Prior to my internship with Hensel Phelps, I had almost zero experience working for a construction company. The summer prior to this, I shadowed a quality control personnel and safety coordinator from the construction company Aztec, Inc. in El Paso, Texas. The project was an interior renovation of an old army rocket facility that was to be transformed into a general space for office work in Ft. Bliss. The work being performed there was abatement, painting, and carpet installation. While the project did give me a list of abilities to put on my resume such as “learnt how to inspect paint” and “inspected carpet installation for quality” and other general things, I was disappointingly never given any hands-on experience. Therefore, when I was offered
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The orientation was to help us transition from the mindset of a student to a fully fledged Hensel Phelps team member. The orientation provide us with helpful information that we could use as a resource to document what we learned and to keep up with information that was specific to our jobsite experience. Whilst there, we were presented with several courses over the company’s course of conduct, Equal Employee Opportunity , anti-harassment policies, and an overview of the safety …show more content…
Leo and I were both given passes to park at the Manor Garage that is located adjacent to the stadium. The main office for the building was located inside the stadium in a ticket booth at the North End Zone of the stadium because it was deemed that a trailer would not fit in with the aesthetic of the campus. We arrived at the stadium at eight in the morning and were then given a tour of stadium. There we learned of Hensel Phelps’ long relationship with the University of Texas and especially that of stadium.
Hensel Phelps has been working on the UT DKR stadium for over 12 years. Their largest involvement with the stadium was the construction of the North End Zone which was completed in 2008. That scope of work included a new outdoor plaza memorial, additional upper deck seats, club space, and a two level basement. From there, Hensel Phelps was involved with the construction of a Sports Medicine & Strength Training Facility, Women’s Volleyball Courts, the Stark Center, Athletic Offices Infill, renovations of Bellmont Hall, and overall stadium maintenance and renovations. All work done at the stadium has been done was overseen by superintendent, Shane Stone, who was the superintendent while I was
The orientation was to help us transition from the mindset of a student to a fully fledged Hensel Phelps team member. The orientation provide us with helpful information that we could use as a resource to document what we learned and to keep up with information that was specific to our jobsite experience. Whilst there, we were presented with several courses over the company’s course of conduct, Equal Employee Opportunity , anti-harassment policies, and an overview of the safety …show more content…
Leo and I were both given passes to park at the Manor Garage that is located adjacent to the stadium. The main office for the building was located inside the stadium in a ticket booth at the North End Zone of the stadium because it was deemed that a trailer would not fit in with the aesthetic of the campus. We arrived at the stadium at eight in the morning and were then given a tour of stadium. There we learned of Hensel Phelps’ long relationship with the University of Texas and especially that of stadium.
Hensel Phelps has been working on the UT DKR stadium for over 12 years. Their largest involvement with the stadium was the construction of the North End Zone which was completed in 2008. That scope of work included a new outdoor plaza memorial, additional upper deck seats, club space, and a two level basement. From there, Hensel Phelps was involved with the construction of a Sports Medicine & Strength Training Facility, Women’s Volleyball Courts, the Stark Center, Athletic Offices Infill, renovations of Bellmont Hall, and overall stadium maintenance and renovations. All work done at the stadium has been done was overseen by superintendent, Shane Stone, who was the superintendent while I was