Engineering Associate Intern (Summer 2025)

Encore Renewable Energy is seeking an Engineering Associate Intern for Summer 2025 in Burlington, VT. The role involves supporting engineering tasks for solar and energy storage projects, including site design, permitting, and project management. Candidates should have experience in engineering or related fields, strong organizational skills, and a passion for renewable energy. This is a paid internship at $23 per hour, requiring self-motivation and teamwork.
Summer 2025

Overview of Position:
Encore seeks a highly motivated individual with the skills and attitude to successfully support Encore’s Engineering work across the company. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience with a leading solar and energy storage developer that's also a B Corp, a company committed to triple bottom line outcomes and using business as a force for good.

The Engineering Associate Intern will fill a key role in our expanding solar and energy storage development firm and will work across the entire portfolio of Encore’s Engineering activities. These activities will include site design, interconnection application preparation, and permitting support.

Encore is a dynamic, high-growth entrepreneurial company which requires a high degree of self-motivation, team orientation and an eager willingness of all team members to contribute to the firm’s success across activities that fall directly within the scope of their position description as well as those that do not fall directly under the scope of the position.

Responsibilities:
• * Provide myriad project development and management tasks for solar PV and battery storage projects in Northeastern US and other strategic markets.
• Assist the Engineering team with monthly reporting via our project management tool
• Ensure proper file management of Engineering Documents across Encore’s various information platforms and projects.
• Perform feasibility assessments on new opportunities.
• Synthesize project requirements, local regulations, and equipment specifications to provide early-stage designs.
• Assist Business Development, Finance, and Engineering with preparation of materials to support decision-making at critical junctures throughout project development.
• Assist in compiling and filing interconnection applications.
• Assist with document control and database management and organizational tasks.
• Assist with CAD activities based on appropriate CAD skill level.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience & Skills:
• * Demonstrated experience and/or education in the fields of Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical and Environmental Engineering, Math, Chemistry, Biology or other quantitative field.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office, MS Project (Smartsheet or other PM software).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• A high degree of emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrated success at building team relationships and partnerships.
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with a team.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to self-organize priorities, set and work to deadlines, often with limited direct oversight.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• CAD experience preferred, but not required.
• Passion for renewable energy or environmental issues, preferred.

$23 - $23 an hour

About Encore:
Encore Renewable Energy is a leading integrated clean energy services company headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, focused on developing, building, owning and operating sustainable, high return community-scale solar PV systems, large scale energy storage applications and 21st century solutions for the redevelopment of underutilized property.

Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
Encore believes that an equitable and inclusive work environment, and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving our mission. We are not looking for candidates who are “culture fits.” We are looking for candidates who can expand our culture, challenge business as usual, and bring their whole selves to work. We strive to provide all candidates with an equitable and accessible recruitment process.

Encore provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Encore complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which Encore has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate.