2025 Summer Gas Construction Co-op
10/24/2024Locations New Bedford, Massachusetts; Southborough, Massachusetts
Job Description
2025 Summer Gas Construction Co-op
10/24/2024Locations: New Bedford, Massachusetts; Southborough, Massachusetts
Essential Functions:
- Supports the planning of the Gas Construction and Maintenance field workload through accurate coordination and scheduling, with others.
- Ensures safe work practices are being employed in accordance with the Company’s Health and Safety Handbook and work activities are performed in accordance with Gas Distribution construction standards and operating procedures.
- Communicates with customers and community officials concerning aspects of the gas construction work.
- Ensures the safety of personnel by taking direct preventive measures, participating in daily job briefs of crews, and ensuring all related standards, safety rules and laws are understood and followed.
- Verifies that work is performed in accordance with appropriate Company standards and work methods, including monitoring for a high quality of workmanship and productivity.
- Participates in project update, planning, and staff meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Technical Knowledge/Skill:
- Requires knowledge of gas distribution system design, operations, maintenance, and construction principles and practices, safety standards and business processes.
- Requires project and schedule management skills including computerized work and materials management and scheduling tools.
- Good communication, interpersonal, conflict resolution and teamwork skills.
- Ability to use PC desktop applications (e.g. Microsoft Word & Excel).
Education:
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Construction Management or relevant technical discipline
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Worker Type:
Student / Intern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)Number of Openings:
2EEO Statement
Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.
VEVRRA Federal Contractor
Emergency Response:
Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment. This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location.
Overview
If you are looking for a hands-on career or the opportunity to lead a team, then Operations may be for you. They are the main source of providing our customers with the essential product that makes their lives easier—power. Whether you're working with electricity or natural gas, you'll use your mechanical skills in a hands-on job and deliver results to our customers on a daily basis. You'll work collaboratively with a variety of people and departments and learn about different parts of the business while making a big impact for our customers and communities. You'll receive a variety of training to help you learn how to do your job safely. Training typically includes classroom instruction, e-learning, field simulations and on-the-job learning with a peer coach.
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Travel between CT/MA/NH
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About us
We are Eversource
At Eversource, our mission is to safely deliver reliable energy and superior customer service to our electric, natural gas and water customers across New England. We do this ethically, respectfully and honestly to meet the expectations of our customers, regulators and ourselves.
Check out this video about Energy Efficiency at Eversource with Vice President Tilak Subrahmanian.
Success Profile
What makes a successful Gas Operations team member?
Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Collaborative
- Focused
- Team Player
- Adaptable
- Detail Oriented
- Positive
Culture
- We are dedicated to our employees and customers
- Safety is a core value at Eversource
- We live out our mission of delivering reliable energy
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees, customers and stakeholders are respected and valued
Career Path
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Job Description
2025 Summer Gas Construction Co-op
10/24/2024Locations: New Bedford, Massachusetts; Southborough, Massachusetts
Essential Functions:
- Supports the planning of the Gas Construction and Maintenance field workload through accurate coordination and scheduling, with others.
- Ensures safe work practices are being employed in accordance with the Company’s Health and Safety Handbook and work activities are performed in accordance with Gas Distribution construction standards and operating procedures.
- Communicates with customers and community officials concerning aspects of the gas construction work.
- Ensures the safety of personnel by taking direct preventive measures, participating in daily job briefs of crews, and ensuring all related standards, safety rules and laws are understood and followed.
- Verifies that work is performed in accordance with appropriate Company standards and work methods, including monitoring for a high quality of workmanship and productivity.
- Participates in project update, planning, and staff meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Technical Knowledge/Skill:
- Requires knowledge of gas distribution system design, operations, maintenance, and construction principles and practices, safety standards and business processes.
- Requires project and schedule management skills including computerized work and materials management and scheduling tools.
- Good communication, interpersonal, conflict resolution and teamwork skills.
- Ability to use PC desktop applications (e.g. Microsoft Word & Excel).
Education:
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Construction Management or relevant technical discipline
#gasajd
Worker Type:
Student / Intern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)Number of Openings:
2EEO Statement
Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.
VEVRRA Federal Contractor
Emergency Response:
Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment. This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location.
Benefits
Eversource employees are committed to providing reliable energy and superior customer service—and that's why we are committed to providing our employees with a highly competitive total rewards package. In addition to wages and salaries, the benefit programs Eversource offers its employees and family members are a significant part of the total rewards.
Healthcare, Wellness & Disability Protection for you and your Family
- Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision Plans, choose the coverage that is right for you and your family
- High deductible health plan option, with generous health savings account (HSA), employer contribution, ($500 individual; $1,000 employee +1 or more)
- Company-paid employee life and accident insurance and options to purchase additional coverage for you and your family
- An award-winning Wellness Program provides up to $200 annually for employees and spouses to adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles
- Health and Dependent care reimbursement accounts
- Sick Time, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Plans
Work/Life Balance Benefit Programs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Multi-faceted Behavioral Health Program
- Care@Work Program (child/elder care), membership/stipend for emergency services
- Adoption Assistance (eligible employees)
- Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Refinancing & Student Debt Counselling
- Voluntary benefits platform to access discounted home & auto, identity protection and pet insurance
- Charity donation gift matching
- Volunteer hours at local charities with rewards to our Wellness Program
- Generous time off
- Business Resource Groups for social connection and career development
Retirement Benefits for a Secure Future
- 401k: Up to 100% Employer Match on first 3% of employee's contributions
- K-Vantage: Additional Employer Contribution to the 401k based on age and years of service (2.5% to 6.5%)
- Med-Vantage HRA: Age 40+, receive annual $1,000 contribution to an HRA for post-employment qualified medical expenses
Early Career Opportunites:
Associate Development Programs & Internship Opportunities
It's an exciting time to work in the Energy Industry! Are you interested in working in a growing, dynamic field that's helping to build the clean energy grid of the future? We also have summer internship opportunities in these areas that are great segues into the full time Development Programs upon graduation.
- Gas Engineering Development Program
- Transmission Development Program
- Associate Construction Representative Program
- Engineering Professional Development Program
