Wildfire Mitigation Intern

Overview:

About us:

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy transition solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired over 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through LS Power Grid, the Firm has built and operates approximately 780 miles of high-voltage transmission with another 350+ miles and multiple grid infrastructure projects currently under construction or development. Across its efforts, LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are accelerating the energy transition, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised $65 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.

Our Purpose, Mission, & Values:

Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world

Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem

Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership

Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset. We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.

About the Role:

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Wildfire Mitigation Intern to support our wildfire mitigation and compliance initiatives. This role offers hands-on experience in regulatory compliance, risk monitoring, data analysis, and stakeholder coordination, with exposure to real-world wildfire mitigation strategies in the utility sector.

Responsibilities:

What you will do:

Regulatory & Compliance Support

- Compile and organize data, maps, and supporting materials for OEIS responses.

- Maintain and update compliance calendars and internal task tracking systems (e.g., AssurX).

- Prepare and format documentation for audits and regulatory filings.

Wildfire Incident Monitoring & Risk Dashboard Support

- Help automated wildfire risk dashboards integrating data from CAL FIRE, NIFC, NASA FIRMS, and local fire agencies.

- Conduct daily reviews of wildfire reports and summarize key findings for dashboards.

- Maintain wildfire activity databases and prepare weekly risk summaries for internal stakeholders.

Stakeholder Coordination

- Document and summarize meeting discussions, follow-up actions, and team inputs.

- Support the creation and documentation of workflows and best practices for wildfire mitigation.

- Collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure timely and accurate communication of wildfire mitigation activities.

Qualifications:

We want you on our team because you:

- Are currently enrolled in a program in Environmental Science, Forestry, Engineering, Emergency Management, GIS, or related field.

- Have strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.

- Are proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

- Can synthesize data into concise, actionable summaries.

- Have strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ideally, you also have:

- Familiarity with wildfire risk indices, utility wildfire mitigation plans, or emergency management processes.

- Experience with GIS tools (ArcGIS, QGIS) and/or data visualization platforms.

- Knowledge of CPUC and California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety regulatory processes.