Operations and Project Intern, Summer 2027

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 Summer 2027. Our Client Projects team spans four time zones. The intern helps coordinate handoffs and keeps status updates clear. This role is fully remote within the US. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning.

What you'll do:

• Track project budgets and hours in a shared spreadsheet.
• Help run sprint ceremonies such as planning, review and retrospective.
• Follow up with team members on overdue tasks by Slack or email.
• Organise project documents in Confluence, Notion or Google Drive.
• Draft client update emails for the project manager to review.
• Take notes in project calls and share action items within the hour.
• Maintain a risk and issue log and flag blockers to the project manager.

What we're looking for:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Very organised, with a habit of writing things down and following up.
• Comfortable with Excel or Google Sheets.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Able to handle several small tasks at once without losing track.
• Basic familiarity with a project tool such as Trello, Asana or Jira.
• Available 25 to 40 hours a week, with some overlap with clients in other time zones.

Preferred qualifications:

• Some technical background to understand software projects.
• Experience coordinating a college fest, club or student team.

What you'll learn:

• Writing status reports that people actually read.
• You will run the tracking for at least one live client project.
• Certificate and a recommendation letter on completion.
• Strong interns are considered for a project coordinator role.

Program dates: Summer 2027, 10-12 weeks.

Pay: $22.50 - $27.00 an hour

Perks:

• Paid company holidays.
• Learning and development stipend.
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Company laptop.
• Final presentation to leadership.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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