Intern/Coop- Safety

US-RI-Providence

Job ID: 2026-7022
# of Openings: 1
Category: Intern
Rhode Island

Overview

We are looking for college students (rising Juniors and Seniors) seeking internships for the summer of 2027 in, Providence. This internship will provide advance consideration for Shawmut’s CMST program after graduation. The ability to build strong relationships is key for our Construction Operations and Field Operations internships. These roles are hands-on and will work closely with our established project teams, providing you a wonderful introduction to the industry and the Shawmut culture.

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 100 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennials, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 15 offices nationwide.

If you decide to join Shawmut as a full -time employee in the future you will have the opportunity to own your career and deliver impact within our culture of ownership and innovation focused around providing the gold standard of client service for the world’s most recognizable and elite brands and institutions

Responsibilities

• Raise awareness of potential hazards that exist on a jobsite with safety manager by reviewing what can be done to minimize risk.
• Partner with Field Operations staff and safety team to conduct regular safety audits throughout the duration of a project assessing all safety related issues and follow up with the project team.
• Communicate directly with subcontractors to discuss various Safety concerns.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with every member of the project team, subcontractors and clients.
• Assist Safety Manager with conducting new hire safety orientations for incoming construction operations staff.

Qualifications

• Pursuing bachelor’s degree, preferably in construction management, occupational health and safety applied sciences, civil engineering or related field.
• Prior Co-op or internship experience in construction preferred.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to interact with all levels of management.
• High attention to detail.