Student Intern, Substation Designer

Company Tucson Electric Power

Location Tucson, AZ

Requisition ID 5757

About Us

UNS Energy Corporation (http://www.uns.com) , headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is a subsidiary ofFortis Inc. (https://www.fortisinc.com) , the largest investor-owned electric and gas distribution utility in Canada. Our public utility subsidiaries, Tucson Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc. and UNS Gas, Inc., power our economy by providing electric and gas service to nearly 700,000 customers in Arizona.

We embrace a spirit of giving, dedicated to improving quality of life in the communities we have served for generations, and in TEP’s case, since the 1890s. We’re building a cleaner, greener grid, with more wind and solar power than ever before, while maintaining safe, reliable, and affordable service.

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Our culture is rooted inshared core values (https://www.tep.com/careers/#values) that define how we work and who we are. Our team of innovative professionals bring their authentic selves to work each day to power our vision and make a difference. Be Part of Our Story.

We create opportunities for employees to thrive through:

• Continual growth: In an industry changing faster than ever before, our commitment to professional growth and leadership development means we never stop challenging ourselves to explore new possibilities.

• Active Engagement: We support a collaborative environment, with peer-to-peer learning and employee-driven groups that foster an inclusive culture.

• Total compensation: UNS Energy Corporation also offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes a 401k plan with a generous company match, a company-sponsored pension plan, affordable individual and family health insurance plans, tuition assistance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance and much more.

Hear from some of our employees,here (https://youtu.be/hpknvJPLuoc) andhere (https://youtu.be/7BECywu-Re4) .

Job Description - Student Intern, Substation Designer

Position-Related Responsibilities:

• Assist with drafting and developing designs for projects.

• Work closely with Designers and Engineers on projects from Substation and related Engineering departments.

• Assists with developing AutoCad drawings, models and documents for project designs to complete Capital Budget projects.

A Qualified candidate will:

• Be pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

• Be able to work a minimum of 15-20 hours per week during regular business hours; up to 40 hours a week may be available during the summer and school breaks.

• Have a high level of interpersonal skills and the ability to protect highly sensitive and confidential information; Must be able to meet regular deadline.

• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Possess functional knowledge of AutoCad and the proven ability to learn various specialized software programs.

• Be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.

Requirements:

• Must be able to work a minimum of 15 - 20 hours per week during regular business hours; and up to 40 hours a week during the summer and school breaks

• Student Interns must maintain the required hours for full-time student status, good academic standing at their college or university, as defined by the college or university and the GPA required for graduation by their college or university.

• Failure to maintain full-time status, good academic standing and/or the requisite GPA will result in Student Interns being deemed ineligible for participation in this program.

• Student Interns are employed on a temporary basis and are generally not eligible for some benefits; including holiday pay.

• Scheduling of work hours and assignments should be made taking into consideration that Student Interns are students first and employees second.

Pay Rate: Salary determined based on candidate's experience & qualifications.

All job offers are contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

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