DoD SkillBridge: Lighting Specialist

Job Description
DoD SkillBridge Internship: Lighting Specialist
SkillBridge Host Company: Volta Homes LLC
SkillBridge Provider: Vets2PM LLC
Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Target Start Date: September 2024

This is your chance to enter into the construction industry - and learn about the new, innovative field of All-Electric, Zero-Energy, construction.

Applicants must be active-duty U.S. Military Members who qualify for the DoD SkillBridge Program.

To Apply:

1. Go to www.vets2pm.com/skillbridge and complete the SkillBridge interest form.
2. Return to this posting and click 'Apply'.

About the company:
Volta Home builds all-electric, zero-energy homes and multi-family buildings in Southeast Michigan, with a focus on off-site construction of building components. Volta develops innovative solutions for de-carbonizing housing at an affordable price, creating more comfortable and healthy living for occupants, and a good return on investment for developers.

Company website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/volta-homes/about/

Summary:

• The intern will apply general building practices to hands-on zero-carbon home construction that is in progress.
• The hands-on building will expand the intern's knowledge of green home building and techniques that will prepare him/her for working with other trades in the construction business, and could prepare them for completing a Michigan builders license or work towards electrical certifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities, while learning Lighting Specialist duties in this field:

• The Lighting Specialist would be following blue prints to install Low Voltage lighting using CAT 5/6 Cables, troubleshooting issues and configuring control panel to work with intergraded Smart Home capability.
• Additionally using various materials such as siding and trim, hardwood flooring, wood doors and trim, custom-made cabinetry, tile, concrete work and excavation, solar PV components, PEX plumbing, heat pumps and more in residential multi-family structures.

Typical Lighting Specialist Responsibilities:

• Manage light supplies/requirements
• Build CAT 5/6 cables to required length
• Installing low-voltage lighting, that will work with solar-electric systems and batteries
• Reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings, and sketches.
• Ventilation equipment and split system heat pumps installation
• Installing radiant floor heating, PEX plumbing and domestic water supply systems
• Help installing foundations and earth work
• framing walls, porches and decks
• Exterior siding and trim
• Installing hardwood flooring
• Fitting and installing trim, doors, stairs and hardware.
• Measuring, cutting, and joining materials made of wood or wood substitutes.
• Participating in tours for the public and industry professionals

Qualifications:

• Intern must be able to learn to read building plans.
• Lighting Specialist must know how to use power tools for cutting and shaping wood components
• Basic knowledge of electrical wiring, plumbing and/or mechanical systems is a plus.
• Ability to problem-solve, writing down and obtaining approval for solutions before installing them.
• Good at organizing work spaces and job sites; clean and safe work environments.

[NOTE: Because this is a SkillBridge Internship, it is understood that no single candidate will have equal expertise in all the areas of responsibility listed. Successful candidates will possess a compelling combination of many of them and the self-awareness and wisdom to leverage existing and/or new resources in the area(s) where they lack personal mastery.]

If the SkillBridge candidate and Volta Homes want to continue working together after the internship, the intern would start in a construction position while continuing to learn about Lighting Specialist duties; at approximately $40K - $70K per year, depending on skills and qualifications.

Vets2PM Provides:

• One of the following: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB), Certified Manager, or Business Development Professional certification training and exam fee come with this internship through Vets2PM.
• Mentorship and guidance via regular SkillBridge Intern Zoom Meetings (1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at Noon Eastern).
• PM Fundamentals course, Resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, and interview skills course.
• Other free resources, including an electronic copy of 'How to Speak Civilian Fluently'.

Other:

Not all internships include certification training by Vets2PM, as many host companies include their own internship-focused training instead. If selected for an internship with Vets2PM please read your approval email, letter, and training plan to be sure you understand what is included in your internship.