East Region Development Intern - Summer 2026

As a development Intern you will build relationships with Scout team members and integrate their feedback into your approach to achieve superior results. Also, you will demonstrate initiative to advance in the organization, exhibit genuine intellectual curiosity, and self-directed learning.

• Discover drivers of a project including, scheduling, budgets, energy markets, and project finance

Across all of these duties, we will look to you to improve the processes used to complete them. During this stage of critical company growth, you will help identify ways to further enhance team efficiency. These improvements may be driven from your past experiences, your ability to connect with and solicit input from our team members, from research you do, and any other sources of inspiration.

This position could be suited to someone looking to get a foot in the door of the renewable energy industry. It requires a high capacity for work, a desire to help others succeed, and familiarity with multiple technology platforms.

• Adaptability regarding problem solving, collaborative techniques, and organization.
• Learn key aspects of project management, stakeholder relationships, real estate, and GIS
• Ability to multi-task and arbitrate between conflicting priorities with clear target setting and follow- through capabilities in a fast-paced work environment.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Creative and resourceful approach to solving problems efficiently and effectively.
• Intelligence. Problem-solving learners who can make informed decisions quickly and create innovative and pragmatic solutions to challenging problems
• Detail-oriented self-motivator with exceptional organizational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated interest in and passion for renewable energy.
• Dynamic interpersonal skills with the ability to use influence rather than authority to achieve desired outcomes.
• Understand the fundamentals of wind, solar, and energy storage technologies
• Initiative. Resourceful self-motivators who thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment because of their exceptional leadership, work ethic, and organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain information confidentiality and handle with discretion.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

Beginning in May 2026, the internship will be a full-time (40 hr/week) commitment for the duration of the 12-week internship program. Our ideal candidate will be able to work out of our Boulder office during the duration of the internship per the program requirements. Most of your work will be done in the office because this role involves significant coordination with Project Managers and other internal staff.

There is an opportunity to continue this internship through the Fall and a potential to transition this to a full-time position in the future, dependent on performance and business need.

Hourly Rate: $25-30/hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

• Teamwork. Respectful and appreciative colleagues with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to fostering positive relationships across organizational boundaries to deliver on shared team goals.
• Gain exposure to contract management, permitting, interconnection process, environmental studies, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) as it applies to projects