Summer 2025 Intern Program: Combustion Turbine Department

Find what makes you Superpowered. Become a Gridtern.

As we help clear the path to a greener future, we need to ensure our people continue to power our progress. The world of energy is changing faster than ever!

Our Gridtern Program provides current college students the ability to gain practical experience within the energy industry. Your summer will start with us on May 27, 2025, and will be filled with meaningful work experiences, professional development, networking, opportunities to get involved in your community and most importantly, have fun!

So, join National Grid and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.

What You'll Do

Our Combustion Turbine Department operates and maintains a fleet of combustion turbine generating units that are geographically spread out across Long Island, NY. A range of turbine technologies and vintages, including aeroderivative and heavy industrial turbines, are utilized to deliver power to the end consumer. This team works together to provide engineering services, maintenance, and operations to reliably deliver for our customers. As an intern, you will engage in the daily operation of generating equipment and auxiliary systems, including work planning, maintenance activities, and unit operations. You will analyze data to report on production statistics that demonstrate our adherence to the contractual obligations to our customer. You will also gain exposure to capital projects that have been approved for site and equipment improvement and modernization. As a member of this team, you will see the concepts of mechanical, electrical, civil, and chemical engineering in practical application.

You will be in Oceanside, NY working in an In Person structure for the summer. You must be located within a commutable distance to the identified work location for the summer.

What You'll Need

• Availability to start on program start date, May 27, 2025 and work full-time (40 hours a week) throughout your duration of the summer
• Registered in school as a full-time student and continuing education full-time for Fall 2025 Semester
• Pursuing an Associates, Bachelors, or Masters degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Accumulated 18 or more credits and be 18 years of age
• Work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (including CPT & OPT)
• Valid US Driver’s license with a safe driving history that meets National Grid’s Safe Driver policy.

About Us

We keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. We’re dreamers, big-thinkers, innovators, and builders.

We’re shaping the current, to change the future. We know that a clean, fair, and affordable energy future is in our hands. So, we explore with energy, with innovation and technology powering our progress, and helping us to find a better way to deliver energy to all.

National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen – inspiring us, giving us time to recharge and providing a safety net on tougher days.

But it’s our people that provide our true superpower. They drive and sustain our growth, their unique differences only making us stronger.

So join us, and power the future of energy. Find what makes you Superpowered.

More Information

Salary Range

$24.00 - $27.00 an hour (Undergraduate Student)

$34.00 an hour (Graduate Student)

Candidates will be assessed and provided offers based on major, degree type, and class year. Our Gridtern Program does not offer relocation, housing assistance, or public transportation reimbursement for Gridterns; however, we can provide a list of resources to utilize in making your arrangements.

Must reside within our existing footprint, which includes Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. As a Gridtern, you should also reside within a reasonable, commutable distance to your assigned primary office.

Applications close on February 5, 2025.

National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.  

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience, and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.