Student Intern - Power Operations and Planning Team (District Temp-Summer PT)

This District Temp Part Time Student Intern - Power Operations and Planning Team (District Temp-Summer) position will receive training and gain practical business application, report and workflow development experience through training, mentoring, and performing assignments. The intern will work closely with the team and help to prevent and detect weaknesses that may impact Metropolitan's energy and water operations.

Specifically, this position will perform work in North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) electric reliability compliance and cybersecurity, Power system scheduling and dispatch, Electric transmission planning and Energy sustainability and resiliency.

The primary duties of this position include performing research as assigned and applies academic theory, training and education to real life work situations and environments.

Participates on project teams as required. Learn, and assists with tasks related to their areas of discipline and assigned area of responsibility and assists to plan, conduct studies and research, and compile information from various sources; provides updates, prepares reports, collect, verify data, and analyze statistical data, maintain records, and report findings, and make recommendations. Learns and assists in the implementation of goals and objectives, identify opportunities for improving processes to optimize efficiency, performs office duties and activities as required. Performs other related Student Intern job duties as required.

This Student Intern position will be located at Metropolitan's Headquarters Building in Downtown Los Angeles (Union Station).

WORK SCHEDULE: Full-time (summer break). 9/80 Monday through Thursday 9 hours per day, 8 hours per day every other Friday.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

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EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience: Current enrollment in an accredited four-year college or university carrying a minimum of 12 semester units or 8 quarter units with junior or senior standing in a related major and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or current enrollment in an accredited graduate degree program in a related major with a grade point average of 2.75 or higher.

Related major is defined as: Computer Science or Engineering, or Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

License(s): Valid California Class C Driver's License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

For information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits District Temporary Employees (Unrepresented)

ABOUT MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email: jobs@mwdh2o.com.

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).