Summer Intern: Construction Summer

Encore Renewable Energy • Burlington, VT

2d • $23 - $23

About The Position

Encore seeks a highly motivated individual with the skills and attitude to successfully support Encore’s preconstruction and construction work across the company. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience with a leading solar and energy storage developer that's also a B Corp, a company committed to triple bottom line outcomes and using business as a force for good.

This position will work alongside our Preconstruction and Construction team to support the management of various project activities, from engineering design to construction, while gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment, contributing to projects that reinforce Encore’s reputation as a trusted, values-driven organization.

This is a full time, 40 hours/week, internship will run from Tuesday, May 26 through Friday, August 14.

Requirements

• Passion for renewable energy and/or environmental issues
• Demonstrated experience and/or education in the fields of Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical and Environmental Engineering, Math, Chemistry, Biology or other quantitative fields.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Diligent, detailed oriented, and dynamic.
• A high degree of emotional intelligence.
• Ability to self-organize priorities, set and work to deadlines, often with limited direct oversight.

Nice To Haves

• Basic technical knowledge in solar and energy storage technologies, construction, or engineering preferred.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office required, proficiency in project management software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the daily management and coordination of solar construction projects, working with project managers, engineers, and EPC contractors to ensure project timelines, budgets, and specifications are met
• Support management of record keeping such as project schedules, project documentation, engineering designs, requests for information (RFIs), and equipment submittals
• Shadow senior team members during site visits to gain exposure to safety and permit compliance, engineering design quality assurance, and subcontractor management
• Prepare and review construction reports to ensure accurate reporting of schedule forecasts, construction progress and budgets; provide updates on identified discrepancies to project managers
• Assist in developing workflow documentation and provide recommendations to existing workflows and templates
• Support diligence on project opportunities and project pipeline
• Collaborate with project team members from development, engineering, procurement, finance, and asset management
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees