Environmental, Health, and Safety Professional Co-Op/Intern (Summer 2027)
MD, MDFull-time$17–26/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
FirstEnergy Service Company seeks motivated students for a full‑time, on‑site Safety Co‑Op program that provides rotational experience across transmission, generation, and corporate safety functions, offering hands‑on projects, mentorship, and potential full‑time placement after graduation.
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About FirstEnergy
About the Opportunity This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [FEU].
We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.
The estimated pay range for this role is $17.00-$26.00/hour.
About the Opportunity
FirstEnergy Service Company is seeking motivated students interested in occupational health and safety to join our Safety Co-Op Program. This full-time, on-site rotational program provides hands-on experience supporting safety initiatives across Transmission & Distribution, Regulated Generation, and Corporate Safety functions. Participants gain meaningful utility and generation industry experience while contributing to FirstEnergy’s commitment to safety, reliability, and operational excellence.
Assignments are full-time and on-site within FirstEnergy’s operating footprint, which includes Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey. Students are expected to devote full attention to the co-op assignment during regular business hours.
Program Highlights
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Three-semester rotational experience with exposure to multiple safety disciplines. Rotations will be between Transmission & Distribution, Generation, and Corporate Safety.
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Personalized development plan, on-the-job training, mentoring, and professional development opportunities.
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Safety-related project assignment during each rotation with executive-level presentation opportunities.
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Collaboration with safety professionals, operations leadership, and frontline employees.
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Potential pathway to full-time employment following graduation.
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Single semester internship opportunities are also available based on student’s background.
Key Responsibilities
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Assist with workplace inspections, field observations, audits, and hazard assessments.
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Support incident investigations, corrective action tracking, and learning team activities.
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Participate in safety meetings, training programs, and safety awareness initiatives.
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Review and update safety procedures, policies, and documentation.
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Collect, analyze, and report safety performance metrics and trends.
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Support regulatory compliance activities, risk assessments, and continuous improvement projects.
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Work alongside Safety Representatives to strengthen safety culture and operational risk management.
Qualifications
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Currently enrolled in an accredited bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Industrial Safety, or a related field.
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Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA preferred.
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Sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate-level standing preferred.
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Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
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Ability to work effectively in both office and field environments while complying with safety requirements.
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Ability to commit to a minimum of two (2) Co-Op rotations preferred.
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Ability to work without employment sponsorship now or in the future.
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Must have reliable transportation.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,158 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17–26/hr
- US median$24–26/hr234 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $21.50/hr, is 10% below the US median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the middle half of Environmental Health and Safety hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 10 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs in Maryland and 1,158 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Environmental Health and Safety postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (797 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 393 of the 1,158 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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