
Intern - Sustainability Engineer - Summer 2026
G&W Electric Co.
The Role
Overview
Support sustainability initiatives through data gathering, analysis, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- compliance plans
- cdp drafting
- gap analysis
- emissions reduction
- hotspot analysis
- database creation
Tasks
-Networking with leadership and other professionals -Assist in Sustainability Ambassador Program development -Draft compliance plans for emerging regulations -CDP drafting/gap analysis -Propose emissions reduction project based on hot spot analysis -Building partnerships for future permanent career opportunities -Raw material database creation & procedure (CAS# project - part of a team)
Requirements
- materiality
- sophomore
- junior
- environmental
- chemical
- industrial
What You Bring
-Double materiality assessment -Sophomore or Junior (preferred) -Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering Major
Benefits
-Team building events and professional development workshops to enhance your business savvy -Organized social activities -Competitive Pay
The Company
About G&W Electric Co.
-Two engineers invented the detachable porcelain pothead, establishing a foundation of innovation. -The company pioneered SF₆-insulated and solid-dielectric switchgear in the 1960s–1970s, and visible-break automation in the 2000s. -Headquartered in Bolingbrook, IL, the company operates in over 100 countries, serving investor-owned utilities, co-ops, and commercial/industrial markets. -Typical projects include grid modernization, underground and overhead distribution, fault-limiting systems, microgrids, and infrastructure for critical sites like the Panama Canal and NASA. -The company expanded its global reach and product portfolio through strategic acquisitions, including Italian sensor and switchgear firms between 2019–2022. -Products operate in extreme environments—overhead, underground, underwater, and on all seven continents, from Brazil to Antarctica.
Sector Specialisms
Industrial
Commercial
Higher Education
Military
Government
Power Grid Automation
Critical Power
DERs (Distributed Energy Resources)
Arc Flash and Fault Limiting Protection
Non-Utility Power Grid Reliability
Security Clearance
-background check, drug screening, and physical (if needed) required for all new hires.
