Engineer Co-Op/Intern

Company Summary Statement
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.
Overview
Why choose LG&E and KU for your co-op?
As part of our robust engineering workforce, you'll benefit from a stimulating and challenging work environment. We offer co-op opportunities in a variety of areas that require an engineering mindset, critical-analysis and creative thinking.
Our diverse workforce and strong culture of service to the communities are cornerstones of our companies. And our employees are proud of the reliable energy they provide safely to customers each day.
During your co-op, you will gain experience and exposure to practical engineering applications within the utility industry. Co-ops work alongside experienced engineers and will perform a variety of projects and assignments that have specific instructions and expected results.
Responsibilities

• Learn to use TaskOp, GeoGraphix and WellShadow program and assist with updates
• Assist with electronic and paper data organization
• Spend time in field on well project work
• Work alongside teammembers to spend time in field on well logging project
• Assist with processing of project invoices
• Assist with preparing well plugging affidavits
• Attend Gas Safety Focus team meetings
• Spend time at each storage field location to learn about Gas Storage operations
• Assist with Inventory Verification calculations
• Spend approximately 30% of time in field on project work

Qualifications
Required Education/Experience
Available full time during the Summer 2024, and part time during the fall semester.
Pursuing a Bachelor's degree with declared major in Chemical, Mining or Petroleum Engineering
Minimum 2.50 GPA
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