utility organization
Matern Staffing is now accepting resumes for a Security Services Intern with a public utility company for Summer 2026 and beyond. In this role, you’ll support a high-impact initiative focused on strengthening the physical security and operational resilience of substations and critical facilities. From organizing and consolidating site data to improving access to essential documentation, your work will help create more secure, centralized systems used across the organization. This is a hands-on opportunity to contribute to infrastructure protection while gaining meaningful, real-world experience.
This is an unpaid summer internship designed from one semester up to one year.
Salary
- Unpaid
Schedule:
- Part-time or full-time depending on the student’s availability
- Possibility of extending beyond one semester up to one year based on the projects needs
- Hybrid
What You’ll Do as an Intern: 
- Build comprehensive site summaries by gathering and organizing location photos, compiling property maps, and assisting with GIS tasks
- Input and maintain records to ensure key substation information is accessible remotely
- Organize materials to build a centralized resource for team members
- Assist with research on substations and risk classifications
What You’ll Need as an Intern:
- No specific major is required; however, students studying criminal justice, security, or project management may be interested
- Basic computer skills including Excel, PowerPoint, and photo-editing software
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Plant and tree identification skills
- Reliable, detail-oriented, and eager to learn
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent driving record with ability to pass background check, credit check and drug screen
About our Client:
Our client is a member-owned utility that provides electric service to over 184,000 connections for member-owners from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Their goal every day is to provide affordable and reliable electric service to our neighbors.
About Matern Staffing:
For over 55 years Matern Staffing has built relationships with businesses and job seekers to provide staffing solutions and job opportunities to the areas of Virginia, Maryland, and beyond. We believe that when employees and business partners succeed, families and communities thrive.
Matern Staffing is a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) Certified Organization.
Matern Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.