What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Construction Engineer Intern position at ACCIONA Energía?
ACCIONA Energía is the biggest 100% renewable energy company with no fossil legacy in the world. With more than 30 years of experience and operations in 20 countries on five continents, ACCIONA Energía offers a wide portfolio of tailored energy solutions so that its corporate and institutional clients can meet their decarbonisation goals. This includes the development, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable power plants -mainly wind and photovoltaic technologies-, energy sales and management and marketing, energy services, self-consumption, electric mobility and new technologies such as storage and green hydrogen. ACCIONA Energía is governed by the most demanding environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria.
Our Electrical Construction Engineer Intern, will support the Construction team with assigned tasks including but not limited to:
- Support the Project Management team in the management of renewable energy generation projects in excess of $100M in various stages of development from construction budget development and preliminary engineering through and including engineering design, construction and all activities leading to commercial operation.Support the Acciona project team on site consisting of Construction Manager and Construction Engineers.
- Support the non-conformities, root cause analysis and lessons learned procedure in coordination with the Project Managers and Acciona Project Teams.
- Support the Project Management team to create the monthly reporting requirements for our internal and external customers, as well as KPI reporting.
- Participate in daily, weekly, and monthly project meetings. Maintain all job specific meeting minutes and necessary logs.
- Create, process, complete and maintain accurate documentation and records associated with the construction project execution including request for information, submittals, change orders, drawings and job books.
- Participate in and contribute to BUILD SAFE implementation on construction projects.
- Support the Construction Team in the review and preparation of RFPs to be submitted to contractors. Review and evaluate estimates.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Enrollment in a B.S. in an Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
- Capacity to work on varied activities, managing multiple simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment
- Technically astute and capable of expertise-based problem solving
- High attention to detail and commitment to produce high quality outputs
- Make decisions based on accepted quality standards, policies and procedures
- An effective team-worker who can work independently when required
- Good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to learn from experienced engineers
- High level of computer literacy, including using computer applications such as (e-mail, internet, MS Office, etc.)
- Willingness to learn.
- Willingness and flexibility to travel (if applicable)
- Valid driver’s license
As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.
