Intern, Project Controls

What You Can Expect

ENGIE North America is seeking a Project Controls Intern to join our team supporting infrastructure operations at the University of Iowa Campuses. This includes steam, power, water, and chilled water services for campus and hospital facilities.

As a Project Controls Intern, you will support the local finance team with daily operations and logistics. You'll gain hands-on experience in areas such as:

• Processing correspondence, purchase orders, and invoices
• Supporting fuel tracking and reporting for power plant operations
• Interacting with ENGIE staff, campus services, and vendors
• Contributing to real-time problem-solving and seeing the impact of your work

This role offers a unique opportunity to learn from experienced professionals while building foundational skills in project controls and infrastructure finance.

What You Will Do

The Project Controls Intern will learn and assist in maintaining the administrative workflows related to:

• Review and process financial transactions including purchase orders and invoices
• Assist in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training materials for business tools; financial software training will be provided to support this effort
• Help create dashboards and manage data control processes to enhance project management and decision-making
• Support the deployment of internal control measures to ensure compliance and operational efficiency
• Provide assistance with the consolidation and delivery of the budgeting and forecasting process to meet ENGIE planning and reporting cycles

What You'll Bring

• Minimum Education Requirements: must be working towards a Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field
• Must be an enrolled student at the University of Iowa
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) with solid organizational and time management skills to support multiple tasks effectively
• Clear and professional communicator with the ability to manage written and verbal interactions while maintaining accuracy across assignments

Additional Details

• Students can work up to 20 hours per week while enrolled in an active semester. During breaks, including Spring, Summer, and Winter breaks, students can work up to 40 hours per week
• The internship work term will be from January 5, 2026 to May 29, 2026
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies

Compensation

Hourly Range: $22.50 - $32.50 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.

At ENGIE, every talent has a role to play in the adventure of the century. Make a difference and enjoy a fulfilling professional experience. Take on exciting challenges and build a career path that reflects who you are.

Join us and be part of the adventure!

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.