What You Can Expect

As an Mechanical Distribution Intern at the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, IA, you will support the team that provides distribution of chilled water, electricity, steam and water to multiple customers across campuses. This group maintains the cabling, controls network, metering, piping, pumping, substation, tunnel and vault systems that comprise the distribution systems.  These positions may also assist with development and execution of materials inventory tracking, or installed inventory, using a variety of computer programs.

Expect each day to be a learning opportunity as a Mechanical Distribution Intern. You may independently conduct data collection, modeling, sampling or light maintenance without direct supervision.  You also may assist with data analysis, modeling and recommendations for improvements to system designs, operations procedures preventative maintenance programs and record-keeping systems.

Our office operates within standard business hours from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, with no weekend or after-hours work expected. This internship is structured to begin in the Spring semester and continue through the Summer and Fall semesters, ending on December 31, 2026. We provide part-time, flexible scheduling during the semester, while full-time commitment is optional for the summer term.

Your roles and responsibilities include:

• Be able to independently identify maintenance needs in distribution systems contact the Utilities Distribution Planner to develop Corrective Work Orders.
• Efficiently develop and maintain results and analyses of distribution systems across campus, working at the direction of the Utilities Distribution management and planning staff to help identify, document and track distribution performance and maintenance needs.
• Maintain equipment inventory databases, working at the direction of Utilities Distribution management and planning staff.  Inventory could be retained in spreadsheet, database, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), or ArcGIS, depending on dataset and usage.
• Maintain records systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

• Must be enrolled at the University of Iowa.
• You have an interest in Engineering or Business Administration programs.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments on a timely basis with a high degree of accuracy. 
• Ability to use a personal computer, calculator, and work with standard software applications.

Additional Details

• This role requires attendance at a worksite.
• Interns must be enrolled students in good standing at the commencement of the intern semester.
• Must be able to detect and understand audible alarms, detect changes in noise levels of rotating equipment and portable radio communication.
• Capable of frequently standing; walking; balancing; sitting; climbing (ladders, stairs, ramps, catwalks and the like as required); kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting .
• Capable of performing repetitive motions as required.
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to half and full-face respirators, fall protection equipment, hardhat, safety shoes, safety glasses, etc.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment may exceed moderate.
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies.

Compensation

Hourly Range:  $22.00 - $32.00 USD hourly

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors. 

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location.

Why ENGIE?

ENGIE North America isn’t just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we’re leading it!  Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.  

In 2020 The University of Iowa (UI) entered a 50-year, trailblazing partnership with the University of Iowa Energy Collaborative (UIEC), a joint venture between ENGIE, Meridiam, and Hannon Armstrong, to operate, maintain and enhance the university’s Utility System.  As the founding member of this joint venture, ENGIE designs, builds, operates, and maintains the energy infrastructure delivering safe, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy solutions in producing and distributing steam, electricity, chilled water, and domestic water to the main campus in Iowa City, Iowa and a nearby satellite campus. 

ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees.  We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

If you need assistance with this application or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at ENGIENA-ENGIEHR@engie.com. This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry regarding positions or application status.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at any time.

The safety of our employees is our number one priority. All employees at ENGIE have both a duty and the authority to STOP WORK if unsafe acts are observed.