Due Diligence Intern, Renewables Advisory

JOB DESCRIPTION
UL Solutions Renewables is seeking a Due Diligence Intern to support its Renewables Advisory team in Italy. The role focuses on researching renewable energy permitting and approval processes, reviewing grid connection requirements, and documenting applicable legislation and regulatory frameworks for renewable energy projects.
This internship is based in Carugate, Italy, with a hybrid working model.
This internship offers hands-on experience in the Italian renewable energy sector, supporting Environmental and Social Due Diligence activities and reviews. You will gain valuable insights into the development, permitting, and financing aspects of solar PV, BESS, and other renewable energy projects, while working closely with technical advisors.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Due Diligence Intern, you will support the team with the following tasks:

• Research the administrative processes required to develop, build and operate renewable energy assets in Italy.
• Identify the relevant environmental, municipal and other permitting requirements, including the authorities involved and expected timelines.
• Review the grid connection process for projects connected to distribution or transmission networks.
• Identify any additional permits required.
• Document the applicable legislation/decrees and authorities involved in the approval process.
• Support the Renewables Advisory team on the execution of Environmental and Social Due Diligence, and Equator Principle Reviews.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or currently studying towards a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or other disciplines related to environmental engineering or renewable energy.
• Interest in due diligence, environmental engineering and the renewable energy sector (particularly solar PV, wind and BESS).
• A previous internship, academic project or other relevant practical experience in renewable energy, due diligence or project management is an advantage.
• Fluent Italian and English, both written and spoken (Level C1/C2).
• Willingness to learn, a proactive attitude, and good communication skills.
• Be highly motivated, with a versatile personality and excellent interpersonal skills.

Duration: minimum 5 months
What we offer:

• Compensation: 1000€ per month
• Lunch voucher (10€ per working day)

This position is gender-neutral and open to all qualified candidates, regardless of gender identity.
What you'll experience working for ULS:
UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we're still leading the way. From day one, we've blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science.
That's where you come in - because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.
This is more than a job. It's a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today - and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you'll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world.
Everyone here is unique. But we're also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change.
Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future - one where everyone benefits.
Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit https://www.ul.com/industries/energy-and-utilities/renewables
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ABOUT US
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
ABOUT THE TEAM
We solve our customers' problems. Within Software & Advisory (S&A) services, UL Solutions' Enterprise Sustainability business focuses on solving some of the most pressing world challenges - renewables, energy transition, sustainability, health & wellbeing, return to work and people safety. We do this through Renewable Energy Advisory and Digital Services, Environmental, Health and Safety Software & Learning programs, best in class Sustainability and ESG reporting software with UL 360, advisory services, subject matter experts and Healthy Buildings testing and verification.