US Summer Internship - Energy & Resources - Utilities

About the role

You will be joining a team of trusted and well-known experts working with clients in the utilities industry. We collaborate alongside our clients to solve some of their most pressing challenges related to grid reliability, customer affordability, and decarbonization.

What you will be doing

You will be supporting the consulting team and our clients on engagements such as:

• Conduct vulnerability studies to forecast the financial impact to transmission & distribution assets from the physical risks of climate change (e.g., flood, wind, heat, wildfires) and develop resilience adaptation plans to mitigate those risks
• Coordinate development of solar and storage assets in low-income communities to enhance grid reliability and generate cost savings for consumers
• Support regulators and utilities to improve distributed energy resources integration and quantify the full benefit stack of microgrids and behind-the-meter assets
• Support asset owners and policymakers to shape the future of the US energy market and the roles of energy networks in enabling and delivering their net zero targets
• Shape the strategic digital roadmap, leading vendor selection and the design and delivery of leading network management and grid optimization solutions (e.g., ADMS, DERMS, advanced planning tools, etc.) for transmission and distribution companies

By the end of the internship, you will gain a strong understanding of the key challenges facing the electricity grid and how utilities operate within their regulatory, technological, and financial context.

What we are looking for

We are looking to hire motivated Summer Interns who are deeply interested and curious about the energy industry and who want to develop into industry experts. The ideal candidate will be passionate about energy and will want to gain expertise in this complex industry to provide answers and solutions during interesting and challenging client engagements.

• You will have knowledge of current and future energy sector ambitions and challenges, and a passion surrounding the energy transition
• You will have experience or knowledge of regulated utilities ideally electricity/gas networks or system/market operators
• You will have experience or knowledge of business and commercial strategy
• You will have the ability to take ownership and deliver results in challenging, client-facing and internal environments
• You will have excellent communication and presentation skills and a track record of effective team working
• You will have strong analytical skills, including experience with Excel, and ability to develop innovative business solutions based on effective processes and focused on business value outcomes

Requirements

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship
• Applicants must be in their junior year or going into their last year of college studies
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the US now and in the future
• Applicants must display a good mix of work experience or internships, extra-curricular activities (societies, sports clubs, etc.), and / or volunteering work

Pay & Schedule

• Internship dates: Monday 7th June - Friday 30th July 2027
• Application window: Friday 4th September - Monday 21st September 2026
• This is a paid internship. You will be paid a weekly salary of $1,200.
• This internship will be based in NEW YORK CITY.
• Vacancy type: Full-time

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to work at the forefront of the energy industry as part of an award-winning global energy consultancy
• Engaging in strategically important client transformation projects based in the US
• There are no barriers and everyone is accessible, from our Analysts to our Partners
• An opportunity to build skills in the global clean energy transition working alongside peers in fields like long-term energy market fundamentals and transaction advisory, transformation of energy networks and retail energy businesses, and climate change advisory services
• Candidates who are successful in securing an internship may have the opportunity to join us full-time upon graduation