DTE is one of the nation's largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer's homes and Michigan's progress for more than a century.And as Michigan's largest source of renewable energy, we're creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We're also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states. But we're more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job.At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you'll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences, and values everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE.Together, we can achieve great things.
Job Summary
Location: Detroit, MI
An internship with DTE Energy - Corporate Strategy is a great way to gain insight into a career in the evolving energy industry within a consulting-like atmosphere. The Corporate Strategy group works with all of DTE's business units to address the complex challenges facing the energy industry today. As an intern, candidates will have the opportunity to contribute to multi-disciplinary teams engaged in strategic initiatives. Interns are responsible for assisting in tasks and duties as directed by the intern's project manager and will provide support for critical business projects. In addition to gaining industry and functional knowledge and experience, interns will develop technical knowledge and leadership skills for future career marketability.
Sample projects that the group has led in the last two years include:
Understanding industry trends and their implications for DTE, e.g., assessing regulatory trends, increases in funding through the IIJA and IRA and the potential growth for the business
Developing and executing the company's electric vehicle strategy, customer outreach, and regulatory engagement
Developing and executing the company's data center strategy from the ground up
Leading our digital transformation efforts, including managing the pipeline of potential products to improve the ways we work
Establishing a longer-term view on electricity pricing and rates, then translating this view into a strategy for the company to execute
Facilitating senior management's strategic planning process, e.g., preparing annual discussion materials for the board of directors
Key Accountabilities
Perform work assignments linked to team/project goals, including financial modeling and analysis
Organize and prioritize work assignments on a daily basis, raising questions and issues in a timely manner
Perform functions efficiently within scope of authority as defined by the project manager
Participate and collaborate with others on team projects as requested
All other duties, as required
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
Actively pursuing an undergraduate degree (preferably from a top-teir university) with an expected graduation date between the winter of the current academic year and the summer of the following academic year
Strong quantitative and modeling capabilities
Ability to communicate results effectively
Aptitude for and an interest in strategic thinking and analysis
High level of integrity, accountability, confidence, ability to get agreement/buy-in, and a team-oriented work ethic
Other Qualifications
Preferred:
Pursuing a quantitative field, such as engineering, economics, finance, etc.
Professional experience demonstrated through prior work, internships, collaborative research projects, etc
Strong desire to learn about the energy industry
Physical Demands & Working Conditions
The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.In order to properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is required to:
Occasionally stand or walk and stoop or kneel.
Frequently sit.
Talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use wrists, hands and/or fingers in a repetitive motion; and reach with hands and arms extensively.
Occasionally lift objects of up to 10 pounds in weight.
Use computers with exposure to video display terminals; and some repetitive motion associated with data entry, the use of a computer mouse, and while using other office equipment.
Possess the following vision requirements: close, color, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Perform job duties primarily in a work from home capacity and periodically from a climate-controlled office environment, with a moderate noise level. However, on an occasional basis the employee may be required to travel to project sites where noise levels and environmental conditions may vary.
Additional Information
Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors... For full info follow application link.
DTE Energy is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.
