Internship/Co-op with NEEP

~ Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) was founded in 1996 as a non-profit organization to accelerate energy efficiency in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. ~

We are one of six regional energy efficiency organizations (REEOs) funded, in part, by the U.S. Department of Energy to support state efficiency policies and programs. 

Our mission is to accelerate regional collaboration to promote advanced energy efficiency and related solutions in homes, buildings, industry, and communities. This supports our goal to assist the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region to reduce building sector energy consumption three percent per year and carbon emission 40 percent by 2030 (relative to 2001).

Internship Overview

NEEP seeks qualified candidates passionate about our mission and interested in contributing to a mission-driven, creative, enjoyable, and stimulating workplace. NEEP is based in Lexington, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston and Cambridge, and reliable transportation is recommended as public transport is limited. Some field travel may also be possible to enhance the learning experience.

Variety of Internship Opportunities / Co-op with Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships!

Several NEEP initiatives may be seeking internships, depending on need and timing. Interns are asked to be flexible and willing to work across a variety of projects, however, where possible we will align the area of work with the intern’s area of interest.

NEEP initiatives include:

• Northeast Advanced Efficiency Leadership Summit
• Advanced EM&V Solutions
• Policy and Program Trends and Progress Tracking
• High Performance Community Pathways and Resources
• Building Energy Codes and Benchmarking
• Home Energy Labeling Information Exchange
• Air Source Heat Pumps and Smart Energy Homes
• Efficient, Low Carbon Commercial and Industrial Solutions
• Federal and State Appliance Efficiency Standards
• Strategic Electrification

For details: See our project briefs here:

Responsibilities

NEEP interns help provide general support and will also be granted opportunities to learn about energy efficiency and business in a real-world setting. Participating in staff meetings, educational webinars, and attending meetings and conferences are all possible.

Sample projects include:

• Tracking policy and program developments and data.
• Research, analysis, writing briefs, fact sheets, etc.
• Helping to build and maintain our contacts database.
• Writing/editing articles for our blog.
• Helping to plan and coordinate workshops and teleconferences.
• Supporting coalition-building and educational efforts.
• Reviewing legal contracts and agreements.
• Creating case studies/exemplars for high performance buildings, facilities, programs.
• Updating project matrices with the latest policy and program developments in key areas of building energy efficiency.
• Supporting white paper publications with research, writing, editing.

Qualifications

• Must be registered and eligible to participate in the MassCEC Clean Energy Internship Program. To participate in the program, students must attend, or have recently graduated within the past year from, a Massachusetts college or university, or they must be a Massachusetts resident, with proof of residency, who attended an out-of-state college or university. Students pursuing a master’s degree are eligible for this program, though Ph.D. candidates are not. For more information and to apply, see the link for the MassCEC program above.
• Candidate may be a student pursuing BA or MA, or a recent graduate, preferably in a related energy, environmental, public policy, or business field.
• Some experience in energy or environmental program or policy work.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong project management and analytic skills.
• Ability to take direction, work independently, and coordinate work with others.
• Proficient use of spreadsheets, word processing, database, and internet tools.
• Ability to be an advocate for NEEP’s mission and vision.
• Depending on department, skills, and interests can lean toward engineering, economics, marketing, business, social science, government affairs, etc.

When You Apply

• Tell us why you are interested in working with NEEP and for which initiative(s) you have the most interest.
• Confirm that you are registered and eligible to participate in the MassCEC Clean Energy Internship Program.
• References are needed only upon request.