Student, Intern, Capital Projects, Summer 2027

Entergy•The Woodlands, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Management / Project Management Intern supports the Owner’s Project Management (OPM) team in planning, coordinating, and executing major power-generation capital projects. The role assists with construction oversight, project controls, engineering interface activities, quality assurance, and documentation to help ensure project delivery is safe, on schedule, within budget, and compliant with standards and contractual requirements. The internship provides hands-on exposure to large-scale EPC environments, field engineering practices, owner–contractor coordination, and governance processes used for utility-scale power generation projects. The intern works in a team environment and assists with day-to-day project activities. The position is onsite in Texas, with locations listed in The Woodlands and Port Arthur, and travel of up to 25%. Employees may be expected to work additional hours, work in alternate locations, or perform additional duties during storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations deemed necessary by the company. Authorization to work in the United States is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Be actively enrolled and pursuing an associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Engineering, Engineering Technologies, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline; full-time or part-time student enrollment is accepted.
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8, verified by an official transcript from the previous semester.
Be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Have strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Have effective written and verbal communication skills.
Be able to manage multiple assignments while maintaining attention to detail.
Demonstrate initiative and willingness to learn in a fast-paced project environment.
Be authorized to work in the United States; the company will not sponsor work visas for this position.

Responsibilities

Assist field engineers and discipline leads with monitoring daily construction activities, conducting site walkdowns, and documenting observations, issues, and progress.
Track construction progress against schedule and identify emerging constraints or deviations.
Support constructability reviews and participate in quality assurance checks.
Assist in reviewing engineering deliverables for completeness and alignment with project requirements and design intent.
Help process Requests for Information (RFIs), design clarifications, and change documentation, including Records of Decisions (RODs) and Project Change Notices (PCNs).
Participate in multidisciplinary meetings involving EPC, Owner’s Engineer, project engineering, and construction teams.
Update dashboards, deliverable trackers, logs, and issue registers for the OPM team.
Gather field data for cost, schedule, and risk reporting; assist with variance analysis and corrective-action follow-up.
Learn to interpret and communicate project metrics, including schedule adherence, quality observations, and change tracking.
Assist in monitoring EPC contractor performance, alignment with contract terms, and adherence to specifications.
Maintain interface registers and coordination logs between the Owner, EPC, OEMs, and internal subject matter experts.
Participate in safety walkdowns, toolbox meetings, and quality checks as part of the Owner’s oversight program.
Document safety observations and support resolution of non-conformance reports (NCRs).
Assist with document control, meeting minutes, construction photos, inspection records, and project OneNote entries.
Learn stage-gate expectations and help prepare materials for internal reviews.