
Safety Intern - Summer 2027
Pittsburgh, PASeasonalSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Safety Intern assists with safety and loss-control activities on construction projects or in office locations under supervisor direction. The role supports safety programs, inspections, training, meetings, subcontractor program reviews, drug-screening administration, and safety-record maintenance. Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited college or university degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or a related field, with at least one year of completed education, or have an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
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Division: Pittsburgh Main Project Location(s): Pittsburgh, PA 15219 USA Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: Job Type: Seasonal Job Classification: Intern Education: Job Family: Environmental Health and Safety Compensation: Intern Non-Exempt Position Description:Assist in activities associated with safety and loss control while working on construction project or office location. Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities: 1. Assist with implementing Building L.I.F.E. (Living Injury Free Everyday) and project safety program while working on construction project or office location and under direction by supervisor. 2. Assist with identifying and reporting safety violations or unsafe practices, with emphasis on situations of imminent danger to life or property. 3. Assist with coordination of safety duties for safety committees, preplanning meetings, and tool box meetings. 4. Assist with coordination of training at safety meetings, tool box meetings, and orientations. 5. Assist with reviewing subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company policies, 6. Assist with promoting safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company, Federal, State and Local regulations, and owner/contractual requirements. 7. Assist with administration of drug screening program (e.g., pre-employment, post-accident, random, cause) aligned with company and/or client requirements. 8. Assist with preconstruction meetings and conducting research. Document meetings under direction of supervisor. 9. Assist with conducting jobsite and work area inspections and assist with developing inspection summary. 10. Assist with maintaining safety records (e.g., pre-task plans, Job Hazard Analyses, training records, tool box meetings, maintenance of the OSHA 300 log, maintenance of MSDS and chemical inventory sheets, incident investigations and metrics). 11. Assist with conducting effective worker orientation program for new employees and administer and record participation. 12. Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned and under direction of supervisor. Qualifications: 1. Enrolled and actively pursuing college or university accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study, and minimum of 1 year of completed education, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience 2. Basic knowledge of safety and environmental principles and techniques 3. Desire to work in construction management and to learn about construction industry 4. Flexible to work standard business hours and overtime as determined by assignment 5. Demonstrate interpersonal skills including student leadership, volunteerism, or other community involvement 6. Professional and clear verbal and written communication skills 7. Assume personal and professional accountability for own actions and activities 8. Proactive, curious, and eager to learn and participate 9. Able to work independently with direction and supervision, and in team environment 10. High attention to detail and organizational skills 11. Able to take direction, learn and process information quickly, and follow tasks through to completion 12. Proficient computer and data entry skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, and collaboration tools 13. Limited travel may be required, access to reliable transportation required Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and neg tiate work areas under construction. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee occasionally performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws. Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. Turner is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.VEVRAA Federal Contractor
How this job compares
Set against the 1,109 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$88–128K/yr437 salary ranges
- US median$24–26/hr223 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 51 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs in Pennsylvania and 1,109 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- The Hershey Company5 open
- Turner Construction Company (this employer)4 open
- Westinghouse Electric Company4 open
- Experience
- Environmental Health and Safety postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 5 years (749 postings).
- Education
- 385 of the 1,109 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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