Sustainability Intern

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U-Haul Corporate Sustainability is seeking an intern who will assist our team in a variety of research, communication, and data processing duties. The candidates must be organized and possess excellent time-management skills. Quality candidates will be detail-oriented and capable of accurately sorting and recording large amounts of data using Microsoft Excel, proficient in MS Office Suite. Strong communication skills are required as the intern will be speaking with U-Haul Field teams and outside vendors. All U-Haul staff are team players who go out of their way to support each other.

The intern may work in any or all of the following areas:

· Research various transportation, energy, construction, and urban planning-related topics to support U-Haul Chief Sustainability Officer and Scientist.

· Execute and oversee projects related to energy, water, and waste conservation within the U-Haul system.

· Assist with energy benchmarking submissions using Energy Star reporting platforms.

· Assist local team members with compliance on local retro-commissioning and building performance ordinances.

· Update/process Sustainability Grant data.

· Audit completed grants for data errors and correct where appropriate.

· Collect data from winning vendor bids, input into Excel and/or Grant Tool.

· Follow up with grant requestors regarding completed projects to gather information.

Hours per Week: 20-25

Preferred Qualifications:

· Must be in a degree program involving sustainability, marketing/communication, economics, statistics, or a closely related field

· 2-5 years of related experience

· Excellent research and data analysis skills and an interest in performing quantitative analysis in support of highly visible work

· Must have a working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

· Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, critical thinking and a creative mindset, ability to spark interest for broad and detailed information surrounding Sustainability in business.

U-Haul Holding Company, and its family of companies including U-Haul International, Inc. (“U-Haul”), continually strives to create a culture of health and wellness. Consistent with applicable state law, U-Haul will not hire or re-hire individuals who use nicotine products.  The states in which U-Haul will decline to hire nicotine users are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. U-Haul has observed this hiring practice since February 1, 2020 as part of our commitment to a healthy work environment for our team.   

U-Haul is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, provincial, state or local law. Individual accommodations are available on requests for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Information obtained during this process will only be shared on a need to know basis.