Technical Aide Internship

Willdan is a nationwide provider of comprehensive solutions that help organizations evolve and thrive as natural resources and infrastructure change. Our team of experts in energy, engineering, safety, financial and strategic planning, microgrids, and software offer best-in-class services ranging from electric grid optimization to energy efficiency to energy design assistance. Using this collective expertise, we have delivered over 100,000 projects to public agencies, small businesses, healthcare, hospitality, and educational facilities. We provide program administration and assistance to improve grid resiliency to over 50 investor-owned utilities.

Willdan is seeking a Technical Aide for a professional internship. The Technical Aide Intern's primary responsibility is to provide direct administrative and implementation support to utility programs and open market consulting. Placements will support a variety of program activities which include attending and documenting staff and client facing meetings, drafting documents, and participating in site visits.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Attend assigned program/open market client meetings and collaborate with project and program managers on consulting deliverables.
• Support internal and external stakeholder reporting.
• Support a portfolio of projects at different stages of construction.
• Team with project managers and others to develop internal reference materials.

Job Requirements/ Qualifications:

• Candidates who are currently pursuing a bachelor's degree with accrued credits that provide Sophomore, Junior, or Senior status, are in their second year of a master's degree, or have recently completed either meet the minimum education requirement.
• Pursuit of degrees in the following fields are preferred: Building Science, Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, Business or Public Administration, Environmental Economics, Environmental Science.
• Strong interest and desire to work within the sustainability and energy industry.
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, integrity, and sense of ownership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to independently learn, synthesize and apply new information.
• Familiarity and competencies with Microsoft business solutions used to develop reference materials and consulting deliverables: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct directed research and summarize findings.