Human Resources Intern Jobs in Virginia

INTRODUCTION

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence™. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for an HR intern to support the organization for the summer.

Responsibilities

• The HR Intern will be responsible for assisting in high priority HR initiatives and programs
• These responsibilities will include internal projects, group initiatives related to improving HR and talent management operations and the overall employee experience

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently pursuing a high school degree or equivalent
• Strong working relationship and critical thinking skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Self-motivated with a strong work initiative and attention to detail
• Customer service, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to use MS Excel and Powerpoint; database/or reporting software to do analysis a plus
• Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline and detailed-oriented work environment
• Ability to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work as a team member, as well as independently
• Demonstrated experience collaborating in a team environment
• Passion for learning with a wide degree of creativity and curiosity

ABILITIES

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.