Grid Services Vegetation & Natural Resource Intern

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Why Duke Energy?

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Enrolled and pursuing an ABET-accredited Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Natural Resources or related field.
• Must not graduate prior to August 2027
• Cumulative college GPA of 2.75 or higher
• As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work on real-world projects and learn from experienced professionals.

Program Locations for 2026

• Opportunities at locations in South Carolina and North Carolina
• Duke Energy is seeking an energetic, hardworking student with an interest in the electric power industry currently pursuing a degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, Environmental Management, GIS, or a related field. This position is in the Grid Services Vegetation Management organization and the Environmental Health and Safety, Natural Resource organization.
• Vegetation Management - This organization is responsible for driving strategies that reduce vegetation costs, drive efficiencies in processes, operations, and interactions with other lines of business.
• Environmental Health and Safety - . This group provides support of state and federal environmental regulations, permits siting, licensing/relicensing, environmental review, and natural resources assessments/surveys for vegetation management and other business unit related work throughout the Carolinas.
• The successful candidate will primarily assist the Vegetation Management team by reviewing maps of upcoming work plans to identify and document potential environmentally sensitive interactions.
• The intern will work closely with the VM System Forester, VM Program Managers, and the Environmental and Natural Resource team.
• Other job functions may include but not limited to field assessments, protected bat roost surveys, and remote sensing field validations.
• Utilize the Environmental Checklist to perform detailed desktop reviews of VM work plan maps to identify and document potential environmentally sensitive interactions. Develop positive working relationships.
• Willingness to make sufficient choices and decisions, with some guidance or direction from a mentor or supervisor.
• Strive to continually improve job-related, technical, and professional knowledge as well as skills and performance.
• Reviews mapping data for quality and accuracy
• Preferred Majors: Natural Resource Management, Forestry, Wildlife Management, Fisheries, Environmental Sciences

Desired Qualifications

• Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in use of computers
• Previous related work experience
• Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide the quantity and quality of work necessary to reach an accomplishment.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities through effective decision making.
• Works effectively with others from diverse backgrounds to achieve common goal.
• Ability to deliver superior results within allocated time through effective prioritization, scheduling, planning and execution of assigned work.

Working Conditions

What You’ll Get

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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