Sustainability and Innovations- Municipal Operations Intern

City of Ann Arbor • Ann Arbor, MI

5h • Onsite

About The Position

This position supports the City’s efforts to track and manage energy usage across City facilities. Specifically, it involves developing, adding to, refining, and analyzing a comprehensive database of City facilities, including addresses, utility account numbers, meter numbers, and facility names. The role requires reviewing and sorting PDF bills for various City facilities and supporting the transferring of bill data from PDFs into data spreadsheets. The position will involve minimal travel to certain City facilities to locate and photograph onsite equipment (e.g., Electrical meter, gas meter) and validate utility-bill information. The intern will also support other relevant sustainability initiatives within the Sustainability and Innovations unit and Municipal Operations team. By the end of the internship, the position will have supported the creation of a comprehensive municipal facility energy-usage and account database that can be used to inform energy-related decision making.

Requirements

• Strong interest in sustainability and energy-related topics
• Proficient in Microsoft Office application suite
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to translate complex information into easily accessible formats
• Must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university at the time of hire
• Must have a valid driver's license

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience using excel to track and analyze large data sets
• Strong analytical skills
• Familiarity with electricity and natural gas billing

Responsibilities

• Support the City’s efforts to track and manage energy usage across City facilities
• Develop, add to, refine, and analyze a comprehensive database of City facilities including addresses, utility account numbers, meter numbers, facility names, and more
• Review and sort pdf bills for various City facilities
• Support the transferring of bill data from pdfs into data spreadsheets
• Travel minimally to certain City facilities to locate and photograph onsite equipment (i.e., Electrical meter, gas meter, etc.) and validate utility-bill information
• Support other relevant sustainability initiatives within the Sustainability and Innovations unit and Municipal Operations team
• Support the creation of a comprehensive municipal facility energy-usage and account database that can be used to inform energy-related decision making

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern