Co-op Program American Contracting offers a co-op program where current college students can work full-time for a semester or summer and gain valuable real-life job experience at our construction company.  We have employed co-op engineers from leading schools, including: Individuals who are selected to become a part of our Co-op Program are given the opportunity to gain a wide range of experience.  American Contracting’s objective is to utilize the individual as a productive member of our team.  We provide comprehensive training with a variety of work assignments. Each Co-op Engineer will be given assignments in our estimating department and at individual job sites (not necessarily in this order).  Individuals are placed in each work area to give them a broad range of experience.  Due to company needs and requirements, some individuals may work more than one term in a given area.  Estimating Department: Students will work with the estimating team in the preparation of competitively bid project-cost estimates.  Project Assignment: These are on-site location assignments for one of American Contracting’s many projects around the area.  The individual will become part of our construction team and directly assist project management and field supervision in construction operations.