About the Role
The HITT Futures Program offers an immersive, on-site experience for college graduates, Veterans, and passionate individuals to build a future in construction management. This one-year development program provides tailored training, mentorship, and hands-on learning with a fast track to promotion.
Responsibilities
- Commit to being fully onsite for the duration of the 12-month training program to gain hands-on experience with day-to-day operations.
- Demonstrate understanding of training topics and participate in performance reviews to ensure knowledge retention and development goals.
- Follow all directions, task assignments, and coaching from the Futures Program Sponsor.
- Showcase professional skills including clear communication, organization, integrity, continuous improvement, adaptability, collaboration, and conscientiousness.
- Master job-specific and technical skills to be promoted to assistant superintendent or assistant project manager.
- Set up and maintain jobsite office and records.
- Update as-built drawings as directed and interpret basic coordination drawings.
- Direct installation of building and site protection and identify safety requirements.
- Assist in specific construction tasks as directed.
- Participate in site inspections to ensure quality and workmanship.
- Make periodic updates to the project schedule as directed.
- Complete basic material take-offs, place supplier orders, and receive material deliveries.
- Assist the superintendent in the use of survey and layout instruments.
- Interpret basic tests and reports.
- Set up and run a subcontractor foremen’s meeting when directed.
- Understand cost implications of construction tasks.
- Assist Project Managers with logistical tasks, including budgeting and client management.
- Assist in the implementation of HITT’s Corporate Safety Program.
- Commute to a jobsite within a 30–40-mile radius of the assigned office location.
Requirements
- High school diploma required.
- Military experience or an accredited Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Engineering, Architecture, or Business is strongly preferred.
- Previous experience on commercial job sites is strongly preferred.
- Passion for the construction industry and on-site work.
- Ability to learn sector- and project-specific software systems, including Microsoft Office 365, ProCore, Adobe Suite, BlueBeam, and JD Edwards.
- Ability to walk and/or stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
Skills
- Professional writing and verbal skills
- Organization and task management
- Integrity
- Continuous improvement
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Collaboration
- Conscientiousness
- Microsoft Office 365 (Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
- ProCore
- Adobe Suite
- BlueBeam
- JD Edwards software suite
Location
- On-site within a 30-40 mile radius of assigned office location
Work Type
- Full-time
- On-site
Experience Level
- Entry-level
- 12-month training program
Education Level
- High school diploma
- Associate's degree
- Bachelor's degree
About the Company
- Established in 1937, HITT is a national general contractor with a strong focus on relationships and trust.
- HITT has grown from a small, family business to over 1,700 teammates strong with projects in nearly every state.
- The company has 14 operating office locations across the country.
- HITT offers a positive and inclusive, team-oriented work environment and is ranked as a top workplace.
Equal Opportunity
- HITT Contracting is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring and developing qualified individuals based on job-related experience, skills, and merit.
- All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
- HITT values a respectful, inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
- HITT Contracting maintains a drug-free workplace.
