Day in the Life of Brochure by Harvey-Cleary Marketing

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF

Interns

Project Engineers

Quality

Safety

Technicians

Coordinators

Intern

We don’t just build buildings; we build experts.

Intern

Our internships are designed to give you a preview of both the project management and superintendent roles within Harvey Cleary.

Requirements

• Minimum of high-school diploma or equivalent

• Four-year college degree in construction or engineering with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA, preferred but not required

Our Interns can expect to do the following during their internship:

Leadership

• Learn Procore (software management system)

• Participate in subcontractor meetings

• Work closely with the superintendent and project management teams to learn construction operations

• Keep commitments

Estimating / Cost Control

• Assist project management team with change order pricing

• Assist the superintendent team with pricing and purchasing of equipment and materials

• Assist in budgeting and bidding procedures

• Read and understand construction documents

Scheduling

• Assist field team with developing and documenting look ahead schedules

• Work with subcontractors to maintain jobsite schedules

Quality Control

• Field inspections

• Review and response to consultant field reports.

7:00 AM

A Day in the Life of Zayne Day, Intern

Zayne arrives at the jobsite in Houston. He spends the first part of her day walking the jobsite and taking mental notes of what he thinks the critical path items for the day are.

7:30 AM

Zayne attends the jobsite safety awareness meeting and takes note of what the subcontractors will be working on for that day. He also performs a head count of the manpower onsite to log the jobsite hours.

8:00 AM

Zayne checks his emails and responds to inquiries needing her immediate attention.

8:30 AM

Zayne walks the project and takes progress photos. He uploads the photos to Procore for review by the project team.

9:00 AM

Zayne processes field reports and distributes them to the subcontractors, architects, superintendents, and consultants. He works to get responses of the listed items.

10:30 AM

Zayne processes submittals and RFIs in Procore and links RFIs to drawings within Procore.

Safety

• Promote a safety culture

• Participate in jobsite safety meetings

• Review and understand jobsite safety awareness protocols from subcontractor(s)

11:30 AM

Zayne has lunch with his project team. They discuss the upcoming week’s foremen’s meeting, discuss any safety issues, OAC meeting, and review the critical path items he noted in his morning job walk.

12:30 PM

Zayne reviews pricing of field changes and discusses scope clarification with subcontractors.

1:00 PM

Zayne attends the Foremen’s meeting and takes notes. Following the meeting, he distributes the meeting minutes for review by the team.

2:00 PM

He distributes punch list items to the appropriate subcontractors in Procore and ensures the completion of those items.

3:00 PM

He contacts subcontractors for updated material delivery dates and updates her log.

3:30 PM

Zayne attends a jobsite tour of another Harvey Cleary project with his fellow interns. Following the tour, they head to a local restaurant to catchup on what they’re learning on their jobsite.

Construction Meeting and Documentation

• Take meeting minutes at all the meetings, prepare draft, and send out to project team for review

• Process submittals and RFI’s in Procore

Project Engineer

HARVEY-CLEARY

Project Engineer

Project Engineers spend the first years of their career learning both the project management and superintendent roles within Harvey Cleary.

Project Engineers spend the first years of their career learning both the project management and superintendent roles within Harvey | Harvey-Cleary

Training Requirements

• Four-year college degree in construction or engineering with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA

•Four-year college degree in construction or engineering with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA

Skill Requirements

Leadership

• Learn Procore (software management system)

Estimating

• Assist project management team with change order pricing

•Assist project management team with change order pricing

• Participate in subcontractor meetings

•Participate in subcontractor meetings

• Work closely with the superintendent and project management teams to learn construction operations

•Work closely with the superintendent and project management teams to learn construction operations

• Keep commitments

•Keep commitments

S ch e du li ng

Scheduling

•Assist the superintendent team with pricing and purchasing of equipment and materials

• Assist the superintendent team with pricing and purchasing of equipment and materials

• Read and understand project manual specifications

•Read and understand project manual specifications

•Read and understand construction documents

• Read and understand construction documents

C os t Cont rol

Cost Control

•Assist field team with developing and documenting look ahead schedules

• Assist field team with developing and documenting look ahead schedules

• Work with subcontractors to maintain jobsite schedules

•Track daily unit costs for ongoing jobsite activities

• Track daily unit costs for ongoing jobsite activities

•Develop cost forecast and documenting look ahead schedules

ongoing jobsite activities

•Develop cost forecast

• Develop cost forecast

•Work with subcontractors to maintain jobsite schedules

6:30 AM

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM

A Day in the Life of Chad Allen, Project Engineer

A Day in the Life of Cooper Cox, Project Engineer

Chad arrives to the jobsite in Houston, TX. Chad spends the first 15 minutes of his day walking the jobsite and taking mental notes of critical path items for the day.

Cooper arrives to the jobsite in Houston, TX. Cooper spends the first 15 minutes of his day walking the jobsite and taking mental notes of critical path items for the day.

