2025 Summer Internship - Water Resource Management

TheWater Resource Management Intern will work under the direction of Water Resource Management staff to complete a project that aids department goals while performing meaningful work that drives professional development and provides opportunities to understand the critical role of water management in the power industry. The Water Resource Management department is primarily responsible for securing and managing sufficient and sustainable water supplies to support power generation at APS power plants. This includes a wide range of responsibilities, i.e., acquisition of water supplies, securing water permits from the Arizona Department of Water Resources, analysis of watershed conditions, groundwater monitoring and modeling, documentation of generating fleet water consumption, regulatory reporting, developing metrics that promote water conservation, drilling/closing groundwater wells, biological assessments, and ensuring company compliance with Arizona water rules and laws.

Intern duties may include but are not limited to:

• Data collection, entry, and analysis
• Meet with regulatory agencies and/or attend statewide water planning meetings
• Project management assistance including preparing/evaluating plans, designs, specifications, and cost estimates
• Research assistance including technology reviews, data management and storage, hydrogeologic studies, and industry best management practices
• Collaborate with other APS departments and/or hydrologic consulting/engineering firms
• Field visits to powerplant groundwater supply wells and systems

• Actively enrolled in an accredited college or university undergraduate or graduate degree program.
• Must show ongoing achievement in areas of study and training.

1) Performs simple to intermediate analysis and designs. May assist in preparing business/engineering plans, designs, specifications, cost estimates, evaluations and studies.

2) Assists in research, business documentation, studies or technical reviews. Conducts analyses, investigations, verifications and summarizes results or findings in written reports or oral presentations.

3) Utilizes internal resources to learn business/engineering operations/functions and apply learning in completion of work assignments.

4) Coordinates efforts with other disciplines, and/or departments in achieving project goals and task assignments.

5) Performs other related duties as required.

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.

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