Commercial Fiber Development and Project Management Intern

Commercial Fiber Development and Project Management Intern

Date: Sep 30, 2024

Location(s): West Palm Beach, FL, US, 33407

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 83009

(FPLES) operates 14 unique businesses and is continuously creating new businesses to serve residential, commercial and governmental customers to deliver savings and protection. Our smart, reliable and affordable solutions span a broad array of offerings, including, but not limited to, LED lighting, home protection plans, natural gas supply and backup power generation. FPLES is passionate about delivering exceptional employee and customer experiences through a highly engaged culture. Headquartered in South Florida, FPLES is an unregulated subsidiary of NextEra Energy, the world’s largest wind and solar energy producer in the world. Do you want to create innovative business solutions? Join our world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

Position Description:

Looking for an energetic individual to support our Fiber team, you will be responsible for leading various fiber development and project management initiatives. You will develop, streamline and implement products, processes and standards that will enable you to learn key insights and understand the impacts to our Fiber business strategies. This is an exciting time to join our Fiber team and you will gain a valuable experience.

Our Fiber business model is to build, own, and operate fiber infrastructure to small cells, macro towers, private networks, commercial properties, residential communities and data centers.

In order to be successful, you will rely on close collaboration with the product development, engineering, project controls, project development, project management and standards team.

Responsibilities:

Research, analyze, and define fiber products

Create a process to test and test equipment at the Lab

Develop and improve handoff processes between teams

Implement Design/Builder pre-determined suppliers

Create and streamline scope of work templates

Support material procurement needs

Support ArcGIS/strand mapping implementation

Support fiber labeling design standards

Support FTTP equipment standards

Preferred Majors:

1. Electrical Engineering

2. Computer Engineering

3. Telecommunications

4. Project Management

5. Business Administration

6. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

7. Industrial Engineering

8. Information Technology

Job Overview

To be considered for an internship, you must be actively enrolled at a college or university as a full-time student seeking a bachelor’s degree or higher. You must also have a current cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher (on a 0.00 to 4.00 scale).

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Assists department with assigned projects

Completes challenging projects and assignments

Presents final project to senior leadership at the end of the internship

Assumes responsibility for own travel, lodging, and transportation necessary to be available for the program

Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

High school grad / GED

Maintain active enrollment in a Bachelor or higher degree program

Maintain cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

Preferred Qualifications

None

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

Employee Group: Non Exempt

Employee Type: Intern

Job Category: Intern

Organization: FPL Energy Services, Inc

Relocation Provided: No

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