Energy & Sustainability Intern (Summer 2024)

What you'll do:

• Complete review and analysis of all Landlord utilities for spikes to remediate and track leaks and other high usage issues.
• Collaborate with utility providers to resolve billing and consumption issues.
• Work closely with property managers, accounting, and asset management to troubleshoot utility disputes and other collections related utility items.
• Monitor utilities in Landlords name to reduce instances of vacancy and tenant bill back utility accounts.
• Review all Utility Bonds to determine necessity and work with surety provider to cancel unneeded bonds.
• Collaborate with Utility Manager and Energy Analyst on tasks related to the tracking and data analysis of sustainability and energy efficiency programs.

What you'll learn:

• Hands on experience problem solving for sustainability troubleshooting and reporting.
• Learn more about the commercial real estate industry and the energy consumption, billing and efficiencies common in the industry.
• Develop skills required to interact with other professionals at varying levels throughout the company.
• Develop time management skills and the ability to be responsible for more than one project at a time.

What we're looking for:

• A current undergraduate who can work full-time and in person during the semester.
• A current university student with interest in real estate and/or sustainability and energy efficiency.
• Computer and technical skills including a high level of competency in the Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). A strong proficiency in excel is preferred for the role.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interface professionally. with associates at all levels of an organization, both internally and externally.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize.
• Positive attitude and ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism and discretion when dealing with confidential information.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)