Engineering Aide Temp Summer Interns - College Students (Engineering Majors)

Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.; Village of Spring Valley (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. offers a Summer Internship for engineering students to gain hands-on experience across electric, gas, and steam delivery in New York.

The 10-12 week program starts in June and ends in August/September and is paid. As an Engineering Aide, you will assist technicians and engineers with administrative tasks, data collection, analysis, and project support, preparing you for future roles.

Qualifications

• Must be a full-time college student in a four-year program with GPA 3.0+.
• Majoring in Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental, Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Science engineering.
• Submit unofficial transcript and two letters of recommendation with the application.

Responsibilities

• Assist technicians and engineers in safe, reliable energy delivery operations.
• Provide administrative and project management support; data collection and analysis.
• Support forecasting and strategy development; perform other operational tasks as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Self-starter

Integrity

Creativity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental, Civil, Chemical)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

The Orange & Rockland, Summer Internship program is a 10 - 12 week paid opportunity to gain hands‑on experience with meaningful work, while developing your skills, and building your network. The internship has an estimated start date of June and an estimated end date of August/September. Internships are offered across our service territories (Orange County, Rockland County) and placements will be based on best fit for the business needs. As an Engineering Aide, you will be responsible for assisting technicians and engineers that support safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy delivery to our customers across our electric, gas, and steam commodities. Your assignment may include providing administrative support, project management support, data collection and analysis, forecasting support, strategy development support, and other operational support depending upon department needs.

Overview

The Orange & Rockland, Summer Internship program is a 10 - 12 week paid opportunity to gain hands‑on experience with meaningful work, while developing your skills, and building your network. The internship has an estimated start date of June and an estimated end date of August/September. Internships are offered across our service territories (Orange County, Rockland County) and placements will be based on best fit for the business needs. As an Engineering Aide, you will be responsible for assisting technicians and engineers that support safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy delivery to our customers across our electric, gas, and steam commodities. Your assignment may include providing administrative support, project management support, data collection and analysis, forecasting support, strategy development support, and other operational support depending upon department needs. As an Engineering Aide, you will be responsible for assisting technicians and engineers that support safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy delivery to our customers across our electric, gas, and steam commodities. Your assignment may include providing administrative support, project management support, data collection and analysis, procedure reviews, design scoping and development support, work management oversight, or other operational support depending on the business needs. This position does not provide employment pursuant to the terms of a STEM OPT Training Plan.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Power Your Future: This summer make a difference in your career and in New Yorks clean energy future. At Orange & Rockland, leading the charge for a cleaner energy future starts with developing bright leaders like you. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to tour work sites, join our industry speaker series, participate in volunteer events, share your project work with department leaders, and network with employees across our company. Interns will perform entry level assignments in various departments/sections in order to acquire a broad-based knowledge and understanding of Orange & Rockland's structure and operations. Many of our interns return to the summer program multiple times, some remain throughout the year as co‑op interns, and several join our company as full‑time employees upon graduation through entry‑level opportunities like our LDP (Leadership Development Program) rotational management program.
• Program Overview: The Orange & Rockland, Summer Internship program is a 10 - 12 week paid opportunity to gain hands‑on experience with meaningful work, while developing your skills, and building your network. The internship has an estimated start date of June and an estimated end date of August/September. Internships are offered across our service territories (Orange County, Rockland County) and placements will be based on best fit for the business needs. As an Engineering Aide, you will be responsible for assisting technicians and engineers that support safe, reliable, and cost‑effective energy delivery to our customers across our electric, gas, and steam commodities. Your assignment may include providing administrative support, project management support, data collection and analysis, forecasting support, strategy development support, and other operational support depending upon department needs.
• Our Process: This is an interest posting to gather applications for internship candidates pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in Engineering majors (as detailed below). After the application submission period is complete, the recruitment team will match candidate resumes to internal department requests. If your resume is a match for a specific department opportunity, a member of the recruitment team will contact you to share a more detailed job description and to schedule an interview. Interviews will be scheduled in the month of April. We utilize the behavioral events interview format and recommend practicing the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Results) response format. We will share interview results within 1-3 weeks and provide offer letters for successful candidates.

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree Must be full‑time students enrolled in a four‑year college program, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or greater, 30 credits completed, and be majoring in one of the following engineering disciplines: Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental, Civil, Chemical or Environmental Science.

Relevant Work Experience

• Must submit a copy of latest unofficial transcript as an attachment with each application, required.
• Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation as attachments with each application, required.
• Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation as attachments with each application, required.
• Must possess a strong work ethic and be flexible in meeting assignments, required.
• Excellent analytical skills, strong interpersonal skills and a high energy level are required.
• Proficiency with a variety of software applications (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is also required.
• Must be a self‑starter, with a high level of integrity, initiative, resourcefulness, and creativity.

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non‑business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non‑business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.