What are the responsibilities and job description for the Virtual Design & Construction Co-Op (Fall 2026) - Columbus, OH position at Messer Construction Co.?
Description
Messer Construction Co. is an award-winning construction manager and general contractor that provides leadership for complex commercial building projects. An employee-owned company, Messer now stands as one of the nation’s leading healthcare and higher education builders. Messer’s footprint has grown to eleven regional offices located across the Midwest and Southeast: Greenville, South Carolina; Charlotte & Raleigh, North Carolina; Columbus, Cincinnati, & Dayton, Ohio; Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Knoxville & Nashville, Tennessee. Messer employees live where they work, resulting in the company’s sustained commitment to building better communities.
What You Will Do
The responsibilities of the Virtual Design & Construction Co-op will vary from project to project but generally would include some or all of the following:
All Messer employees are required to comply with our Substance Abuse Prevention Policy as a condition of employment. Messer may condition offers of employment upon taking and passing of a post-offer/pre-employment drug screen.
Messer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Messer is committed to a diverse workforce.
Messer Construction Co. is an award-winning construction manager and general contractor that provides leadership for complex commercial building projects. An employee-owned company, Messer now stands as one of the nation’s leading healthcare and higher education builders. Messer’s footprint has grown to eleven regional offices located across the Midwest and Southeast: Greenville, South Carolina; Charlotte & Raleigh, North Carolina; Columbus, Cincinnati, & Dayton, Ohio; Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Knoxville & Nashville, Tennessee. Messer employees live where they work, resulting in the company’s sustained commitment to building better communities.
What You Will Do
The responsibilities of the Virtual Design & Construction Co-op will vary from project to project but generally would include some or all of the following:
- Work in some or all of the following platforms:
- SketchUp
- Revit
- Lumion
- Tekla
- Navisworks
- Recap
- Synchro Pro
- ArchiCAD
- Microstation
- Rhino
- 3DS Max
- Adobe CS
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office Products (Work, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Working with project teams, business development, estimating, safety, and building systems group departments to develop:
- Site and building layouts
- 3D site logistics plans
- Building models and 3D mock-ups
- 3D prints
- Safe plans of work
- 4D schedules
- Laser scan/point cloud integration
- Augmented/ Virtual Reality models and visualizations
- Document control
- Quality control
- Research and Development
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or Architectural related program with a focus on construction processes/industry/delivery methods/building information modeling/virtual design and construction
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees.
- Must have strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks
- Must have experience with 3D modeling software.
All Messer employees are required to comply with our Substance Abuse Prevention Policy as a condition of employment. Messer may condition offers of employment upon taking and passing of a post-offer/pre-employment drug screen.
Messer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Messer is committed to a diverse workforce.