College Intern - Resource Management

SRP • Tempe, AZ

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Resource Management involves the strategic planning, allocation and utilization of various resources to deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power to SRP customers. Effective resource management ensures we have sufficient resources to transition from fossil fuel energy to renewable resources and other lower carbon emitting sources to serve Arizona for generations to come. This organization focuses on the long-term planning of the power system to 2035 and beyond. There are four summer internship positions within Resource Management. The candidate must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, in an undergraduate or graduate program, preferably in analytics, economics or engineering related curriculum. The candidate should be taking coursework to develop the skills relevant for this position. The student intern will work daily scheduled hours based on the department’s needs, with a minimum requirement of 15 hours and up to 40 hours per week maximum.

Requirements

• A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.
• Ability to communicate well with others and to perform in a team environment
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and exhibit a collaborative work style
• Possess attention to detail, critical thinking, problem solving in a fast-paced technical setting
• Professionalism, punctuality and a service-oriented positive attitude
• Perform self-driven projects in conjunction with resident SRP experts
• Desire to learn and master new technologies and techniques
• Has a general passion for learning about the energy sector and the transition to low-carbon electricity
• Skilled in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Must be actively enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credit hours that are college level (100) or above over the course of a regular semester and must be working towards a degree or certificate from an accredited college or university.
• For an accelerated program, the student must be enrolled in six credit hours in the equivalent of a traditional semester.
• All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Must live and work in Arizona.

Nice To Haves

• Visualization experience with Excel & Power BI is desired
• Experience with Python or R is desired
• Experience with Snowflake & SQL Server databases, queries and data transformation is desired
• Degree major in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in a relevant field is preferred
• Candidate must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, in an undergraduate or graduate program, preferably in analytics, economics or engineering related curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Integrated Planning department with projects associated with the Integrated System Plan and/or other integrated planning studies
• Gathers market intelligence research around specific questions as requested by senior leadership and staff
• Supports the team by gathering, organizing and analyzing data to inform business decisions related to long-term planning
• Creates data visualizations and/or dashboards for presentations, reports or projects
• Performs research related to electricity demand in support of SRP’s corporate energy forecast utilizing market trend analysis and utilizing various software and tools
• Projects may include programming, data mining, model development, visualizations, and reporting/presenting findings
• Collects and analyzes data associated with resource performance including renewable generation performance, carbon/water intensity, and battery metrics.
• Develop tools to share information across SRP
• Creates dashboards and data visualizations to clearly communicate findings and insights from large datasets to non-technical stakeholders
• Prepare and present reports on resource performance, including renewable generation, carbon/water intensity, battery metrics, and system variability

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Access to a recreation and fitness facility
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs: College interns are eligible to receive $1000 per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED