Description

Local Unit & Position Description

Are you enthusiastic about modernizing energy systems to support decarbonization and the energy transition?

Are you ready to use your problem-solving and analytics skills to help key energy stakeholders develop an actionable path to a safe, reliable, equitable, and carbon-free electric grid?

Do you want to be part of an organization dedicated to tackling global issues such as climate change?

Are you passionate about learning from the experts in the industry while applying your unique, experimental, and innovative ideas to develop the industry's next generation of inspiring solutions?

Come be a part of the team that designs and builds analytics solutions for our clients where data and analytics are at the heart of the question.

DNV u2013 Energy Systems' Analytics and Digitalization (A&D) group is seeking an Energy Data Science Intern to join A&D Digital Lab team this summer. This role will be part of a team responsible for developing internal and external analytical solutions. This position will support our growing product development needs and will work closely with the rest of the Digital Lab team to build tools that will deliver actionable insights to our internal and external clients.

This position is based out of our Katy, TX, Oakland, CA or New York, NY offices, although it is possible that it can be filled out of any DNV US-based office or be remote.

Below we include a wide range of typical job expectations for this position, however the role can be flexible and versatile. In your application, please describe your unique skillsets and talents and what value you expect you can bring to our team as well as what you hope to get out of the internship.

Why You Should Join Us

Our group, organizational culture, and how we collectively influence the world for future generations, matters deeply to us. Our team works every day to increase the widespread deployment and operation of renewables to address climate change and positively impact society; endeavors to achieve our purpose through the success of our customers; and strives to be high-performing and innovative. Our approach reflects the equity, respect, and diversity we wish to see in the world. The Data Science Intern will have the opportunity to learn how the A&D team conducts research to understand the impacts and optimizes the strategies of utility-scale clean energy solutions. The internship will allow the Intern to gain significant knowledge about current and future trends in transportation electrification, GHG impacts, distributed energy resources, etc., and the historical and current technological issues in the clean energy industry through on-the-job work/training and scheduled weekly learning opportunities provided by DNV experts.

What You'll Do

Data science intern position in a growing data science team of an engineering and market research consulting firm.

This role will support the delivery of client work including:

• Assist with maintaining data pipelines by collecting, cleaning, and standardizing, and analyze data from various internal and external sources (e.g., APIs, FTP servers)
• Use strong communication skills to translate data analysis findings into coherent written and verbal conclusions for client-facing reports and professional papers
• Develop and maintain products that deliver data visualizations/reports to enable users to grasp concepts, identify patterns, and make better business decisions
• Interact with other team members and clients in a manner that is professional and promotes collaboration
• Develop or improve routines that can improve business or analytic processes
• Utilize parallelized programming (Databricks, Spark, Hadoop, etc.) for batch processing across large datasets.
• Brainstorm, design, and code original analyses that quantify the achieved impacts, forecast potential impacts, and estimate cost-effectiveness of utility-scale energy efficiency, demand response, and distributed energy resources programs
• Improve and recommend data collection, cleaning, and quality control specifications and data sampling techniques. Apply missing data treatments as needed
• Model site-level energy usage using a variety of modeling techniques such as linear regressions, random forest algorithms, artificial neural networks, etc.

Position Qualifications

What is Required

• Strong knowledge in at least one of the following areas: database development (PostgreSQL or SQL Server), statistical modeling (using Python), and/or data visualization (PowerBI or Plotly Dash)
• Relevant courses/experience with Python programming and/or database development and management.
• An entrepreneurial spirit and aptitude for "connecting the dots" among different topics and/or sources of information
• Experience with pandas required; experience with common packages like scikit-learn or matplotlib libraries is highly preferred
• Most importantly, this individual should display a positive, team-oriented attitude to match our friendly work environment

NOTE: Please submit a 1-page cover letter along with your resume when applying.

In your cover letter, please tell us why you are interested in this position and what skills you are excited to bring. Feel free to describe issues that you are excited to tackle in the energy industry and/or a research project in which you have participated including your role, research approach, and results.

What is Preferred

• Undergraduate or graduate level degree or coursework in an analytical discipline, such as engineering mathematics, statistics, economics, or computer programming
• Prior exposure to utilities or broader energy sector and experience in distributed energy resources (DERs), energy efficiency (EE), and electric vehicles (EVs) is highly preferred
• Located within reasonable commuting distance of the following DNV offices in the US: New York, NY; Madison, WI; Boston, MA; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Portland, ME; Arlington, VA; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; or Oakland, CA

*Immigration-related employment benefits, for example visa sponsorship, are not available for this position*

This position offers an hourly rate between $25 and $35 per hour (depending on experience). It is possible that this can be a remote position based from any location in the continental U.S

How We Do It

We Care, We Dare, We Share

Our mission is to safeguard life, property, and the environment. By joining us, you will work towards our meaningful vision: to make a global impact for a safe and sustainable future. DNV offers a congenial working environment, competitive salaries, and an exceptional benefits package. We value diversity, equity and inclusion and want you to bring your whole self to work each day. Read more here:

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About DNV

DNV is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. US applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the North America Recruitment department (hrrecruitment.northamerica@dnv.com). Information received relating to accommodations will be addressed confidentially.

Please visit our website at www.dnv.com

As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act and New York City Salary Transparency Law, DNV provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado or New York City. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado and New York City, NY only, this position offers an hourly rate between $25 and 35 per hour

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Company & Business Area Description

DNV is the independent expert in assurance and risk management, operating in more than 100 countries. Through our broad experience and deep expertise we advance safety and sustainable performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions.

We provide assurance to the entire energy value chain through our advisory, monitoring, verification, and certification services. As the world's leading resource of independent energy experts and technical advisors, we help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry. We are committed to realizing the goals of the Paris Agreement, and support all stakeholders to transition faster to a deeply decarbonized energy system.