Grid Interconnection Consulting Intern (Summer 2026)

Sargent & Lundy • Chicago, IL

91d • $17 - $27

About The Position

This position in Sargent & Lundy’s Consulting group will require you to focus on our utility planning and advisory projects. You will collaborate with members of the Consulting Business Group and expand your academic background in Engineering. Your responsibilities will include preparing new generator interconnection applications, reviewing ISO feasibility and system impact studies, performing independent power system studies, and supporting project teams with due diligence of power generation projects. You will also track and evaluate project activities and prepare technical reports and other Consulting deliverables.

Requirements

• Pursuing a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering with strong academic background and coursework emphasis in Power Systems Analysis with at least six semesters or equivalent quarters completed at an accredited university.
• Minimum overall GPA of at least 3.0.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Experience in writing technical reports and proposals.
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others.
• Project planning and leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Previous power systems engineering experience.
• Knowledge of power regions and ISOs/RTOs – PJM, MISO, NYISO, ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, and ISO-NE.
• Experience in modeling inverter-based resources and renewable generation, such as Wind Turbine Generators (WTG), photovoltaic (PV), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and hybrid generation.
• Experience in using transmission planning software, particularly PSS/E and TARA, for load flow modeling and contingency studies.
• Experience in dynamic transient, stability, and other advance studies in EMTP-RV or PSCAD.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with members of the Consulting Business Group and expand your academic background in Engineering.
• Help prepare new generator interconnection applications, including development of conceptual single line diagram, verification of compliance with reactive power requirements, and development of PSS/E model to support the applications.
• Review ISO feasibility and system impact studies to provide guidance to our clients, who are ISO Interconnection Customers.
• Perform independent power system studies, mostly on thermal and voltage contingency analyses, to support our client’s generator interconnection planning strategies.
• Perform advanced grid system studies to evaluate specific scenarios and impacts as required by our clients.
• Support project teams with due diligence of power generation projects, power system planning projects, and feasibility studies.
• Track and evaluate project activities and progress, and associated data.
• Prepare technical reports and other Consulting deliverables, including conceptual designs and specifications.
• Provide technical support to clients.

Benefits

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Back-Up Daycare
• FSA & HSA
• 401(k)
• Pre-Tax Commuter Account
• Merit Scholarship Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program
• Tuition Assistance
• First Professional Licensure Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Flexible Work Arrangements

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees