Sustainability Intern

U-Haul; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

U-Haul Corporate Sustainability is seeking an intern to support research, communication, and data processing duties. The intern will gain experience in energy, water, and waste conservation projects, benchmarking, and grant data management while coordinating with field teams and vendors.

The role emphasizes organization, time management, and MS Office proficiency, with strong written and verbal communication skills and a detail-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Must be in a degree program involving sustainability, marketing/communication, environmental/civil engineering, economics, statistics, or a related field.
• Must have working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, critical thinking and a creative mindset; ability to spark interest in sustainability in business.
• 1–3 years of related experience.
• Excellent research and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute and oversee projects related to energy, water, and waste conservation within the U-Haul system.
• Assist with energy benchmarking submissions using Energy Star Portfolio Manager or other reporting platforms.
• Communicate U-Haul Company’s history, initiatives, and achievements in Sustainability through awareness measures, procedures, events, articles, and online content updates.
• Update/process Sustainability Grant data.
• Collect data from winning vendor bids and input into Excel and Grant Tool.
• Follow up with grant requestors regarding completed projects to gather information.
• Research transportation, energy, construction, and urban planning topics to support leadership.

Skills

Communication skills

Research and data analysis

Critical thinking

Creative mindset

Attention to detail

Education

Sustainability or related field degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

United StatesThis position is not eligible for employer sponsorship. Applicants must be legally authorized to work and must not require employer sponsorship.

Location: 20 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix, Arizona 85012 United States of America

To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation process, candidates are expected to complete all interviews and assessments independently and without the use of artificial intelligence tools (including AI-generated responses, prompts, or real-time assistance). Use of AI throughout the application and recruiting process may result in removal from consideration. Our goal is to get to know your authentic experiences, communication style, and problem-solving approach.

U-Haul Corporate Sustainability is seeking an intern who will assist our team in a variety of research, communication, and data processing duties. The candidates must be organized and possess excellent time-management skills. Quality candidates will be detail-oriented and capable of accurately sorting and recording large amounts of data using Microsoft Excel, proficient in MS Office Suite. Strong communication skills are required as the intern will be speaking with U-Haul Field teams and outside vendors. All U-Haul staff are team players who go out of their way to support each other.

The intern may work in any or all of the following areas:

• Execute and oversee projects related to energy, water, and waste conservation within the U-Haul system.
• Assist with energy benchmarking submissions using Energy Star Portfolio Manager or other reporting platforms.
• Communicate U-Haul Company’s history, initiatives, and achievements in Sustainability through the creation of awareness measures, procedures, event planning, articles, presentations, and online content updates.
• Update/process Sustainability Grant data.
• Collect data from winning vendor bids, input into Excel and/or Grant Tool.
• Follow up with grant requestors regarding completed projects to gather information.
• Research various transportation, energy, construction, and urban planning-related topics to support U-Haul Chief Sustainability Officer and Scientist.

Hours per Week:

• 20-25

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must be in a degree program involving sustainability, marketing/communication, environmental/civil engineering, economics, statistics, or a closely related field.
• Must have a working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, critical thinking and a creative mindset, ability to spark interest for broad and detailed information surrounding Sustainability in business.
• 1-3 years of related experience.
• Excellent research and data analysis skills and an interest in performing quantitative analysis in support of highly visible work.

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