Gas Engineering Intern
WEC Energy Group
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Location Type: Office
Location: Waukegan • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $22 - $26 per hour
Job Level
About the role
- Provide engineering support to Gas Engineering staff and gas utility field personnel on gas design, construction, operating, and maintenance projects
- Assist staff and field project engineers and managers on a wide range of projects in natural gas transmission and distribution
- Working under the direction of an engineering mentor, assist with analyses and preparation of plans, designs, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and work procedures for projects in gas transmission and gas distribution.
- Review road and public works project plans for conflicts with WEC Energy Group facilities, and develop recommendations to resolve conflicts.
- Analyze commercial and industrial gas load requests and recommend metering and pressure regulating equipment.
- Utilize various computer programs, databases, spreadsheets, etc. to update computer models and perform network studies concerning gas system flow and capacity.
- Determine optimum design, costs, and economic justification of projects such as extensions of gas service to new customers or reinforcement of existing facilities to meet increasing gas loads.
- Build working knowledge of natural gas transmission and distribution engineering through exposure to a variety of facilities, construction projects, system maintenance work, and projects in various stages of analysis, design, planning, and execution.
- Understand application of project management to design and construction projects.
Requirements
- High School Diploma, HSED, or GED
- Current pursuit of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering majors with a graduation date after June 2026.
- Minimum GPA of 2.8
- Valid Driver’s License
- Current pursuit of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or Chemical Engineering
Benefits
- Paid company holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
gas designgas transmissiongas distributioncost estimatesnetwork studiessystem flow analysispressure regulating equipmentmetering equipmentproject managementengineering design
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationteam collaborationattention to detail
Certifications
High School DiplomaHSEDGEDvalid driver's license