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Business Sales Intern

NRG Energy
remote work
United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Nov 26, 2025

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You'll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success-take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!

Job Title:Business Sales Intern

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we're all about propelling the next generation of leaders forward. We are driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future. We deliver innovative solutions that make our customers' lives easier-helping them power, protect, and intelligently manage their homes and businesses. To do this, we need creative and talented people to join our company.

We offer a dynamic work environment and a unified and inclusive culture. NRG fosters a strong sense of belonging that leads to better collaboration and business performance. Our company programs are designed to help employees develop the skills they need for success now and in the future. In everything we do, we aim to champion our employees and bring value to our customers, investors and society.

More information is available at www.nrg.com. Connect with NRG on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

NRG

At NRG, we're bringing the power of energy to people and organizations by putting customers at the center of everything we do. We generate electricity and provide energy solutions and natural gas to millions of customers through our diverse portfolio of retail brands. A Fortune 500 company, operating in the United States and Canada, NRG delivers innovative solutions while advocating for competitive energy markets and customer choice, working towards a sustainable energy future. More information regarding NRG is available atwww.nrg.com.

Summer Internship Program

Our 10-week program is designed to increase future employment potential for prospects while providing a valuable resource to the business. This Summer Internship will appeal to proactive and self-motivated college juniors/seniors with a genuine desire to learn about the energy business and industry. During the internship, candidates will work on real projects and have real responsibilities. NRG aims to help candidates build strengths, gain skills that can be transferred to any workplace, and stand out from the crowd.

Ideal Candidate

This Intern role within the organization is aBusiness Sales Internbased in Houston, Texas. NRG is looking for self-driven, high-caliber individuals who can grasp complex commercial issues and harness information to deliver solutions. In return, NRG will provide the support, guidance, and opportunities to help our ideal candidate be successful. As the emerging talent and a valuable future asset, NRG seeks to help candidates make significant impact, inspire people, and provide exceptional customer service.

Business Sales Intern Responsibilities include:

  • Work directly with customers and brokers to provide energy solutions
  • Perform non-customer facing functions such as product development and support, wholesale origination, market intelligence and operational assistance
  • The energy solutions utilized include commodity products, Distributed Energy Resources, renewable-backed products such as Renewable Select, Demand Response and the Online Account Management tool
  • Assisting in the daily operations of the group
  • This role will utilize tools such as MS Outlook, Word, and Excel
  • This position provides an opportunity to experience a broad range of services and products in the electricity market while learning how these options are brought to and supported in the market.

NRG Interns need to be able to demonstrate the following behaviors:

  • Build and maintain effective working relationships; Communicate/collaborate effectively
  • Have a positive impact through self-awareness and social skills
  • Deliver excellent customer service
  • Take initiative and set high standards for self
  • Look at the bigger picture and recognize the impact of your actions
  • Learn from experience to perform in new or changing situations
  • Focus energy on what will make a difference and deliver exceptionally

Minimum Qualifications

  • Degree discipline: Business / Sales / Operations / Business Logistics
  • Must have completed second year of college with a 3.0 GPA or higher
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship
  • NRG and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer - EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Working Conditions

  • Open office environment
  • Primary Location of Employment: Pittsburgh, PA
  • Based on placement, location, the schedule of your work week will be a hybrid work schedule: a combination of remote work and in-office per team needs

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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