Intern, Substation Engineer

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, Between 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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:
Using the fundamentals of engineering, and under the supervision of Substation Engineering, you can expect to work on a variety of assignments related to substation design.  You will also have the opportunity to visit the substation construction sites and see first-hand the results of design work and interact with the field construction personnel.

Job tasks include but are not limited to:
• Perform design relating to the Company’s electric substation equipment (Structures, foundations, grounding systems, equipment layouts, fences, ect.) using engineering principles or software to ensure reliability and safety.  
• Specify substation equipment using substation ratings (e.g., bus, ground mat, conduit, switches, power circuit breakers, transformers, capacitor banks, reactor banks) to ensure reliability and safety.
• Develop system one-line of substations utilizing standards and input from other departments.
• Specify substation material.    
• Support both operations and construction personnel as needed in troubleshooting, failure analysis, mis-operations, testing assistance, commissioning assistance and other technical duties by analyzing data and providing findings in order to resolve problems as they arise (e.g., construction issues, erosion maintenance, steel modifications, drawing errors, property rights). 
• Select and design sites for new substations by taking input from several Company departments and outside agencies, and working with internal/external customers to meet system needs. 

Education and Experience Requirements:
Candidate must be enrolled in a university pursuing a degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. Preference given to those with 2 or less years to graduate with a BS or are currently working on their graduate degree.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Required:
• Proficiency Microsoft Word and Excel
• Familiarity in drafting tools such as AutoCAD is a plus.  
• Must be dependable, self-motivated, and detail-oriented.
• Must possess the ability to work and communicate effectively with other company personnel. 
• Must have a valid drivers license.

Working Conditions:
Normal office working conditions, but will require an occasional site visit for data gathering or construction review.  

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.