Intern - Substation Operations, Central

Description

• Maintain sensitive and confidential information regarding company information.
• Attend project meetings to report on construction progress
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships within the department and the company.
• Assist in the design of substation relay replacement projects, and other larger substation projects.
• Attend work on a regular basis and support the company's employee policies and procedures, including workplace safety rules.
• Work with construction prints to gain understanding of how schematics and wiring diagrams fit together
• Develop understanding of substation power equipment functions and uses
• Ensure all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understand and comply with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.
• Meet other interns and experience other parts of MidAmerican at Intern Events. I.e. solar farms, windfarms power plants.
• Learn about human performance improvement tools developed by the department of energy and implemented at MidAmerican Energy
• Learn safety rules from OSHA and MidAmerican and how they apply to the job
• Maintain the professional competence, knowledge and skills necessary to effectively complete responsibilities; enhance job knowledge and abilities by taking personal responsibility for professional development and training.
• Develop understanding of SCADA (supervisory, control, and data acquisition) and RTU (remote terminal unit) equipment and how it works
• Perform responsibilities as directed within determined time frames and with a high degree of accuracy.

Requirements

• Must be a college student currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in electrical engineering.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• Must be able to work May-August 2026.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Software skills needed to be used in extracting information from various sources, conducting analysis and assisting workforce to achieve goals.
• Effective project management skills.
• Prior energy industry experience helpful.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance