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Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Project Engineer Intern

June - September 2023 • Pleasanton, CA

What I liked

I worked alongside a wonderful team of supervisors and other interns. I was on a project site (almost) daily. The company has very high expectations of interns but provides you with all of the resources that you need to succeed. Daily tasks are very engaging and you learn by working directly under one or more mentors who are very experienced in the construction industry.

What I wish was different

I had a very long commute (45 mins to 1 hour each way). However, this is part of the real world of the construction industry, and a good internship is supposed to reflect what the job is like in real-life, so I'm thankful for the challenge.

Advice

Whiting-Turner is extremely supportive, so make the most of your internship by taking advantage of every opportunity and make sure that you get to know your supervisors. In the future they will be the influential letters of recommendation, the people who can vouch for you in all of your future endeavors, and are just incredible people to get to know.
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Construction/Engineering Intern

May - August 2022 • Towson, MD

What I liked

WT is very dedicated to training and teaching interns and giving as much availability for construction experience as possible. It was great for a first internship - one half of my summer was in the office, and the other half was on a jobsite. The experience is personal depending on how much effort you want to give it and the internship puts a positive value on that.

What I wish was different

Advice

Speak to everyone you meet and make connections with you team and don't be afraid to ask questions or ask for an experience. Enter the job with a open mind about construction and the engineering field, don't confine your interests.
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Project engineer intern

May 2022 • Ramona, CA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

One piece of advice that I would share about this experience is work hard and keep dreaming. It is very motivating to show up to work with a motivated team ready to pursue and evolve in their careers and handle the task at hand. Because of them, I never lost sight of my own personal goals.
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Civil Engineering Intern

May - August 2022 • Chesapeake, VA

What I liked

The people were great to work with and I always felt like a part of the team. Great management environment.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Intern Co-op Engineer

May - August 2022 • Oxford, OH

What I liked

I enjoyed working with all of my coworkers and interacting with all the contractors on site. I was able to learn a lot about the construction industry from a management perspective. I enjoyed the amount of trust I was given as a first year intern. I felt like I was apart of the team and the work I did mattered. Also, being able to see our many projects at different phases of construction was cool.

What I wish was different

There are few things I wish were different about this internship. One thing I wish were different is the hour commute I have to work everyday. This made the work day very long and sometimes got worse due to trains. Another was not having access to some of the companies programs due to my level of experience.

Advice

Don't be afraid to take charge and make decisions. Working in project management, sometimes your coworkers are too busy to help you through every task you're assigned, so sometimes you have to make decisions on your own.
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Project Intern

May 2021 • Norfolk, VA

What I liked

I liked how much effort my mentors put into my growth. I constantly had engaging and fruitful tasks to do.

What I wish was different

I wish that I could have spent a little more time with the superintendent learning about the field.

Advice

I recommend that anyone interested in the Construction Industry should intern with a GC as soon as possible. It gives such a broad introduction to why engineering is important. Project management skills that I took away from this were invaluable.
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Field engineer

May 2019 - August 2020 • Ashburn, VA

What I liked

Amazing team environment!

What I wish was different

Nothing.

Advice

No slackers allowed. You must have a strong work ethic.
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Project Engineer Intern

June - August 2020 • Baltimore, MD

What I liked

The opportunity to balance my work between being in the office and on the construction. Also my coworkers were awesome and very friendly. It's a great company to work for.

What I wish was different

The consistency of my workload varied a lot. There were days when I had a lot to do and others where I had to keep bothering coworkers for thwm to give me tasks

Advice

Learn as much as you possibly can. Talk to subcontractors and learn from them as well as Whiting Turner engineers. Try to learn some Spanish it may be helpful. Also be proactive, if you haven't been assigned a duty for the day, find something productive that you can do.
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Field engineer intern

June - August 2020 • Riverside, CA

What I liked

Consistent training and a very supportive team. I feel like Whiting-Turner treats interns as if they were hired on and everyone grows together.

What I wish was different

I wish I could have started earlier but Covid caused uncertainty.

Advice

Don’t be afraid to talk to anyone no matter their status in the company.
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Field Engineer

June 2020 • Matteson, IL

What I liked

Only being a freshman, I had the experience and still, continuing to grow to be on one of the biggest jobsites Whiting-Turner's Chicago team has had the opportunity to be in charge of. Due to the job site being so large, I was able to handle multiple tasks everyday.

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Creating a network is key to keep moving foward.
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Project Engineering Intern

June - August 2020 • Morristown, NJ

What I liked

Whiting-Turner has a great company atmosphere that really makes you as an intern feel included. My project team never hesitated to take the time to show me how to do something and I learned a lot because of this.

What I wish was different

Advice

Construction is a very fun and fast paced environment but it is not the typical engineering experience.
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Project Engineer

May - August 2019 • Atlanta, GA

What I liked

Lots of good experience

What I wish was different

More work for interns

Advice

Great way to get experience and make some money
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Project Engineer

April 2019 • Tampa, FL

What I liked

The company is dedicated to training new hires and interns in both the technology and company culture, as well as processes and procedures to accomplish your projects. That was very helpful getting used to a new company and large scale commercial construction. I was quickly worked into a local project and was allowed to get valuable hands on experience working with an experienced team.

What I wish was different

Advice

Reach out to young professionals you know in the industry, or recent graduates, to ask about intern and work opportunities.
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Intern Project Engineer

May - August 2019 • Baltimore, MD

What I liked

The family environment and hands on experience in the construction field.

What I wish was different

I wish I could have stayed longer, it was awesome!

Advice

Be open to all intern events and ask a lot of questions. You learn more than you think.
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Engineering intern

June - September 2019 • Riverside, CA

What I liked

I liked the skills I learned on the job and the experience I gained.

What I wish was different

Getting experience in the field rather than only in the office.

Advice

Go in with no expectations.
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Field Engineer Intern

May 2019 • Houston, TX

What I liked

Excellent company culture and training by the world's best superintendents

What I wish was different

I wish I could’ve seen more projects.

Advice

Whiting-Turner is a tense company.
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intern

June 2018 - August 2019 • Notre Dame, IN

What I liked

The work environment was very comforting.

What I wish was different

I enjoyed every aspect

Advice

Work hard and be ready to learn.
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Project engineer intern

May - August 2018 • Omaha, NE

What I liked

Large project with many different aspects of construction. I learned a lot about the commissioning process, BMS, and mechanical equipment.

What I wish was different

I wish I received some precon training (estimating, take-offs, scheduling, contracts, etc)

Advice

Take advantage of technical knowledge of the people running the project. Some of the company's top managers and executives were on the site I was on and I could have asked more questions
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Intern

May - August 2019 • Salisbury, MD

What I liked

They taught me a lot

What I wish was different

Closer to my house

Advice

Ask a lot of questions
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Project Engineer Intern

June - September 2019 • Palo Alto, CA

What I liked

Lots of exposure to different fields, using different software, working with different industries.

What I wish was different

The office engineers were a lot more depressed and harder to be personable with than the field people. Field people put in a lot more work and raised office spirit compared to the office people. Field people felt more like a team.

Advice

Get exposed to both the office and field side of a project and get exposed to as much of the work as possible.
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