Department: Project Management Office

Location: Huddle Space (BCBS) and Hybrid (remote, field, office)

Duration: Summer (May-Aug) 2025

Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm M-F, 30 min lunch

Pay: $25.06 - $30.63 (per hour)

Job Responsibilities:

This role will present the opportunity to support and participate is a portfolio of project activities and assignments providing field and office experiences from a variety of project management aspects within an electric utility including project management methodology (scope of work schedule, resources, costs, quality), engineering design criteria, construction practices, and other aspects of project execution. Specific activities may include but are not limited to shadowing PMO team members, support of project documentation, update of project dashboards, review of project scope, schedule, costs, and upkeep of various logs (delay, action, risks, lessons learned, etc.).

Qualifications

Specific fields of study required: Engineering, Project Management/Construction, Data Analytics, or Finance

High degree of innovation, creativity, leadership, and communication skills essential.

Ability to read prints.

General engineering, finance, or project management classes

Minimum 2.5 GPA required: 3.0 GPA or higher preferred.

Sophomore Status or Higher

US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Current full-time college student pursuing engineering, project management/construction, data analytics, or finance.

Must be attending an accredited college/university.

Technical Ability (i.e. software):

Microsoft Office Suite of Products

Familiarity with AutoCAD, BlueBeam (PDF), SmartSheet (PM), Primavera tools

Ability to read and understand technical drawings and documents.

Closing Statement

At Omaha Public Power District , we’re passionate about three things: power, the people who make it, and the people who rely on it.

WE ARE: Where the Light Starts. OPPD is the 12th-largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties.

WE’RE COMMITTED TO: Each other and the people we serve. This commitment drives us. We’re dedicated to providing our communities with affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

OUR JOB: To provide power with a purpose. We have real impact - on people’s lives, on the environment, and on the future of energy. We’re always looking for bright, capable people who want an opportunity to lead from where you are—wherever you are— and know that your ideas will be heard. If you want to be a source of real, positive change for the community and the people who live in this region, then working for a company acknowledged for caring about these same things is likely a priority for you as well.

Org Marketing Statement

EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability

How To Apply

Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before November 1, 2024

Recruiter: Darlene Brown - [email protected] #LI-DB

PLEASE NOTE - Your application has not been submitted unless you have applied for a specific requisition. If you have not chosen a specific opening, your application will remain in 'DRAFT' form and will not be viewed by our Human Capital staff.