Intern, Technical Graduate Year-Round - Facilities & Infrastructure Program Management, Hybrid

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); Hybrid; USD 34,440 - 48,216; Part time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Year-Round Technical Graduate Intern to join the Facilities Program Management Team. The role emphasizes prioritizing facilities and infrastructure projects, securing funding, and managing complex data to aid leadership decisions.

This hybrid internship offers onsite and offsite work with a requirement to reside within commuting distance. Eligibility includes a bachelor’s degree and active enrollment in a related graduate program, with U.S.

Qualifications

• Earned bachelor's degree
• Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited graduate program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Ability to work up to 30 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed analyses to support facilities project prioritization for Sandia's leadership.
• Assist in developing and coordinating strategic plans for prioritizing facilities projects.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, management, and peers to gather insights on infrastructure needs, project timelines, and cost estimates.
• Gain hands-on experience tracking project information and fulfilling requirements within corporate and NNSA databases that manage facility assets.
• Work closely with subject matter experts to maintain and enhance Sandia's database for upcoming facilities projects.
• Support the daily operations of the Facilities & Infrastructure prioritization team, ensuring smooth and efficient workflows.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Customer service orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate program enrollment (full-time)

GPA 3.0/4.0

Job description

We are looking for a motivated Year-Round Technical Graduate Intern to join our Facilities Program Management Team. In this role, you will play a key part in prioritizing future facilities and infrastructure projects, supporting critical steps to secure funding and prepare projects for execution, and managing complex data sets to help leadership make informed decisions.

• Conduct detailed analyses to support facilities project prioritization for Sandia's leadership.
• Assist in developing and coordinating strategic plans for prioritizing facilities projects.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, management, and peers to gather insights on infrastructure needs, project timelines, and cost estimates.
• Gain hands-on experience tracking project information and fulfilling requirements within corporate and NNSA databases that manage facility assets.
• Work closely with subject matter experts to maintain and enhance Sandia's database for upcoming facilities projects.
• Support the daily operations of the Facilities & Infrastructure prioritization team, ensuring smooth and efficient workflows.

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

Salary Range

At Sandia, we value the important work done by our interns and its contribution to National Security. Because of this, our interns earn competitive pay rates. Our pay structure is based on earned credit hours, classification, and degree level. Your pay rate will be determined during the hire process and included in your offer package. You can view the Intern Pay Rate chart here (https://www.sandia.gov/app/uploads/sites/51/2024/12/Student-Rate-Sheet-2025.docx).

Qualifications We Require

• Earned bachelor's degree
• Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited graduate program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Ability to work up to 30 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship

Qualifications We Desire

• Currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in Architecture, Planning, Engineering, or a related field focused on project development.
• Strong communication skills with proven ability to articulate technical concepts and results clearly in both written and oral formats.
• Demonstrated capability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
• Experience supporting project design, planning, and scheduling activities.
• Familiarity with preparing and maintaining project status reports through data collection, analysis, and summarization of trends.
• Broad understanding of facilities management and related activities.
• Committed to fostering a positive team dynamic, with excellent attention to detail and a strong customer service orientation.

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

About Our Team

The Facilities & Infrastructure Program Management Team is responsible for Sandia's Facilities prioritization process, management of a large portfolio of Facilities investments, and all Sandia's real estate needs.

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
• World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov
• These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted. Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

Eeo

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements For MedPEDs

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs. If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.