Operations and Project Intern

We employ 1,300 people in operations, engineering, customer service and corporate roles. Call centers in Reno and two other locations handle customer service. Pension plan for most employees.

About the internship

Lakeside Water is hiring an Operations and Project Intern for May 2027. We run all projects in Jira, Asana and monday, and the intern will become the person who keeps the boards accurate. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US.

What you'll do

• Follow up with team members on overdue tasks by Slack or email.
• Take notes in project calls and share action items within the hour.
• Help run sprint ceremonies such as planning, review and retrospective.
• Track project budgets and hours in a shared spreadsheet.
• Draft client update emails for the project manager to review.
• Create simple onboarding checklists for new project members.

Basic qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Very organised, with a habit of writing things down and following up.
• Able to handle several small tasks at once without losing track.
• Comfortable with Excel or Google Sheets.
• Basic familiarity with a project tool such as Trello, Asana or Jira.
• Good written and spoken English.

Preferred qualifications

• Familiarity with Confluence or Notion.

What you'll learn

• Certificate and a recommendation letter on completion.
• Writing status reports that people actually read.
• Strong interns are considered for a project coordinator role.

Program dates: May 2027, 10 weeks.

Pay: $26.50 - $27.50 per hour

Benefits for interns

• Paid company holidays.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Flexible hours.

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: May 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Lakeside Water.