Hybrid Summer Internship – Construction Management, Contracts Administration

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About the role

  • Intern supporting Engineering and Construction services agreements at Freeport-McMoRan. Collaborating on contract execution and compliance under guidance.

Responsibilities

  • Supports the team in creating and executing agreements for Engineering and Construction services, including IT and staffing agreements
  • Ensures compliance with FCX policies, to protect the Company from all risks and liabilities
  • Tracks and reports contract spend against budget and processes change management
  • Deploys strategies to support maintaining the Scope, Cost, Schedule and Quality of the contracted services
  • Maintains document control for Contracts
  • Supports the Corporate Contracts Management department with planning and execution of the yearly process improvements and implementation of solutions to the lessons learned from projects
  • Analyzes data from projects’ contracts management practice to help identify trends and potential improvements
  • Gathers data from the project’s contracts management performance (RFPs, change management, costs, etc.), analyzes it and prepare reports
  • Analyze lessons learned and ideas from the contracts management department in order to create a list of ideas for process improvements
  • Receives and reviews a wide variety of contract requests and selects the most appropriate sourcing strategy based on the situation and the scope of work; may support one or more specialized areas requiring an increased depth of knowledge
  • Provides timely, accurate and cost-effective contractual agreements to support Projects with an uninterrupted flow of services
  • Reviews bid proposals from suppliers and develops bid tabulations and recommendations for award
  • Maintains competitive pricing with an emphasis on cost reductions, quality, and supplier performance through competitive bid events, price negotiations, cost modeling, or other sourcing techniques
  • Ensures contract requirements are followed, issue notices to contractors as required and document contractual meetings

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year university, pursuing a degree, bachelor’s or higher, in an appropriate Engineering field
  • Recent graduate (within 12 months prior to internship start date) with a degree, bachelor’s or higher, in an appropriate Engineering field
  • Pursuing master’s degree in construction management or the related field of Engineering preferably in final year of graduate program

Benefits

  • Hands-on experience in a dynamic and innovative environment
  • Opportunity to work on meaningful projects and initiatives that drive impact across the organization
  • Exposure to various aspects of business operations across our North America sites
  • Ability to develop and enhance technical and analytical skills
  • Mentorship and professional development opportunities

Job title

Summer Internship – Construction Management, Contracts Administration

Job type

Experience level

Entry level

Salary

$28 - $35 per hour

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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