Internship - Business Intelligence

Internship - Business Intelligence
$23.50 per hour | In Person reporting to Duluth, MN

ALLETE is headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, on beautiful Lake Superior, and has operations throughout the United States. We invest in energy-centric businesses and transmission infrastructure. Our companies include clean-energy producers and developers, and regulated utilities that already deliver more than 50% renewable energy. Each of our businesses—Minnesota Power; Superior Water, Light & Power; ALLETE Clean Energy; New Energy Equity; ALLETE Renewable Resources; and BNI Energy—plays a unique and significant role in ALLETE’s sustainability-in-action strategy. Our culture drives excellence through our shared values of integrity, safety, people, and the planet.

What you'll do

• This internship will provide hands-on experience within Minnesota Power’s Business Intelligence team. The intern will have opportunities to learn and contribute by: 
  • Developing practical skills in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI while supporting the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise reporting and analytics solutions.
  • Gaining experience with data engineering and analytics processes by assisting with data ingestion, transformation, and modeling using SQL, lakehouses, and semantic models within Microsoft Fabric.
  • Learning how business data is used to drive decision-making by supporting analyses that identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), trends, risks, and actionable insights.
  • Building an understanding of data quality management by helping develop automated solutions to identify, track, and communicate data integrity issues.
  • Exploring analytics best practices and emerging technologies while contributing to data, analytics, and system improvement initiatives across the organization.
  • Collaborating with experienced professionals to strengthen technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills in a real-world environment.

What you'll bring

• Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in Business/Data Analytics, Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, or other STEM-focused degree program, with an expected graduation date between May 2028 and June 2029.
• Candidates may be subject to assessment of skills, job match, or aptitude

How to stand out

• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with an interest in sharing ideas, asking questions, and collaborating effectively with team members. 
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a curiosity for learning about the utility industry and the flexibility to adapt to evolving projects, priorities, and challenges.

Details & Duration of Internship

• This internship will be reporting in person to Duluth, MN for the duration of the internship.
• The anticipated duration of this role is from May/June 2027 through May 2028. Candidates may have the opportunity to start as early as February 2027 and continue through graduation, subject to business needs and availability. 
• The internship will be full time during summer and breaks and part-time (16-20 hours per week) during the school year.
• ALLETE will comply with college requirements 
• Hours and duration may be subject to change based on company needs

Compensation & Benefits

The expected hourly compensation for this position is $23.50 per hour.

• Retirement Benefits
• Medical
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Community Engagement, and more.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the internship. Candidates should be prepared to provide documentation of employment authorization as required by law. International students who have appropriate U.S. employment authorization, including CPT or OPT where applicable, are welcome to apply.

External applicants must apply online via www.allete.com/careers.

This job posting will be available for application until the position has been filled OR the posting close date noted herein, whichever date is earlier.

ALLETE is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on business need without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other status otherwise protected by law. 
 
If you are an individual with disabilities who needs accommodation or you are having difficulty using our website to apply for employment, please contact our Human Resources department at 218-723-3921. 

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