Generalist Support Intern

Ameresco

7d•Remote

About The Position

Ameresco, Inc. is a leading energy solutions provider focused on helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero. They partner with public sector, government entities, K-12 schools, higher education, utilities, and healthcare customers globally. Ameresco develops, constructs, and operates smart energy efficiency solutions, distributed energy resources, and infrastructure upgrades. The company is seeking a Generalist Support Intern to join the Asset Sustainability Group. This role is office-based and remote, with potential for occasional travel to customer sites. The intern will provide generalist support in reporting, research, and data management, including assistance with compliance and sustainability reporting, AI-assisted client/prospect research, and assembling building and sustainability data. The role also involves organizing information related to energy use, operations and maintenance, capital planning, floor plans, drawings, and asset inventories.

Requirements

Coursework or demonstrated interest in sustainability, environmental studies, business, facilities, engineering, architecture, data analysis, or a related field.
Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel for data and content formatting and development.
Strong attention to detail and ability to organize information accurately across multiple files and data sources.
Ability to learn new software applications and skills quickly, including AI-enabled research and data support tools.
Interest in sustainability, compliance reporting, buildings, energy data, facilities, or related business support functions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently in a remote office-based environment.
Ability to travel U.S./Canada up to 20%

Nice To Haves

Experience working with spreadsheets, research assignments, document organization, or data entry is helpful.
Exposure to building drawings, floor plans, asset lists, energy data, or sustainability concepts is beneficial but not required.
Comfort working on a variety of support tasks in a fast-paced team environment and managing shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

Provide basic reporting support for compliance-related and sustainability reporting activities.
Assist with sustainability compliance research and related background analysis to support project teams and client needs.
Support AI-assisted research on clients/ prospects, buildings, and sustainability-related topics to help inform internal planning and project development.
Assist with data research about various organizations, and assembly related to energy use, sustainability compliance, operations and maintenance, and capital planning needs.
Perform data entry, organization, and quality review within Capital Planning and Energy & Sustainability modules of ASG’s in-house software suite.
Assist with Energy Star Portfolio Manager (ESPM) data population, utility bill synchronization, and meter configurations.
Support preparation of tables, charts, spreadsheets, and data visualizations for client reports and final deliverables.
Assist with compilation and organization of preventative maintenance (PM) information (including tasks and cadences), asset inventories, floorplans and related facility documentation.
Support project teams with organization of construction drawings, operations and maintenance manuals, controls operating sequences/protocols, and standard operating procedures.
Conduct site visits to customer facilities to capture digital imagery including LiDAR scans and photogrammetry capture devices.
Support the quality assurance process to ensure collected facility information and deliverables align with Ameresco standards.
Import and organize existing client portfolio information into AssetPlanner™ including asset inventories, floorplan mapping, and supporting documentation.
Support Project Managers with project scheduling updates, deliverable tracking, monthly status reports, and project coordination tasks.
Perform other duties as required for a junior, entry-level intern role.