College Intern - Transmission Planning

Summary

Transmission Planning Strategy & Development is responsible for SRP's long-term planning of the transmission system. The division is comprised of four teams that model the existing system, complete studies related to performance and reliability, examine modifications necessary to support changing technology a fuel sources and manage external impacts to the system made through interconnections or large customer projects.

The student intern will work daily scheduled hours based on the department’s needs, with a minimum requirement of 15 hours and up to 40 hours per week maximum.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for support of Transmission Planning activities related to the modeling and study of SRP's Transmission System. 
• Supporting existing engineering activities 
• Updating and evaluating changes to SRP's short circuit model
• Working with external entities to collect and validate necessary model data
• Other job related tasks as assigned by the manager 
• Will be working under the direction of experienced engineers to enable quality power studies.

What It Takes To Succeed

Candidates should be Electrical Engineering students with a focus on power and have completed Circuits II as part of their core course work.

Education

College level coursework (100+) from an accredited institution will be evaluated on an individual basis according to the skill/level to determine if applicable to the position by management.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visas.