Power & Renewables (Civil) Engineering in Charlotte

Ardurra is seeking a Power and Renewables (Civil) Engineering intern in Charlotte, NC, for the summer. The role involves assisting with design, fieldwork, data collection, and permitting activities for energy projects. Responsibilities include preparing technical documents, performing field tests, and supporting project coordination. This position offers hands-on experience and mentorship from experienced engineers, focusing on sustainable energy infrastructure.
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Ardurra is seeking a Power and Renewables (Civil) Engineering to join our team in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the summer.

At Ardurra, we design more than infrastructure—we design sustainable futures. As a Power and Renewables Engineering , you will support engineering tasks that contribute to safe, reliable, and forward-thinking energy projects across the South Region.

This is designed to give you exposure to real-world engineering work, build your technical skills, and help you explore a future career in the water industry.

Primary Function

Under general supervision, you will assist with design, fieldwork, data collection, and permitting activities across projects such as pipeline corridors, overhead transmission lines, distribution facilities, and renewable energy sites. This offers hands-on experience, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and mentorship from experienced engineers within our growing Energy practice.

Primary Duties

Technical & Design Support
• Assist with preparing plan details, outlines, drawings, and site layouts for projects involving pipelines, transmission line development, grading, drainage, and renewable energy infrastructure.
• Support the preparation of technical specifications, engineering reports, and project recommendations.
• Assist with material quantity take-offs and contact vendors to gather budgetary quotes for cost estimating.
• Review design drawings within defined limits and support quality control efforts.
• Contribute to conceptual design activities and support elements of final project design.
• Utilize AutoCAD or other engineering design tools to support project deliverables.

Field Work & Data Collection
• Perform field tests, measurements, and data collection with a focus on data integrity and protocol compliance.
• Use data acquisition tools and instrumentation to support research and field assessments.
• Assist with construction oversight tasks, including documenting field observations, writing daily reports, and supporting review of contractor pay requests.

Project Coordination & Regulatory Support
• Assist with preparing sections of technical memoranda, permitting documentation, and planning materials.
• Support compliance with environmental and regulatory requirements through data gathering and documentation.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and land development teams to support project needs.
• Participate in project meetings and contribute to problem-solving discussions.
• Provide general project support and miscellaneous tasks as assigned.

What You’ll Gain
• Mentorship from experienced engineers and project managers
• Exposure to real client projects and deliverables
• Potential consideration for future entry-level opportunities (as applicable and available)

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , , protected veteran status, or .

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter . If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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