Year-Round Technical Graduate Intern – Facilities Program Management

Job Description

Intern, Technical Graduate Year-Round – Facilities & Infrastructure Program Management, Hybrid | Sandia National Laboratories

The Tone:
This is a year-round technical graduate internship at Sandia National Laboratories, located in Albuquerque, NM with a hybrid work option. Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab, focused on national security and technology innovation. This role is crucial for prioritizing future facilities and infrastructure projects, securing funding, preparing projects for execution, and managing complex data sets to help leadership make informed decisions, directly contributing to national security.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Part-time (up to 30 hours/week during academic year, up to 40 hours/week during summer)
• Location: Hybrid, Albuquerque, NM

• Team: Facilities & Infrastructure Program Management Team
• Mission: To support the prioritization and management of future facilities and infrastructure projects by conducting analysis, preparing projects for funding, and managing critical data.
• Tech Stack: Corporate databases, NNSA databases

What You’ll Actually Do
• Analyze: Conduct detailed analyses to support facilities project prioritization for Sandia’s leadership.
• Strategize: Assist in developing and coordinating strategic plans for prioritizing facilities projects.
• Collaborate: Work with engineers, architects, management, and peers to gather insights on infrastructure needs, project timelines, and cost estimates.
• Manage Data: Gain hands-on experience tracking project information and fulfilling requirements within corporate and NNSA databases that manage facility assets.
• Operate: Support the daily operations of the Facilities & Infrastructure prioritization team, ensuring smooth and efficient workflows.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited graduate program, having earned a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience: Ability to work up to 30 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer; ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Skills: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0; strong communication skills to articulate technical concepts clearly in written and oral formats; demonstrated capability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Bonus: Currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in Architecture, Planning, Engineering, or a related field focused on project development; experience supporting project design, planning, and scheduling activities; familiarity with preparing and maintaining project status reports through data collection, analysis, and summarization of trends; broad understanding of facilities management and related activities; committed to fostering a positive team dynamic, with excellent attention to detail and a strong customer service orientation.