Intern - Data Science, IT Enterprise Management

Berkshire Hathaway Energy•Des Moines, IA

25d

About The Position

MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation. MidAmerican Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation. MidAmerican Energy Company has an exciting Summer 2026 Internship opportunities available supporting our Business Transformation and Sustainment team. Take the next step in your career and apply now!

Requirements

Must be a college student, sophomore or higher standing, currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree or higher program in data analytics, computer science, management information systems, mathematics, or related field of study.
Must be available May 2026 - August 2026.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and the Windows operating environment.
Self-starter
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
Effective interpersonal skills and customer relationship skills.
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
Experience using Python to develop machine learning or statistical models.
Experience using SQL to work with database tables and ETL processes.
Experience using Power BI to create data visualizations.

Nice To Haves

Taken coursework in data analytics, machine learning, statistics, or computational mathematics preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify partner teams' key issues, prototype solutions, and help solve business problems using data science and cloud technology.
Collaborate with internal business groups and domain experts to define problems, gather requirements, and design advanced analytics solutions.
Collaborate with team members to design and develop advanced analytics projects.
Perform data discovery, exploratory analysis, and data profiling activities using Python, SQL, and Power BI.
Perform data wrangling in Python and SQL supporting advanced analytics projects.
Develop advanced analytics models (statistical, mathematical, or computational models) using Python to solve industry problems.
Develop data visualizations and dashboards using Power BI to present advanced analytical model results as well as descriptive and exploratory analytics.
Effectively communicate and present advanced analytics model results and project outcomes.
Perform any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
Connect Remedy reporting data to Power BI dashboard
Develop vulnerability analytics model
Connect vulnerability dashboard to the model and expand to present additional analytics
Establish a process for yearly update of the model to capture yearly changes in the environment
Investigate trends in ticket data, and build additional dashboards that can be used for forecast reporting