Title: Fall 2025 - Electric System Reliability Student Internship/Co-Op
Company: Tampa Electric Company
State and City: Florida - Apollo Beach
Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days
The TECO Energy Internship & Cooperative Education Program offers college degree-seeking students the opportunity for professional growth while meeting the business needs of the company. The program is an extension of the educational process, providing practical experience to complement formal classroom work. The co-op program recruits students from colleges to give them an opportunity to work in a professional environment related to their field of study.
Position Summary/Details:
Work closely with other engineers, analysts, specialists, within the Electrical System Reliability team on developing asset maintenance strategies for critical equipment. Assets include – Protective Relays, Generators, Transformers, Breakers, Solar Plant Systems, Critical Power Systems, Motors, etc.
Accountabilities:
- Develop asset lists, equipment hierarchy, support development of schedules, and monitoring tools. This may include using software packages such as WorkMan, Cascade, SharePoint, PowerBI, etc.
- Provide administrative and technical support with the Energy Supply NERC program.
- Conduct in-field surveys by collecting technical data, documentation, inspections, photos, readings, etc.
- Work with engineers and consultants/contractors on small scale electrical projects or outages, or major maintenance jobs. Such activities include transformer refurbishments, field installation and commissioning of monitoring technologies and protective systems.
- Conduct electrical testing reports reviews for critical assets and updating the health scores.
- Research drawings, reports, manual documents and update them as required. This includes using tools such as AutoCAD.
Physical Location of Co-op: Big Bend Power Station 603 Big Bend Rd. Apollo Beach, FL. 33572
Working Conditions: Combination of Plant/Field and Office environment. Must be willing and able to work in dusty, hot, and noisy environments.
Preferred Availability: Part – Time (20-30 hours)
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
The successful applicant should be enrolled in an accredited university as a college undergraduate or a graduate level post-secondary educational program in a related discipline.
Co-Op Requirements:
- To qualify as a co-op student, enrollment in the university’s co-op program (proof of enrollment required); if not eligible for co-op program (or program unavailable), the student will be considered an intern.
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required.
Degree: Engineering
Preferred/Related Discipline: Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Year in School: No preference
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Engineering Computational Programming Languages. (ie. C, Python, MatLab, etc.)
- Microsoft Suite Applications (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc)
- AutoCad
Emera Leadership Competencies:
- Builds Strong, Collaborative Relationships
- Cultivates Innovation and Embraces Change
- Drives Operational Excellence for Customers
- Speaks Up on Safety, Health, and the Environment
- Takes Ownership & Acts with Integrity
- Thinks Strategically & Exercises Sound Judgment
A pre-employment drug screening, physical exam, as well as a background check (including employment, criminal and motor vehicle) will also be conducted as part of the pre-employment screening.
TECO Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
TECO Energy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law, except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement and the individual is unable to perform the essential functions of the position with reasonable accommodations.
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities for all individuals, employment decisions at TECO Energy will be based on skills, knowledge, qualifications and abilities.
Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Statement
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
ADA policy
It is the policy of TECO Energy to provide reasonable accommodation for all qualified disabled individuals who are employees and applicants for employment, unless it would cause undue hardship. The corporation will adhere to applicable federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines, including, but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1970s.
Application accommodations
Applicants may request reasonable accommodation in the application process five business days prior to the time accommodation is needed.
Pre-employment physical exams may be required for positions with bona fide job-related physical requirements regardless of disability.
