Economic & Community Development Intern

Urban Grid, a leading independent power producer, facilitates a rapid and sustainable energy transition by developing high-quality renewable energy projects, fostering community partnerships, and serving as a good land steward. Our company is positioned to own and operate its facilities while cultivating a land management system that benefits farmers, communities, and the natural world through agrivoltaics. Urban Grid maintains a delivery-focused approach with the goal of being a good neighbor, corporate citizen, and trusted energy solutions partner. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with teams situated strategically throughout the United States, Urban Grid has a long history of contributing to the clean energy economy. In addition to 940 megawatts currently under construction, we are actively developing a growing portfolio of more than 12,000 megawatts of solar PV and 7,000 megawatts of co-located and stand-alone energy storage. To learn more, please visit www.UrbanGridSolar.com.

Urban Grid is a portfolio company of Brookfield. one of the world's largest owners and operators of renewable power and climate transition assets.

We are currently seeking an Intern to be a part of the Economic & Community Development team at Urban Grid. The Economic & Community Development team is a dynamic group who supports our project communities, developers and project stakeholders through research, grass-roots initiatives, outreach, strategic partnerships and community events and activities.

This is a paid internship that will start on or around June 2, 2025, with an end date of August 8, 2025.

During the 10-week program, interns will participate in virtual, company-wide and department meetings, virtual monthly Friday lunch & learn trainings and a culminating group presentation on your overall internship experience. The program is structured to provide exposure to careers in renewable energy, best practices in internal communications as part of a remote team and best of all, the opportunity to work and support a team of professionals who are experts in their field.

Responsibilities

• Conduct online research and analysis of local county meetings, media, and permitting requirements
• Develop, edit, and write content for newsletters, websites, Share Point site, mailings, and project collateral
• Attend and participate in project-related meetings to support the planning and logistics of project-related activities, local events, etc.
• Maintain organized digital files and support updates to project management systems for efficient tracking and communication
• Additional duties as required
  
  
  

Location

This position will be a hybrid/ remote position in Charlottesville, VA with periodic meetups with our team in the field. Position will require a trip to one of the project sites VA.

Candidate to work full-time hours Monday - Friday during the summer duration of the internship.

Requirements

• Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Sustainability, or related field, must be a sophomore or above
• Interest in renewable energy, solar in particular
• Solid MS Office Suite skills
• Design skills a plus (Canva, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Excellent communicator with strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated and the ability to work with minimal direction
• Ability to perform duties in a collaborative working environment
• Willingness to learn and take initiative with project-related assignments
• Interest in local community engagement activities in support of our renewable energy projects including some light travel to events and local government meetings
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines with a shared interest in saving the world!
  
  
  

Benefits

Interns will receive 24 hours of PTO, 2 paid holidays and a $60 monthly cell phone reimbursement during their internship.