Intern-College-Regulatory Compliance

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Date: Feb 18, 2026

Location: San Antonio, TX, US, 78205

Company: CPS Energy

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Pay Grade

Temporary

Position Summary

The CPS Energy Internship Program is designed to meet the industry’s rapidly changing workforce needs by providing local San Antonio college students with public utility career experience. Through the internship program students are paired with a mentor to acquire meaningful hands-on experience that expands their understanding of how the industry works and exposes them to essential skills they must acquire or develop to be successful. The internship is not only meant for the intern to learn how to perform, but to also understand the rationale behind the strategies that are being used. 

Regulatory Compliance Analyst Intern will work with subject matter experts (SMEs) in preparing and demonstrating compliance to regulatory requirements.  The intern will work with compliance team and business area experts to document processes, monitor and track rules, and evaluate and develop tasks pertaining to ERCOT Protocols and Operating Guides, Public Utility Commission rules, and NERC Regulatory requirements. Work includes regulatory process mapping, reviewing and interpreting standards, reviewing processes and procedures, and meeting with SMEs to validate that they have information or artifacts that support them following a process.  Work will primarily orient in the Main Office complex, but may also extend to trips to the power plants, controls centers, or transmission substations.

Summer 2026 Internship Cohort

Application deadline: 3/6/2026

Location: CPS Energy headquarters 500 McCullough Ave., San Antonio, TX 78215

Current college transcript is required for the application*

Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with manager or designate on objective or activity for the day. 
  • The Intern will assist in documenting regulatory processes using standard Microsoft tools. 
  • The Intern will perform duties similar to regulatory compliance analyst.   
  • The Intern will learn how to review regulatory standards.   
  • The Intern will learn how to draft and review business unit processes and procedures and assess compliance artifacts. 
  • The intern will observe and understand CPS Energy’s methodology of monitoring new and current standards.  
  • The intern will work with business units to modify processes and procedures. 
  • The intern will learn about the Energy Market and how CPS Energy participates. 
  • The intern will learn fundamentals of grid reliability and compliance including generation and transmission perspectives. 
  • Mon-Fri arrives on pre-determined schedule  

Minimum Skills

Minimum Knowledge and Abilities

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Must be currently enrolled in a related discipline.
A minimum GPA of 2.5.
Must currently reside within 120 miles of CPS Energy Headquarters.
Demonstrated leadership potential.
Self-motivated and results oriented.
Exceptional communication skills.
Effective networking skills.
Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrate an interest in a career applicable to the utility industry.
Participate in full-time employment with CPS Energy.
Attend all activities sponsored by CPS Energy during employment.
Pass a drug test and background screen prior to employment with CPS Energy.
Submit application, resume, transcripts.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Valid Class C Texas Driver’s License 
  • PRA Background Check clearance 
  • NERC Training 
  • Drug Test

Competencies

Communicates Effectively
Learning Quickly
Serving Customers
Delivering High Quality Work
Adapting to Others

Minimum Education

Must be a college student; currently enrolled in a related discipline

Required Certifications

Working Environment

Indoor work, operating computer, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, and presenting. Use of personal computing equipment, phone, multi-functioning printer & calculator. Ability to travel to & from meetings, training sessions or other busi-related events.

Physical Demands

Indoor work, operating computer, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, repetitive motion. Use of personal computing equipment, telephone, multi-functioning printer and calculator.

CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.


Nearest Major Market: San Antonio

Job Segment: Power Plant, Energy

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