What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 Summer Internship - Forestry position at Arizona Public Service - APS?
Arizona Public Service generates clean, reliable and affordable energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.
Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.
Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.
Summary
The Forestry Intern will have the opportunity to gain hands-on work experience through project work that drives professional development and the opportunity to learn the role of vegetation management in the electric utility industry. With the support of a mentor, the Forestry Intern will provide support to APS Forestry and Resource Management crews and planners so that the division’s vegetation management program complies with the department’s goals and objectives. Intern duties may include but are not limited to:
Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.
Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.
Summary
The Forestry Intern will have the opportunity to gain hands-on work experience through project work that drives professional development and the opportunity to learn the role of vegetation management in the electric utility industry. With the support of a mentor, the Forestry Intern will provide support to APS Forestry and Resource Management crews and planners so that the division’s vegetation management program complies with the department’s goals and objectives. Intern duties may include but are not limited to:
- Data collection, entry, and analysis.
- Meet with and communicate to customers about vegetation management projects.
- Collaborate with other APS departments including T&D Operations and Maintenance, communications, lands, government affairs and community affairs.
- Subject to work outdoors during inclement weather situations.
- Periodically prone to dangers inherent to work sites including exposure to sharp, high-speed rotating equipment, electrical fields, falling and flying debris, difficult terrain, pesticides, and animal, insect, and snake bites.
- Involves driving throughout service territory.
- Enrolled in an accredited college or university undergraduate or graduate degree program.
- Must show ongoing achievement in areas of study and training.
- Must possess valid driver’s license.
