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Business Strategy Intern - Remote, US

Remote - US

Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. Since 1995, we’ve harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers.

 

Are you looking for hands-on experience in a wide-reaching business role? Are you excited about gaining direct insight into emerging opportunities related to climate mitigation? The Business Strategy Internship may be for you! 
 
In this full-time position (30-40 hrs/week), you'll have a wide reach across the Business Strategy Team (BST) supporting the day-to-day work of the Pilots team, the Products team, and the Environmental Social Justice team. In collaboration with your supervisor, you'll advance knowledge in emerging technology business opportunities related to high-impact technologies and policies through research and interviews with industry professionals and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Your deliverables will include an evaluation matrix, a report including all findings, and an overall presentation to the BST with findings, which will expose you to high-ranking decision-makers in the department. The work provides an exciting opportunity to influence both current and future Energy Solutions programs. Throughout the internship, you will also gain insight into projects and departments beyond your own due to BST’s inherently collaborative nature. 
 
Due to the scope of this role, you may touch on multiple projects. Project opportunities include: 

  • Research technology and program/policy to determine opportunities that align with Energy Solutions' capacity and goals
  • Interview Energy Solutions staff, SMEs, and external stakeholders to deep-dive into individual technology types in the energy efficiency space
  • Report out on findings to internal stakeholders and adapt project goals as necessary 

 
To enable your success, we are seeking candidates with these qualifications: 

  • Basic Microsoft Excel skills
  • Experience gathering, tracking, and sorting data
  • Ability to work independently and collaborate with a variety of teams
  • Data Analysis skill or knowledge of the Energy Efficiency industry a plus 

 

Compensation: 

  • Undergraduate student: $21/hr
  • Graduate student: $24/hr


In order to be eligible for this position, you must be:

  • Currently enrolled full- or part-time in an undergraduate program as a second to fourth-year student or enrolled in a graduate program
    • Please note we are unable to accept applications from first-year undergraduate students or recent graduates who are not enrolled in a program
  • A US Citizen or permanent resident
    • Please note we are unable to host international students
  • Available to meet your weekly hours requirement between May and August for Summer and between September and November for Fall
  • Motivated by the Energy Solutions’ mission to reduce carbon emissions with an equity lens

You may apply to up to 2 positions per cycle. 

View all our available roles at https://energy-solution.com/internships/. 


To apply, please submit:

  • Your updated resume/CV.
  • 2 short essays that meets the criteria below.
  • A work sample that meets the criteria below.


Your short essays must:

  • Be original documents written by you. We will not accept work written by or with the assistance of ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs.
  • Be 500 words or less each.
  • Answer the following prompts:
    1. Describe how you have overcome adversity and applied the lessons learned to your academic, professional, or personal life.
    2. Describe how the internship you apply for will enhance or help launch your career in an energy related industry.


Your work sample must:

  • Be an original document written by you. We will not accept work written by or with the assistance of ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs. You are permitted to submit a section of a larger document, including a document you wrote in collaboration with others, so long as the section you submit is entirely your own work.
  • Be between 1 and 3 pages long, single or double spaced, not including sources. You may submit a document longer than 3 pages but we will not read past the 3rd page.
  • Demonstrate your ability to communicate your thinking about an idea. This is vague by design; anything that you wrote—whether for a class, a job, or for personal reasons—and are proud of will probably suffice.
  • Focus on a topic important to you. The topic does not have to be related to the internship you are applying for, but if it is, all the better.


Our Summer 2025 Internship opportunities are open until March 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM PST!

We will not accept late applications or make exceptions regarding the criteria. We reserve the right to close our applications before the deadline.

Please reach out to internships@energy-solution.com with any questions. Applications sent in via email or past the deadline will not be accepted.

If you are interested in a Fall position, check back in summer. Our Fall 2024 program application cycle opened on Friday, May 24, 2024.

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We live out our mission day in and day out by helping our clients and communities generate clean energy solutions the world needs. Our success is dependent on developing a team of creative thinkers, innovators, and a workforce that reflects the diversity of our world. To that end, we’re committed to hiring, promoting, and retaining a diversity of talent, and infusing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) throughout our business. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds and all walks of life to apply. Come grow with us at Energy Solutions!  

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