Corporate Safety Intern

Simply Put, A Great Place to Work

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.

Benesch is a growing, multi-disciplined planning, engineering, and professional services firm. We enhance infrastructure and communities across the country - creating spaces and providing connections in ways that make a difference.

We pride ourselves on being nimble enough to remain responsive to client needs yet large enough to offer exceptional bench strength.

As a member of our team, you'll have an opportunity to draw from those resources when you need them and, likewise, contribute your expertise when you have something to share.

At Benesch, we are looking for candidates with varied backgrounds and worldviews. Diverse ideas come from diverse people, and we are committed to offering an inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

Statistics show that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a position if they don't meet 100% of the qualifications.

If this statement resonates with you, don't be so hard on yourself-apply for the job!

Safety Intern

We are looking for a current student who is pursuing a degree in Safety to join our Corporate Safety team as an Intern for the summer of 2025.

This internship will allow for hands-on experience working on Safety projects and incidents for an engineering firm.

This role will gain exposure to a wide variety of safety programs and will assist with coordinating safety duties in areas such as helping develop new safety programs, going on project site safety visits, completing Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), working with our safety committee, and developing safety initiatives.

This opportunity will expose you to our industry and give you direct involvement in shaping the safety culture of our employees.

Join us for an exciting summer of meaningful growth and learning opportunities!

Location

This position will have a hybrid work schedule and, when in the office, will work from our Kansas City, MO location the majority of the time, with some days being spent at our Kansas City, KS location.

The Impact You Will Have

• Assist in maintaining safety records, including Pre-Project Safety Plans, Job Hazard Analyses, training records, safety inspections, maintenance of the OSHA 300 log, maintenance of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS), Incident Investigations and Safety Dashboard Metrics.
• Assist in coordinating safety duties in areas such as safety committees, new safety programs, and safety initiatives.
• Assist in creating and developing safety programs for OSHA compliance and with Benesch's Health & Safety Manual.
• Assist with maintaining compliance with prequalification requirements of various subcontractor management platforms (ISNetworld, Avetta, independent clients).
• Assist in promoting safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with all Federal, State, and Local regulations and client / contractual requirements.

What You Will Need

• Actively enrolled in a safety-related degree program
• Ability to work 40 hours a week at the designated locations
• Proficiency with computer programs such as Microsoft Office Word / Excel / PowerPoint
• Strong interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

Benesch is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action / Disability / Protected Veteran Employer. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation or belief, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

We will be accepting applications on an ongoing basis until a candidate is found.

Benesch is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with a physical disability or other impairment.

If you are limited in your ability or are unable to access Benesch's Careers website due to a physical disability or other impairment, you may request a reasonable accommodation by emailing [email protected].

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