open vacation policy, as well as bonus, profit-sharing, and retirement plans.

Dennis Group is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

JOB CODE: 1001405