2026 Summer Intern – Global Sustainability Decarbonization

Job description

**Job Description**

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

**To help facilitate administration of relocation benefits if you are selected, please apply using the permanent address you would move from.**

**Work Arrangement** :  

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid.

This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum.

**What You’ll Do:**

As a member of the Global Sustainability team, the decarbonization intern will play a key role in supporting General Motors’ vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion.

The decarbonization intern will work on developing carbon reduction roadmaps and climate risk mitigation.

Within this role you will have exposure to complexities of reducing carbon emissions within Scope 1, 2, and 3 and the key areas that need additional focus to drive emission reductions.

This role will allow you to help shape the carbon reduction strategies within General Motors in the key areas of supply chain, logistics, among others.

As part of the role, you will:

+ Work with teams outside of the Global Sustainability organization to collaborate cross-functionally to find innovative solutions for carbon reductions
+ Review data to determine areas of the business to focus emission reductions
+ Learn about emerging technologies that can promote carbon emission reductions
+ Apply learnings to lead a project based on interest and need to create a roadmap for carbon reductions

**Required Qualifications:   **

+ Pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering.
+ Must be graduating between December 2026 and August 2027
+ Able to work fulltime, 40 hours per week

**What will give you a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):**

+ Past experience and/or understanding for the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and/or Science Based Targets
+ Past experience in project management
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to impact complex subjects to a wider audience
+ Emerging partnership and collaboration skills and ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers in a fast-paced environment
+ High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, take initiative, and be self-directed

**Start dates for this internship role are May & June of 2026.**

**Compensation:** ​

GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2026 Student Program.​

**What you’ll get from us (Benefits): ​**

Paid US GM Holidays

GM Family First Vehicle Discount Program

Result-based potential for growth within GM

Intern events to network with company leaders and peers


**About GM**

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

**Why Join Us**

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture.

Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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We are leading the change to make our world better, safer and more equitable for all through our actions and how we behave.

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