Summer 2026 Staff Intern - Corporate Citizenship - Federal Affairs & Sustainability

PSEG•Newark, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

PSEG is looking for a Summer 2026 Staff Intern for Corporate Citizenship – Federal Affairs & Sustainability. This job involves working as an intern in the Federal Affairs & Sustainability department. The role will support the Director, ESG and Sustainability, and Manager, Sustainability Reporting and Data Analytics in the ongoing development, execution, and refinement of the company’s sustainability-related initiatives. This position will be Hybrid Flexible.

Requirements

Actively pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited institution in sustainability, environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental conservation, environmental economics, environmental management, sustainable business, or technology and graduating between December 2026 and May 2029.
Students graduating in May/June 2026 are not eligible unless they are enrolling in a post-graduate degree program in the fall term of 2026.
Incumbents must have completed freshman level course work for consideration.
A valid driver's license and a safe driving record is required.
Must be a current student.
Works well in a team environment and openminded to receiving feedback/coaching.
Comfortable working with web-based tools / MS Excel.

Nice To Haves

3.0 GPA
Must not graduate before September 2026.
Strong leadership and communication skills.
Strong decision-making, prioritization, and organization.
Strong problem solving, research and analysis skills.
Comfortable taking a position on a topic and articulating a viewpoint.
Passionate about sustainability and related topics.

Responsibilities

Gather and analyze enterprise sustainability data, determine qualitative and quantitative insights, conduct industry analysis and present findings to team members as needed to address the company’s strategy on sustainability, affordability and reliability.
Research and report out on corporate sustainability best practices amongst utilities. Includes clean technology adoption / development, disclosure trends, targets and goals, progress against goals, regulatory events, compliances developments, etc.
Support research on state and federal energy policies and keep abreast of developments in the energy industry and participate in technical webinars on key trends shaping electric and gas utilities.
Support the gathering of information and responses to various third-party sustainability assessments. Examples include Dow Jones CSA, Sustainalytics, etc.