Summer Student - Carbon Capature & Sequestration

DTE Energy is seeking a Summer Student for Carbon Capture & Sequestration in Detroit, MI. This hybrid role involves 90% remote work and 10% on-site, supporting projects related to geological characterization and research. Students will gain hands-on experience, develop professional skills, and network within the corporate environment. Candidates must be enrolled in a Geosciences or Subsurface Engineering program. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are required.
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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. This particular role will be supporting our Carbon Capture & Sequestration - Subsurface Group. This is a hybrid role with 90% of work done remotely, 5% of work at DTE HQ in Detroit, and 5% visiting project sites.

This role will be responsible for supporting our CCS active projects and designing and completing a research project. Active project support includes technical support for subsurface geological characterization, Class VI permitting, seismic acquisition, well drilling, and business development. This role will also plan and execute a research project that addresses a technical problem within the CCS business unit.

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 pursuing a degree in Geosciences or Subsurface Engineering. Graduate level students in Geoscience or Subsurface Engineering preferred.

Other Qualifications
• 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.

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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.