Intern, Long-Term Distribution Planning

Scheduled Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Other hours as required)

It's never too early to start searching for your dream career. If you're ready to apply the principles you've been learning at school in the real world, Evergy is the place for you. Hands-on experience is what our internship programs are all about. Our programs offer students an opportunity to gain insight and meaningful experience while also allowing us to identify talented prospective employees. Many of our interns go on to develop successful careers at Evergy.

As an intern, you'll have real responsibilities, and you'll work on productive assignments with actual business interactions. We know that you work hard, so we help you play hard while you are here. We provide a number of intern events throughout the summer to burn some extra energy, including volunteer events, power plant tours, lunch and learns, and more.

Intern Description:
This position will assist the Long-Term Distribution Planning team with modeling and evaluation of system-wide impacts to the electric grid resulting from industry trends such as increasing electric vehicle and distributed generation adoption.  The accepted candidate will report to the Manager of Long-Term Distribution Planning.

Job tasks include but not limited to:
• Maintain and update Hosting Capacity maps
• Complete DER Interconnection Studies
• Support FERC 2222 Implementation

Education and Experience Requirements:
Candidates must be currently enrolled in a university in one of the following: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Required:
• Must be dependable, self-motivated, and detail-oriented and have excellent organizational and proofreading skills.  
• Must possess the ability to work and communicate effectively with other company personnel. 
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets and databases preferred.  
• Must be able to handle multiple priorities and operate efficiently and effectively in high stress environment.

Working Conditions:
Normal working office environment with field visits to support coordination activities.

Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are committed to building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. 

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.