2027 Summer Internship - Forestry

Summary

As a Forestry Intern, you will help support the safe and reliable delivery of energy by contributing to vegetation management efforts across the Phoenix Metro service territory. This role provides hands-on experience in environmental stewardship, customer engagement, and utility operations while helping reduce vegetation-related risks near electrical infrastructure.

Potential Projects and Experiences

• Collect, analyze, and maintain data that supports vegetation management projects and informed decision-making.
• Engage with customers and communities to communicate the purpose and benefits of vegetation management work.
• Collaborate with teams across operations, communications, land management, government affairs, and community affairs to support project success.
• Participate in field visits to observe and support forestry and resource management activities throughout APS's service territory.
• Gain exposure to utility operations while helping ensure vegetation management programs support reliability and safety goals.

Who We’re Looking For

• Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program in Forestry or related area.
• Demonstrated commitment to academic achievement and continued learning.
• Exposure, experience, or interest in learning GIS mapping and software.
• Comfortable working outdoors in varying weather and field conditions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to interact professionally with customers and coworkers.
• Motivated, adaptable, and interested in learning about forestry, environmental management, and the electric utility industry.

This paid, temporary full-time internship spans 10 weeks during the summer. Interns receive mentorship, professional development, opportunities for site visits, networking, and more.

Environmental Factors

• Subject to work outdoors during inclement weather situations.
• Periodically prone to dangers inherent to work sites including exposure to sharp, high-speed rotating equipment, electrical fields, falling and flying debris, difficult terrain, pesticides, and animal, insect, and snake bites.
• Involves driving throughout service territory.

Minimum Requirements

• Enrolled in an accredited college or university undergraduate or graduate degree program.
• Must show ongoing achievement in areas of study and training.
• Must possess valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3.0 GPA or higher.

Major Accountabilities

1) Performs simple to intermediate analysis and designs.
2) May assist in preparing business/engineering plans, designs, specifications, cost estimates, evaluations and studies.
3) Assists in research, business documentation, studies or technical reviews.
4) Conducts analyses, investigations, verifications and summarizes results or findings in written reports or oral presentations.
5) Utilizes internal resources to learn business/engineering operations/functions and apply learning in completion of work assignments.
6) Coordinates efforts with other disciplines, and/or departments in achieving project goals and task assignments.
7) Performs other related duties as required.
 

Export Compliance / EEO Statement

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to EEO is the Law poster. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of every person hired to work in the United States, refer to E-Verify poster. View the employee rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

In compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Company is committed to a work environment that is free from the effects of alcohol and controlled substances, and free from the abuse or inappropriate use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications. The Company requires employees to be subject to drug and alcohol testing that is job-related and consistent with business necessity, regulatory requirements and applicable laws.