Student Intern, Civil Engineering

Responsibilities

Start your Engineering Career at NV Energy with a Year-Round Internship

Join the largest energy provider in the state of Nevada and learn about the Power Utility Industry while you complete your engineering degree at UNLV. NV Energy is part of the Berkshire Hathaway Energy global family of companies and has been serving the people of Nevada for over 150 years.

Current year-round internships are available in Las Vegas, for full time Engineering students starting May 2024.

The NV Energy Internship program is designed to ensure that it will challenge students with meaningful work, expose them to a career in the energy industry, and help them transition from academics to the workforce. Successful completion of an intern position can put a student on the fast track to a full-time career with NV Energy, following graduation.

The goal of our internship program is to give engineering students real world engineering experience. Candidate must be a self-starter, flexible, a quick learner, highly motivated and a good team player. Accordingly, you must possess strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Significant design work including AutoCAD Civil 3D, PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE modeling, conflict check reviews, mapping updates, and records management work

• Work as part of a team to provide engineering support to ensure reliability, availability, efficiency and functionality of all equipment, processes and projects

• Assist in basic engineering tasks of design, evaluation, problem solving, analysis, and planning to support power transmission and distribution, plant operations and/or maintenance

• Comply with safety policy and procedures to ensure a safe working environment

• Interface with engineering staff, plant site operations & maintenance groups, and other personnel to ensure consistent, practical, and effective engineering solutions

• Participate in special projects and engineering team assignments as requested

• Data entry, sample collection, and preparation of applications and reports

• Other duties may be assigned

All students must provide transcripts and verification of college/university enrollment in order to begin or continue employment.

All students must be available to work the following schedule:

Summer: 20 - 40 hours per week

School Year: minimum of 12 up to a maximum of 20 hours per week

Internship will begin in Summer 2024 and end June 2025

Requirements

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment

Education and Work Experience

Currently enrolled in an accredited Bachelors of Engineering in Civil Engineering program with a minimum accumulative GPA of 2.75. Must be a full-time student with a minimum load of 12 units. Previous work experience is desired but not required.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office products and AutoCAD is preferred.

Equipment and Applications

PCs, Word processing, Spreadsheet and Database software

Work Environment and Physical Demands

General office environment No special physical demands required. May be required to travel to field locations and job sites and walk on uneven/unpaved ground.

Compensation

$17.00 - $27.00 per hour. This is a non-represented position.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits for non-represented employees. For represented employees, we offer many similar benefits plans and programs with specific terms negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement.

• Medical

• Pharmacy

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance & AD&D

• Wellness

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• 401(k) fixed contribution - company contributes 4% regardless of employee's contribution

• 401(k) match - company matches 100% of the employee's first 6% contribution; immediate vesting

• Adoption assistance

• Tuition Assistance

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• 12 paid holidays

• Parental leave

• Military leave

• Bereavement leave

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Identity Theft Protection - company paid

• Flexible Work Schedules (depending on position) - ask the hiring manager for more information

• Visit our Corporate website for detailed information and other benefits offered

EOE/Veteran/Disability

At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact Human Resources via email at HumanResources@nvenergy.com or call our HR Help Desk at (702) 402-5500 and select '0' or Fax your request at (702) 402-0031. TTY Sensory Impaired - 711

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