Power Systems Outage Planning Intern

Public Service Co. of Colorado; United States; Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Xcel Energy is offering an Outage Coordination Engineer Intern position to gain hands-on experience in transmission operations. You will support outage planning, studies, and coordination alongside engineers, operators, and project managers in a hybrid in-person setting.

The internship runs with a May 31, 2027 start date and requires active enrollment in an engineering program with ABET accreditation, a willingness to work up to 40 hours weekly in summer, and up to 20 hours during the school

Qualifications

• Current student, sophomore or higher as of Fall 2027.
• Enrolled in ABET accredited college or university pursuing an Engineering degree.
• Able to work full-time during the summer (up to 40 hours/week) and part-time during the school year (up to 20 hours/week).

Responsibilities

• Conduct real-time and day-ahead studies of the transmission system.
• Coordinate, sequence, plan and process outage requests on the transmission system.
• Analyze outage impacts and prepare reports, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Learn transmission operations, reliability, and safety requirements while supporting outage planning.

Skills

Outage coordination

Power system reliability

Real-time analysis

Team collaboration

Education

ABET accredited engineering program

Job description

Xcel Energy is offering an Outage Coordination Engineer Intern position to gain hands-on experience in transmission operations. You will support outage planning, studies, and coordination alongside engineers, operators, and project managers in a hybrid in-person setting.

The internship runs with a May 31, 2027 start date and requires active enrollment in an engineering program with ABET accreditation, a willingness to work up to 40 hours weekly in summer, and up to 20 hours during the school