Branch Intern - Engineer

Border States•Meridian, ID

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Branch Intern (Engineering) participates in Border States’ internship program, working on challenging, real-world projects related to their career path. The intern develops an understanding of their department and the overall business while supporting day-to-day work involving process improvement, project management, data support, reporting, documentation, and other assigned responsibilities. The position is based in Meridian, Idaho. The intern supports the Grid Solutions project portfolio by helping track milestones, deliverables, and risks; learning about utility and renewable scopes; and assisting with scheduling, budgeting, resource planning, project documentation, quoting, and opportunity records. The role also involves collaboration across departments, customer-site activities, product-data research, training and event support, professional development, and travel with Application Engineers to customer sites or events. Border States is an employee-owned electrical supply distributor. The company describes its culture as focused on customer service, employee ownership, open-book management, and empowering employees to make decisions. The role requires the ability to perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a BS/BA degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical or Mechanical.
Must have completed sophomore year.
Minimum GPA of 3.0.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, reading, and customer service skills.
Ability to effectively plan and organize.
Customer service skills characterized by competence, accuracy, responsiveness, and engagement.

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of business office procedures, office equipment operation, data entry/keyboarding skills, and communication systems.
Strong knowledge of Windows PCs and Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Project Manager team to track and update project milestones, deliverables, and risks in the Grid Solutions portfolio.
Develop an understanding of utility and renewable scopes, including material and system integration, to support project objectives.
Apply fundamental project management processes to support scheduling, budgeting, and resource planning.
Assist with creating and maintaining project documentation, including estimates, material submittals, meeting minutes, status reports, and action item trackers, while following project guidelines.
Assist with creating quotes in SAP.
Assist with documenting opportunities in Salesforce.
Work on departmental day-to-day projects involving process improvement, project management, data support, reporting, documentation, and other assigned responsibilities.
Collaborate with departments throughout the company and build relationships with leaders and employees through meetings, events, and one-on-ones.
Help organize office and engineer trainings and participate in presenting training.
Research product descriptions, specifications, and photos for use on the BSE E-Commerce site.
Assist with metering on the back side.
Support the Total Customer Cost Management process by gathering and entering data, such as cost savings, into SharePoint.
Participate in on-site customer projects, including part identification (Crib Crawl), and assist with identifying customer part numbers at customer locations.
Travel with Application Engineers to customer sites for meetings or training and to customer events.
Assist with events, shows, and conferences.
Pursue professional development through trainings, group projects, and community involvement.
Perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor or other designate.