C&I Solar Business Development Co-op (Summer/Fall)

Job description

At ENGIE North America, innovation and excellence create a platform for growth. We have a range of businesses in the United States and Canada, including clean power generation, cogeneration, and energy storage; retail energy sales; and comprehensive services to help customers run their facilities more efficiently and optimize energy and other resource use and expense. Nearly 100 percent of our power generation portfolio is low carbon or renewable. Globally, ENGIE is the largest independent power producer and energy efficiency services provider in the world, with operations in 70 countries employing 150,000 people, including 1,000 researchers in 11 R&D centers.

We are looking for talented and motivated individuals to create the future of energy and customer solutions. Join a rewarding and flexible work environment that encourages innovation and creativity to help customers meet their energy challenges today and in the future.

Title of Internship: C&I Solar Business Development Co-op (Summer/Fall)


Location:
225 W. Hubbard Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60654

Internship Term:
The co-op work term will be from August/September 2019 through December 2019, full-time work schedule working 40 hours per week.

Internship Description
The Business Development Intern will support the C&I Sales Team and assist in reviewing opportunities for solar development with internal and external business partners. Sales and Sales Operations tasks will include opportunity selection analysis, project optimization and financial modeling, request for proposals (RFP) review and proposal writing, coordinating contract development with legal, and other data collection and management tasks. Development tasks will include assisting in activities to complete site control and permitting. A high-quality candidate will have experience managing a wide variety of concurrent responsibilities across several stakeholders.

The intern will be responsible for the following:
·  Assists in the analysis of incoming solar opportunities/projects
·  Prospects for new development sites using GIS
·  Creates and disseminates prospecting analyses of municipal and cooperative utilities to identify markets for development opportunities
·  Supports financial and technical modeling of solar and solar plus energy storage projects
·  Assists in the review of requests for proposals and corresponding written responses
·  Analyzes customer bills to determine potential solar savings as necessary

Hiring Requirements

·  Pursuing or recently completed Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field
·  Advanced knowledge of MS Excel
·  Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, ArcGIS
·  Strong analytical skills with knowledge of finance/business concepts (ROI, NPV, Payback)
·  Knowledge of the solar marketplace, technology and industry
·  Experience or interest operating with high energy and flexibility in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
·  Excellent verbal and written communication skills
·  Self-motivated and able to work effectively individually as well as with a team
·  Able to react quickly and thrive in quickly changing environment
·  Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
·  Excellent problem-solving ability and ability to think on your feet

Hiring Preferences

·  Experience in renewable energy
·  Experience with financial modeling

Working Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

For this role you must have authorization to work in the United States. Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or expression, genetic information or any other legally protected status.

 

This job advertisement is supported by the ENGIE Talent Acquisition team. Agency involvement is not required. All related inquires must be done to the Talent Acquisition team, not direct to ENGIE North America Managers.

 

Additional Information
·  Posting Date: May 10, 2019