Part-Time Energy Savings Program Intern

The OPP Sustainability Team is seeking an enthusiastic student to support Penn State’s Energy Savings Program (ESP) as a Part-Time Energy Savings Program Intern.

In this role, the intern will directly contribute to supporting energy and financial sustainability at Penn State’s University Park (UP) and Commonwealth Campuses by assisting the Energy Savings Program Manager in evaluating opportunities to increase energy efficiency, avoid costs, and reduce GHG emissions. Example opportunities include increasing energy efficiency in lab spaces, retrofitting lighting to LEDs, verifying savings from building automation system commissioning strategies, and estimating savings and payback from installing high-efficiency equipment.

- Currently enrolled University student with a GPA above 3.0.

- Organized and capable of working independently

- Strong algebra skills and comfort completing math in Excel

- Ability to communicate when tasks are completed and indicate if deadlines cannot be met

- Experience writing clear, consistent reports, summaries, and communications

- Interest in energy efficiency, sustainability, or systems optimization

- Understanding of basic statistics (sample size, mean and median, standard deviation)

- Comfort with data transformation

- Experience with Power BI and dashboarding

- Familiarity with building energy systems

- Understanding of energy fundamentals

- Engineering economics or financial modeling skills

- Proficiency reading construction drawings

- Collecting, summarizing, and comparing energy data

- Calculating potential energy savings using existing templates

- Supporting the development of facility profile and scoping templates

- Assisting with external funding procurement

- Creating reports and dashboards on energy saving progress

- Communicating program progress to stakeholders within the PSU community and beyond

-Spring semester 2027- 8 hrs./ week, 14 weeks

-Summer semester 2027- 20 hrs./ week, 12 weeks

Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.

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