TECO Fall 2026 Internship - Distribution Engineering Operations

Tampa Electric Company • Tampa, FL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The TECO Energy Internship & Cooperative Education Program offers college degree-seeking students the opportunity for professional growth while meeting the business needs of the company. The program is an extension of the educational process, providing practical experience to complement formal classroom work. The co-op program recruits students from colleges to give them an opportunity to work in a professional environment related to their field of study.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering Preferred/Related Discipline: Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical.
• Year in School: Junior or Senior.
• Microsoft Office and Basic Understanding of Power Systems.
• Must be enrolled in an ABET accredited university or college undergraduate or a graduate level post-secondary educational program in a related discipline.
• A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required.
• To qualify as a co-op student, enrollment in your university’s co-op program is required.
• Responding to storms will be considered a condition of employment.
• A pre-employment drug screening, physical exam, as well as a background check (including employment, criminal and motor vehicle) will also be conducted as part of the pre-employment screening.

Nice To Haves

• Emera Leadership Competencies : Builds Strong, Collaborative Relationships
• Cultivates Innovation and Embraces Change
• Drives Operational Excellence for Customers
• Speaks Up on Safety, Health, and the Environment
• Takes Ownership & Acts with Integrity
• Thinks Strategically & Exercises Sound Judgement

Responsibilities

• Work with Operation Engineering on distribution system protection, protection coordination, power quality, and reliability.
• Investigate reliability referrals.
• Develop action plans to remedy issues.
• Create work requests to implement proposed solutions.
• Respond to customers once issues have been resolved.
• Create and/or process work requests in work management software.
• Estimate electrical loads for customers and determine actual or proposed field measurements.
• Model proposed designs in the appropriate software to meet customer needs and ensure all results follow respective regulatory requirements.
• Produce construction prints for field construction of proposed designs.
• Attend weekly work scheduling meetings.
• Assist TEC Distribution Design staff as needed.

Benefits

• Proper compensation will be made in accordance with the company's rules and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern