Intern​/Co-Op-Technician

Intern/Co-Op-Technician

Location:

Multiple Locations, MI, US Company:
Consumers Energy Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.

Please do not apply if you will need immigration sponsorship for a work visa now or in the future, including sponsorship for H-1B, TN, etc., now or in the future. We are unable to hire individuals with CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT for this position as the position is not eligible for participation in the H-1B lottery program and is not eligible for current or future immigration sponsorship for a work visa.

Location:

The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance from the assigned location(s) or willing to find accommodations. Housing and living stipend arrangements may be available.

Consumers Energy Employee Referrals If you are a Consumers Energy employee that would like to refer an applicant to this position, please visit your Workforce Connect home page and utilize the "Refer Friends and Family" section. For consideration, please remember to upload your College Transcript(s) [official OR unofficial] and supporting documentation into the "Supporting Documents" section of your application.

The Technician Internship Program is geared toward current college students who have an interest in Consumers Energy and the energy industry. The Technician Internship Program at Consumers Energy has core principles of skill development, ability enhancement, and knowledge application – experience designed to be complementary to traditional classroom instruction. We are looking for:
Current college students of all levels will work as part of a larger team to provide hands-on support and/or design & development for various technical aspects of our business. This could include work in energy delivery – electric engineering, energy delivery – gas engineering, energy operations, and more – all while helping create a better tomorrow for the communities we serve!

In addition to working alongside full-time employees carrying out the technician function for Consumers Energy, Technician Interns will have the option to participate in several additional optional events within the program. This includes intern networking events, company tours, and the consistently top-ranked philanthropic event, the Intern Challenge.

Technician Intern assignments may include opportunities in:

• Electric GIS Operations
• Electric Distribution Design Team
• Gas Metering and Regulation Engineering Team
• Gas Distribution Pipeline Engineering Team
• Gas Transmission Pipeline Engineering Team
• Electric Field Laboratory
• Land Services Survey

What you may do:

• Consult with supervisors, operators, and engineers to review assigned area needs
• Discuss problems, prioritize work, and provide technical expertise.
• Review, edit, develop, manage, and interpret documents and drawings utilized for the purposes of maintaining, constructing, testing, and removing facilities from the Company's gas and electric systems.
• Assist with technical projects as a technician to include design support, creation of engineering drawings, inspections, system planning, specifications, reports, maps, environmental impacts, permits, contracts, schedules, estimates, surveying, easements, data collection, construction observation, and field investigation.
• Provide technical services with accuracy, integrating all applicable governmental and company laws, standards, and procedures on time and under budget.
• Use computer-assisted engineering, design, and drafting software and equipment to prepare engineering and design documents.
• Understand and follow company established standard procedures for file structure and standard drawing procedures for projects.
• Become familiar with plans and specifications, maps, and related material for each project and be able to utilize the information…