Undergrad Summer Analyst-Corp Strategy

DTE Energy • Detroit, MI

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

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 SummaryLocation: 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

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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern