Government and Market Affairs Intern

Imagine a future where you put your energy into what matters through our Internship Program. We hire curious, talented candidates from a variety of disciplines.

Join us in this role where you’ll be a part of a 10-week immersive summer experience designed to strengthen your development through tailored programming focused on three key aspects: exposure to our core business, vision centered and collaborative experiential learning, and professional development. You’ll be part of a team that gets people to “Yes.”  Whether it’s working on building support for state legislation or approval for a local permit, you will join a core team of three colleagues each with a government affairs background who thrive on a challenge.

Welcome to Government Affairs and Market Strategy

You’ll be part of the Growth and New Market, Onshore Team where you, together with your colleagues, will help tackle knotty problems that once resolved will set up our onshore projects for success.  From reviewing state bills and regulations covering such topics as taxes, siting, and endangered species habitat to talking with local communities about our wind, solar, and battery storage projects, the team deals with a wide-range of issues, creating an environment that will provide the practical experience you seek. As a team we

not only anticipates and overcome state and local government affairs obstacles, we also engage in creative problems solving with our Development, Mergers and Acquisition, Construction, Operations, Origination, Communications, and Branding and Marketing teams.

You’ll play an important role in:

• tracking state and local siting policies, which are critical to the success of our onshore energy renewable projects
• planning our community outreach efforts
• ​​assisting in executing our community outreach​
• ​​bolstering our efforts working with state and local elected officials
• ​​curating our messaging library to assist team in educating stakeholders.

To succeed in the role, you:

• enjoy working on a team, being accountable, and no fear of failure​
• have strong research and organization skills
• ​​must have must have experience with the Microsoft suite of apps and a willingness to learn other platforms
• ​​are a collaborator who looks forward to taking on new opportunities and challenges with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm.
• should be able to start in-person on June 9, 2025 for intern orientation.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com.

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.