Business Operations Intern

Blue Energy; Chevy Chase (MD); On-site; USD 20,088 - 29,016; Part time

Job summary

Blue Energy, a climate-tech startup in Chevy Chase, MD, seeks a Business Operations Intern to support the CEO on strategic and operational initiatives. You’ll gain exposure to executive decision-making, business planning, and cross-functional project execution in a fast-paced energy environment.

You will conduct market research, build models in Excel, develop presentations, and assist with meeting notes and action tracking, enabling leadership to advance strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Pursuing degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, sustainability, or related field.
• Experience or coursework related to the energy sector, with understanding of energy markets, infrastructure, or nuclear energy concepts.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, or similar tools.
• Ability to synthesize information and communicate insights clearly.

Responsibilities

• Market, Competitor, and Industry Research: Conduct market, competitor, and industry research across the energy and nuclear sectors.
• Modeling and Presentation Development: Build models, analyses, and presentation materials in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Executive Meeting Support: Assist with executive meeting preparation, notes, and action tracking.
• Cross-Functional Project Support: Support cross-functional projects and help coordinate key initiatives.
• Insight Summarization: Summarize insights and findings into clear, structured materials for leadership.

Skills

Intellectual Curiosity

Structured Thinking

Organization and Attention to Detail

Proactivity and Reliability

Communication Skills

Education

Currently pursuing a degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Sustainability, or a related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Overview

Blue Energy’s mission is to unlock energy abundance, energy affordability, energy security, and turn-key decarbonization by developing the fastest path to deploying new nuclear MWs at scale. We are utilizing shipyard manufacturing supply chains and techniques from offshore oil and wind to reduce the cost of nuclear plants by over 60% and the manufacturing timeline to 24 months. Blue Energy is a platform technology that makes use of the latest NRC-approved reactors and is in negotiations with existing nuclear and industrial sites, enabling a much faster regulatory pathway to deploy our first unit. With our innovative centralized shipyard manufacturing approach, we can put nuclear power on a cost-reduction learning curve akin to wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries.

Position Overview

The Business Operations Intern will work closely with the Business Operations Lead to support the CEO on strategic and operational initiatives. The role provides exposure to executive decision-making, business planning, and cross-functional project execution. The intern will assist with research, analysis, and preparation of materials that support strategic priorities and internal operations. This position is ideal for someone interested in business strategy and operational leadership in a fast-paced environment within the energy sector.

A Day in the Life

As an intern at Blue Energy, you will:

• Market, Competitor, and Industry Research: Conduct market, competitor, and industry research across the energy and nuclear sectors.




• Modeling and Presentation Development: Build models, analyses, and presentation materials in Excel and PowerPoint.




• Executive Meeting Support: Assist with executive meeting preparation, notes, and action tracking.




• Cross-Functional Project Support: Support cross-functional projects and help coordinate key initiatives.




• Insight Summarization: Summarize insights and findings into clear, structured materials for leadership.

You will thrive in this role if you are:

• Intellectual Curiosity: Curious about nuclear and motivated to understand complex industry dynamics.




• Structured Thinking: Structured in your thinking and strong at problem-solving.




• Organization and Attention to Detail: Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks.




• Proactivity and Reliability: Proactive, reliable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.




• Communication Skills: A clear and confident communicator.

Qualifications/Helpful Background

• Currently pursuing a degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Sustainability, or a related field




• Prior experience, coursework, or research related to the energy sector (required), with an understanding of energy markets, infrastructure, or nuclear energy concepts




• Strong analytical and research skills




• Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, or similar tools




• Ability to synthesize information and communicate insights clearly

We look forward to your application and helping foster an era of safe, clean, affordable, and abundant energy.

Blue Energy is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Blue Energy now or in the future.

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