7:45 AM

7:45 AM - 8:00 AM

Chad sits down and makes a list of all his meetings and critical path items for the day.

8:00 AM

Cooper sits down and makes a list of all his meetings and critical path items for the day.

Chad prepares the agenda for the weekly owner’s meeting.

8:30 AM

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Cooper prepares the agenda for the weekly owner’s meeting.

Chad reviews emails and MEP submittals that need immediate attention.

9:30 AM

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Cooper reviews emails and MEP submittals that need immediate attention.

11:30 AM

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Project Team lunch with the Senior Project Manager, Project Manager, Superintendent, Project Engineer and Intern.

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

12:15 PM

Chad catches up on his emails and sees that new submittals have been received from the flooring subcontractor. He documents internally and does a brief review to ensure all information is included.

Cooper catches up on his emails and sees that new submittals have been received from the flooring subcontractor. He documents internally and does a brief review to ensure all information is included.

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

1:00 PM

Review and finalize agenda for owner’s meeting and distribute attendees.

Review and finalize agenda for owner’s meeting and distribute to all attendees.

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

1:15 PM

Prepare for meeting and call interior designer to follow up on the status of finalizing light fixtures and flooring finishes.

Prepare for meeting and call interior designer to follow on the status of finalizing light fixtures and flooring finishes.

2:00 PM

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Chad places a call to the engineer and architect to finalize the RFI regarding mechanical and plumbing risers for next week’s concrete pour.

Cooper places a call to the engineer and architect to finalize the RFI regarding mechanical and plumbing risers for next week’s concrete pour.

9:45 AM

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

He calls the mechanical and plumbing contractors to confirm design intent based on his discussion with the engineer and architect.

He calls the mechanical and plumbing contractors to confirm design intent based on his discussion with the engineer and architect. eld measurements to confirm the conflict.

10:00 AM

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Chad reviews the submittal log and open submittals that the design team has responded to. Once reviewed, he distributes the submittals to the subcontractors.

11:00 AM

Cooper reviews the submittal log and open submittals that the design team has responded to. Once reviewed, he distributes the submittals to the subcontractors.

Chad walks the jobsite with superintendents Jared to review MEPF sleeves for upcoming pour.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Cooper walks the jobsite with superintendents Casey and Ozzy to review MEPF sleeves for upcoming pour.

Safety

• Develop safety culture

• Create safety habits by conducting weekly audits and safety observations

• Participate in jobsite safety meetings

• Create safety habits by conducting audits and safety observations

• Review and understand JSA’s from subcontractor(s)

• Participate in jobsite safety meetings

• Review and understand JSA’s from subcontractor(s)

4:00 PM

Facilitate and run the owner’s meeting.

3:00 PM

Facilitate and run the owner’s meeting.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Chad walks the jobsite and reviews the day’s progress. He takes notes on critical path items for the upcoming week.

Cooper walks the jobsite and reviews the day’s progress. He takes notes on critical path items for the upcoming week.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Review emails. Chad notices that the flooring subcontractor has sent a RFI regarding flooring transition heights. Chad drafts the RFI and sends it to the design team for review. Chad also responds to an email from the owner regarding scheduling that was discussed during the owner’s meeting. Chad prepares critical path list for next day.

Review emails. Cooper notices that the flooring subcontractor has sent a RFI regarding flooring transition heights. Cooper drafts the RFI and sends it to the design team for review. Cooper also responds to an email from the owner regarding scheduling that was discussed during the owner’s meeting. Cooper prepares critical path list for next day.

5:00 PM

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Chad leaves and goes to happy hour with other Harvey Cleary employees from 2-3 different jobsites and catches up with everyone.

Cooper leaves and goes to happy hour with other Harvey employees from 2-3 different jobsites and catches up with everyone.

Construction Meeting and Documentation

• Take meeting minutes at all the meetings, prepare draft, and send out to project team for review

• Take meeting minutes at all the meetings, prepare draft and send out to project team for review

• Develop and coordinate meeting agendas at jobsite

Quality Technician

Training Requirements

Quality Technicians work with the project team to ensure product quality and the overall success of construction projects.

• Four-year college degree in construction or engineering with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA

Skill Requirements

Leadership

• Maintain strict adherence to quality standards

• Participate in subcontractor meetings

• Work closely with the superintendent and project management teams to learn construction operations

• Keep commitments

• Generic knowledge of industry codes and standards

Quality Duties

• Conduct field reviews and inspections of ongoing and completed work to verify competency, accuracy, and compliance

• Work with the project team and subcontractors to identify and track deficient and non-conforming work

• Ensure inspection and test plan procedures are followed

Meetings

• Participate in pre-installation meetings with subcontractors

• Prepare quality agenda topics for team and owner meetings

• Develop and coordinate agendas for quality meetings

• Record meeting minutes for quality meetings

Process Improvement

• Monitor quality control processes for integrity, efficiency, and risk

• Identify problems and monitor corrective actions

• Ensure production is not hindered by quality procedures

• Ensure test equipment is calibrated and working correctly

6:30 AM

A Day in the Life of Taylor Messinger, Quality Technician

Taylor walks the jobsite to understand the current state of the project and identify upcoming quality activities.

