People Operations Intern

Who we are

Healthcare construction, including occupied hospital renovations with infection control, is a specialty. The concrete division pours foundations, slabs, tilt-up walls and site paving. OSHA 30 is required for superintendents and paid for by the company.

Overview

Chestnutspring Construction is looking for an HR intern to support onboarding, employee records and internal engagement activities. Fully remote, working with the Employee Experience. Remote within the US. The team meets in Atlanta once a quarter, travel covered. You can set your own hours around a daily morning check-in. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

Day to day

• Run online engagement activities like virtual quizzes, birthday shoutouts and town hall polls.
• Assist with performance review cycles by sending forms and chasing pending ones.
• Collect exit interview responses and summarise common reasons for leaving.
• Organise virtual induction sessions and keep the induction deck current.
• Draft and update HR policies such as leave, remote work and reimbursement, for review by the HR manager.
• Coordinate onboarding for new joiners: documents, laptop request, welcome email and first-week schedule.
• Maintain employee records in the HRMS (Keka, Zoho People or BambooHR) and Google Sheets.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Responsive on Slack or email during working hours.
• Good command of MS Excel or Google Sheets: VLOOKUP, filters, basic pivots.
• Organised and comfortable with routine documentation work.

Nice to have

• Exposure to an HRMS like Keka, Zoho People, greytHR or BambooHR.

What you'll learn

• Day-to-day HR generalist work at a real company, not case studies.
• How onboarding, attendance and payroll inputs connect to each other.

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $18.50-$24.50/hr

What we offer

• Return offer opportunities.
• Paid company holidays.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Home office setup stipend.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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