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

Orange & Rockland; Village of Spring Valley (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan with matching

Paid parental leave

Generous paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Orange & Rockland invites top engineering students to join its Summer Internship program as an Engineering Aide in New York. The 10–12 week paid internship offers hands-on experience, skill development, and networking opportunities across electric, gas, and steam services.

Selected interns assist technicians and engineers, perform data collection and analysis, and may engage in project management, forecasting, and strategy support. Interviews typically occur in April for June start.

Qualifications

• Be a full-time student enrolled in a four-year college program with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Majoring in Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental, Civil, Chemical or Environmental Science.
• Submit unofficial transcript and two letters of recommendation with each application.

Responsibilities

• Assist technicians and engineers delivering energy across electric, gas, and steam.
• Provide administrative, project management, data collection, forecasting and strategy development support.
• Support other operational tasks as needed by the department.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivation

Creativity

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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.

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.

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.

Mission Statement:

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company's mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities - safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.

Benefits:

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:

• Rich medical & pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with robust matching
• Employer paid Pension Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a generous matching contribution
• State of the art Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
• Family support: emergency backup child, & elder care assistance
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
• Employee discount program
• Commuter Benefits
• Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
• Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits

*Please be aware that some benefits may not apply to provisional or part-time job titles.