Job Description

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 Summary

Location: Detroit, MI 

This role is designed to provide undergraduate college students with unique opportunities to develop their individual talents and to experience a large corporate environment within DTE Vantage.

Key Accountabilities

Students in this role will: 

• Gain a deep understanding of DTE’s operations, business model and key initiatives. 
• Produce clear, useful, and value-added work product to support business unit with various assignments and projects. 
• Gain real hands-on professional work experience  
• Acquire a new network of professional contacts 
• Gain a new/enhanced set of soft business skills 
• Have a successful summer experience and desire to come back and work for DTE 
• Perform all other related duties as assigned 

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Must be currently enrolled at an accredited 4-year university or college.

Other Qualifications

Preferred: 

• Students with a concentration in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, HR, Engineering, or similar are highly desired
• Possesses a basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel 
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing 
• Ability to handle sensitive/confidential information 

Other Requirements:   

• Possesses good organizational skills, demonstrate the ability to work effectively with people at all levels and be safety conscious at all times 
• Ability to establish goals, set priorities and meet deadlines 
• Ability to establish and maintain confidential and effective working relationships with supervisor, coworkers, management, and external customers 
• Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality 

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In order to properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is required to:

• Occasionally stand or walk and stoop or kneel. Frequently, the employee is required to sit
• Talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use wrists, hands and/or fingers in a repetitive motion; and reach with hands and arms extensively
• Occasionally lift objects of up to 10 pounds in weight
• Use computers with exposure to video display terminals; and some repetitive motion associated with data entry, the use of a computer mouse, and while using other office equipment
• Vision requirements for this position include close vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

The employee performs job duties primarily in a work from home capacity and periodically from a climate-controlled office environment, with a moderate noise level.

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision. 

At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.

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