Intern/Co-Op-Learning & Development (Data Visualization)

Consumers Energy•Adrian, MI

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Visualization Intern will support Consumers Energy’s Learning & Development team by collecting, organizing, and validating data; creating clear visualizations; and improving reporting and work processes. The role involves turning data into useful information that helps the team identify performance, gaps, trends, successes, and opportunities. The intern will work independently while collaborating with technical and nontechnical partners, managing changing priorities, and adapting deliverables in response to feedback and evolving project needs. This is a hybrid position with required onsite work on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The intern may be assigned to any Consumers Energy Service Center throughout Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and must live within commuting distance or be willing to relocate. A relocation package is available for those who qualify. The role is not eligible for current or future immigration sponsorship, including H-1B or TN sponsorship, and cannot hire individuals with CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT. Applicants are asked to upload college transcripts and supporting documentation with their application.

Requirements

Currently enrolled and actively pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Data Analytics, Finance, Business, or a related field.
Minimum GPA of 3.0.
Ability to turn data into dashboards, reports, or visualizations that communicate performance, gaps, trends, and opportunities.
Familiarity with tools such as Power BI, Power Automate, SQL, or similar data and automation technologies.
Ability to gather reliable information, define and monitor important measures, and provide regular progress updates.
Organization and time-management skills, including prioritizing competing tasks and keeping work moving despite access or resource barriers.
Clear, concise communication, active listening, and ability to explain technical information to nontechnical audiences and confirm understanding.
Ability to clarify customer needs, set realistic expectations, negotiate alternatives, and maintain productive working relationships.
Comfort adapting to changing requirements, feedback, project bottlenecks, and customer needs.
Initiative in identifying ineffective processes, investigating root causes, troubleshooting issues, and recommending practical improvements.
Curiosity, accountability, openness to different perspectives, and confidence asking questions and seeking support when needed.
Must be within commuting distance of an assigned Consumers Energy Service Center in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula or willing to relocate.
Must not require current or future immigration sponsorship; CPT, OPT, and STEM OPT candidates are not eligible.

Responsibilities

Collect, clean, organize, and validate Learning & Development data from available systems and stakeholders.
Develop and maintain dashboards, visual reports, and automated reporting solutions that make key metrics easy to understand and use.
Partner with Learning & Development, data, and IT contacts to obtain access, clarify requirements, and resolve data or technical issues.
Track project measures and provide routine progress updates through check-ins and other agreed-upon communication.
Translate customer needs into practical data solutions, explain constraints, and recommend alternatives when a request cannot be completed as proposed.
Incorporate feedback and adjust deliverables as project needs evolve.
Identify reporting or workflow inefficiencies and help test, troubleshoot, and implement improvements.
Present findings and recommendations clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.