7:00 AM

Taylor performs a final review of areas to be inspected today to ensure conditions have not changed.

7:30 AM

Taylor conducts a scheduled inspection with the owner’s representative and the subcontractor foreman. She documents the findings on a report.

9:00 AM

Taylor reviews emails and reports received. She issues non-conformance reports (NCRs) for any deficiencies noted in any reports received.

10:00 AM

Taylor logs reports received the previous day. She updates her daily log, status drawings, and inspection and test plans.

11:30 AM

Taylor enjoys lunch with her project team.

12:30 PM

Taylor reviews responses to NCRs in the field to verify correctness and responds accordingly.

1:30 PM

Taylor walks the site for general surveillance and documents any non-conforming work.

2:30 PM

Taylor reviews the schedule with the superintendents to identify upcoming quality activities.

3:00 PM

Taylor notifies the owner’s representative of upcoming quality activities.

4:00 PM

Taylor studies specifications, drawings, codes, and standards in preparation for an inspection tomorrow. She prepares the report template for the inspection.

4:30 PM

Taylor prepares a quality section for the team and owner meeting agendas.

Safety

• Contribute to safety culture

• Create safety habits by conducting weekly audits and safety observations

• Participate in jobsite safety meetings

• Review and understand JSA’s from subcontractor(s)

Documentation and Record Keeping

• Maintain daily field logs

• Prepare and review quality reports

• Field observations of deficient and nonconforming work

• Daily progress photos

Safety Coordinator

Safety Coordinators work directly with the Superintendent to oversee safety on the job site, build relationships with subcontractors, and provide applicable safety training and mentorship to field workers.

Training Requirements

• OSHA 30 Hour

• First Aid / CPR

• Specialist in Safety and Health Certification

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct Safety Audits and Observations

• Organize Safety Training

• Recognize and Isolate Hazards

Safety Professionals are a Key Component to Maintaining Our Safety Standards Onsite.

6:30 AM

A Day in the Life of Jonathan Umanzor, Safety Coordinator

Jonathan attends the subcontractor job safety analysis (JSA) meeting.

7:00 AM

Jonathan conducts a site orientation for all new employees preparing to begin working on the job site.

8:00 AM

Jonathan reviews the safety records for the new subcontractors preparing to come onsite and shares his findings with the team.

9:00 AM

Jonathan attends the project team meetings and covers the safety portion of the meeting (Mondays). Jonathan attends the project Foreman Meetings with the subcontractors and discusses any site-specific safety trends (Tuesdays). Jonathan meets with the project safety representatives (PSRs) from the subcontractors (Wednesdays). Jonathan attends the Preconstruction meeting being held with the new subcontractor where he discusses site specific hazards related to their task (Thursdays).

10:00 AM

Jonathan conducts random drug screens on the jobsite.

Leadership

• Encourage, Guide, and Protect Field Staff’s Safety Onsite

• Walk Active Jobsites and Provide Training in the Field to Subcontractors Onsite

11:30 AM

Jonathan heads to lunch with the project team where they discuss upcoming project activities.

12:30 PM

Jonathan meets with the superintendent to help him develop a plan for site safety hazards.

1:00 PM

4:00 PM

Jonathan walks the job site to spot check subcontractors for safety infractions, conduct training where needed, and completes his safety audits.

3:00 PM

Jonathan reviews the data trends from the safety database and shares his findings with the project team.

3:30 PM

Jonathan prepares for the upcoming preconstruction meetings for the new contractors that are coming onsite.

Jonathan assists the project team with scheduling a pre-employment physical for the new Harvey Cleary labor that we have starting onsite.

• Run PSR (Project Safety Representative) Meetings Safety Meeting and Documentation

• Be a Part of Foreman and Job-Wide Safety Meetings

• Take Meeting Minutes at All Safety Meetings, Prepare Draft and Send to Project Team for Review 12:00 - 1:00PM

• Run PSR (Project Safety Representative) Meetings

• Develop and Coordinate Safety Meeting Agendas at Jobsite

Technician & Safety Coordinator

What We Look For

People are the cornerstone of our success. We hire the very best at every level. From interns to executives, we hire people who demonstrate a range of qualities:

Professional Development

Harvey Cleary is committed to helping you grow professionally—both in the early stages of your career and as you become a more seasoned professional.

Robust Training Mentoring Program Continuing Education Association Memberships

Interested in Joining the Team?

Upload your resume to our online portal under “Careers”

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