Community Engagement Intern

We’re a team of friends bound together by a mission to preserve our planet for future generations through innovative energy solutions and modern infrastructure. In December 2025, Google announced an agreement to acquire Intersect, to enable more data center and generation capacity to come online faster while accelerating energy development and innovation. After close, we’ll continue doing exactly what we were built to do - develop, construct, and operate the most ambitious power and data infrastructure in the country.

Intersect’s operations will remain separate from Alphabet and Google under the Intersect brand. We’re on an aggressive growth trajectory and looking for people hungry to tackle the largest energy challenges on the planet.

About This Role

As part of Intersect’s Community Engagement team, you’ll help strengthen how we connect with local communities during early-stage project development. This internship plays a meaningful role in shaping how projects are introduced, understood, and supported at the local level. You’ll contribute to both research and public-facing engagement efforts—gathering community insights, supporting outreach strategies, and helping deliver thoughtful, well-executed events.

Team Overview

This team plays a critical role in advancing Intersect’s mission to accelerate the renewable energy transition by building strong, trust-based relationships with the communities where we operate. Through early engagement, thoughtful communication, and inclusive outreach, the team ensures projects are grounded in local context and positioned for long-term success. Joining this team offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, community-centered work while developing skills in stakeholder engagement, research, and project coordination.

What You’ll Do

Support Community Research and Insights

• Gather and synthesize information about local communities to inform early-stage project development

• Track stakeholder engagement and maintain organized records of outreach activities

• Identify key community groups, priorities, and potential concerns to support informed siting decisions

Execute Community Engagement Events

• Support the planning and coordination of Roman and Meitner Open Houses and volunteer initiatives

• Help ensure events are organized, inclusive, and aligned with community engagement goals

• Assist with event logistics, materials preparation, and on-site coordination

Strengthen Outreach and Communication

• Contribute to outreach strategies that build awareness and foster positive community relationships

• Support the development of clear, accessible communication materials

• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure consistent and thoughtful engagement efforts

What You’ll Bring

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in communications, public affairs, environmental studies, or a related field

• Interest in community engagement, stakeholder relations, or project development within the energy or infrastructure space

• Strong research and organizational skills, with the ability to synthesize information clearly

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and support event coordination efforts

• Familiarity with community outreach, event planning, or public engagement is a plus

• Curiosity, adaptability, and a collaborative mindset that will help you succeed in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment

• A proactive approach and attention to detail, especially when supporting team coordination and logistics

Program Details

Duration: 10 weeks

Program Dates: June 1 – August 14

Location: Interns are expected to work in-person from our San Francisco office

Mentorship: Each intern will receive guidance from experienced professionals throughout the program

Capstone Presentation: Interns will present their final project to executive leadership at the end of the program

Compensation

• $35 USD per hour for undergraduate students.

• $45 USD per hour for graduate students.

Applicants must be authorized to work in Canada or the US. Intersect is unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Ready to gain real-world experience while contributing to meaningful innovation? Apply now and start building your career with Intersect.

Intersect maintains a work environment free from discrimination, one where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling Intersect's commitment to equal employment opportunity. Intersect does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by and consistent with applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.