Transmission & Distribution Intern

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Position Purpose: 

The TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION INTERN role within the organization will take on capital blanket work from initiation to completion during the extent of their time. The T&D Intern will work under the direction of the Supervisor of T&D to perform field inspections, with Veolia and contractor crews, perform updates to Standard Operating Procedures, and work in conjunction with planning to revise T&D work schedules. The T&D intern will also work in conjunction with GIS, assisting in the improvement of mapping systems from in-field changes.

Internships at Veolia: Gain hands-on experience in at least one career function from Corporate, Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Operations, Sales, Supply Chain or Technology.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Assist in the creation of weekly and daily job plans for the T&D and Production Departments.
• Review and adjust plans daily. Ensure backlog and available information is reviewed to insure proper prioritization of jobs.
• Daily discuss activities and backlog with supervisors and the engineering department to insure work is scheduled appropriately and executed successfully.
• Develop, continuously improve, and ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) in the Systems Office. Maintain and modify Planning SOPs.
• Indirectly supervise administrative functions performed by administrative support related with work planning.
• Responsible for being on emergency call and to respond to emergency T&D operations.
• Perform other duties as required by management & supervision.
• Comply with all Veolia Company and HSE procedures and policies.
• Review daily and weekly schedules for Contractor work to be performed.
• Participate in weekly Contractor calls with management.
• Visit Contractor Job Sites on an as-needed-basis and record all required Veolia & Veolia-contractor job data / checklists. Includes; job location, start time of work, number of Contractors on site, equipment on site, size of trench and roadway cut, underground obstructions encountered, materials utilized, traffic control, and total duration of work.
• Read, understand, and enforce all Contract terms with Construction Vendors.

Work Environment:

• Environments vary by internship function from office to field to plant.
• Our aim is to provide tangible industry job experience to each intern.

Education/Experience/Background: 

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• Working towards a four-year degree and you have Senior status in a related engineering, environmental science or construction management major. Example: If the internship is in mechanical engineering, you are a junior working towards an electrical engineering (or similar such as electronics engineering) degree.
• 3.2 Cumulative G.P.A required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• Strong communication skills, including written, verbal, listening, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships.

Pay Range: $18.00 to $24.00 per hour.

Benefits: Interns are considered temporary employees. Medical and basic life insurance coverage is available to temporary employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week immediately following 60 days of service. Employees must elect or waive medical coverage within 45 days of their eligibility date.

Veolia observes 11 holidays.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.