Solar and Storage Summer Intern

All locations
  • Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Montreal, QC, Canada
Business:
Energy Systems
Position type:
Full Time
Contract type:
Temporary Staff
Job ID:
6318
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Overview

About us

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About the role

Are you a student that's passionate about sustainable energy? Do you have an interest in understanding the intricacies of the North American power grid and what it will take to achieve a 100% renewable energy system? Are you excited to perform technical analyses on solar and/or energy storage projects and products? Are you really excited about how grid-scale batteries will support renewable energy integration into existing grid infrastructure? If any of these sounds appealing, this internship may be for you!

DNV - Energy Systems is seeking a Solar / Energy Storage Intern to join its Solar Finance and Technology Department or Energy and Emerging Technology Department. These teams specialize in supporting analysis and engineering related to solar and energy storage projects and products.
 

The Solar / Energy Storage Intern role will be a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either the Toronto (ON) or Montreal (QB) Canada offices. Further details regarding role-specific requirements and location will be covered during the interview process.

Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.

What You'll Do

  • Working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, collaborative team spanning the US and Canada
  • Supporting solar or energy storage project developers and battery manufacturers by reviewing their products and projects
  • Organizing customer provided data sets to support reporting and analysis
  • Sifting through confidential technical specifications and contracts to extract meaningful insights for internal and external analysis and presentations
  • Reviewing financial models of solar and energy storage projects to understand how they are financed
  • Evaluating solar and energy storage product specifications and performance data for alignment with contractual requirements and industry expectations
  • Assessing new solar and energy storage technologies for market viability
  • Supporting production work, including, but not limited to writing reports, remote troubleshooting, and critical review
  • Developing tools and processes to continuously improve quality and value of delivery
  • Overall, we foster a learning-by-doing atmosphere and will develop a program tailored to your career ambitions! This is a paid internship, compensation may be discussed during the interview process

Êtes-vous un étudiant passionné par l'énergie durable ? Avez-vous un intérêt pour comprendre les subtilités du réseau électrique nord-américain et ce qu'il faudra pour atteindre un système d'énergie 100 % renouvelable ? Êtes-vous enthousiaste à l'idée de réaliser des analyses techniques sur des projets et produits solaires et/ou de stockage d'énergie ? Êtes-vous vraiment enthousiaste à l'idée que les batteries à l'échelle du réseau soutiendront l'intégration des énergies renouvelables dans les infrastructures réseau existantes ? Si l'un de ces éléments vous intéresse, ce stage pourrait être fait pour vous ! DNV - Energy Systems recherche un stagiaire en solaire / stockage d'énergie pour rejoindre son département Finance et technologie solaire ou le département Énergie et technologies émergentes. Ces équipes sont spécialisées dans le soutien à l'analyse et à l'ingénierie liées aux projets et produits solaires et de stockage d'énergie.  

Le poste de stagiaire en solaire / stockage d'énergie sera un horaire hybride dynamique où les employés passeront généralement trois (3) jours par semaine à travailler soit depuis les bureaux de Toronto (ON) soit de Montréal (QB) Canada. Des détails supplémentaires concernant les exigences spécifiques au poste et le lieu seront abordés lors du processus d'entretien.

L'aide à la relocalisation ne sera pas fournie pour ce rôle. Ce que tu vas faire

· Travailler dans une équipe diversifiée, multidisciplinaire et collaborative couvrant les États-Unis et le Canada

· Soutenir les développeurs de projets solaires ou de stockage d'énergie et les fabricants de batteries en examinant leurs produits et projets

· Organisation des ensembles de données fournis par les clients pour soutenir les rapports et l'analyse

· Passer en revue des spécifications techniques confidentielles et des contrats afin d'extraire des informations pertinentes pour des analyses et présentations internes et externes

· Examiner les modèles financiers des projets solaires et de stockage d'énergie afin de comprendre comment ils sont financés

· Évaluation des spécifications et données de performance des produits solaires et de stockage d'énergie afin de les aligner sur les exigences contractuelles et les attentes du secteur

· Évaluation des nouvelles technologies solaires et de stockage d'énergie pour la viabilité du marché

· Soutien au travail de production, incluant, mais sans s'y limiter, la rédaction de rapports, le dépannage à distance et la revue critique

· Développer des outils et des processus pour améliorer continuellement la qualité et la valeur de la livraison

· Dans l'ensemble, nous favorisons une atmosphère d'apprentissage par la pratique et développerons un programme adapté à vos ambitions professionnelles ! Il s'agit d'un stage rémunéré, la rémunération peut être discutée lors du processus d'entretien

What we offer
  • Generous paid time off (vacation, sick days, company holidays, personal days)
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefit plans available to all employees
  • Special programs – Employee Assistance Program and accident and critical illness options for you and your family
  • Workplace strategies for mental help resources available to all employees
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with company match
  • Company provided life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability benefits
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities
  • Consumer discounts and rewards through our BenefitsHub
  • Advancement opportunities

    **Benefits vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election**

    DNV is a proud equal-opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, or business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

    For British Columbia (Vancouver) and Ontario (Toronto): "DNV provides a reasonable compensation range for this role. The actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. For the cities of Vancouver and Toronto, the range of starting pay for this role is $25/hr - $35/hr.”

· Congés payés généreux (vacances, jours de maladie, jours fériés de l'entreprise, jours personnels)

· Plans d'avantages médicaux, dentaires et de la vue disponibles pour tous les employés

· Programmes spéciaux – Programme d'aide aux employés et options pour les accidents et maladies graves pour vous et votre famille

· Stratégies en milieu de travail pour les ressources d'aide mentale disponibles à tous les employés

· Régime d'épargne-retraite enregistré (REER) avec contrepartie de l'entreprise

· L'entreprise offrait des assurances-vie, des prestations d'invalidité de courte et longue durée

· Programme d'aide à l'éducation

· Emploi du temps flexible avec des opportunités hybrides

· Réductions et récompenses consommateurs via notre BenefitsHub

· Opportunités d'avancement

**Les avantages varient selon le poste, la titularisation, le lieu de placement et l'élection des employés**

DNV est un employeur fier d'égalité des chances, engagé à construire une main-d'œuvre inclusive et diversifiée. Tout emploi est décidé en fonction des qualifications, du mérite ou des besoins professionnels, sans distinction de race, couleur, religion, âge, sexe, orientation sexuelle, identité de genre, origine nationale, handicap ou statut de vétéran protégé.

Pour la Colombie-Britannique (Vancouver) et l'Ontario (Toronto) : « DNV offre une fourchette de rémunération raisonnable pour ce poste. La rémunération réelle est influencée par un large éventail de facteurs, y compris, mais sans s'y limiter, les compétences, le niveau d'expérience et la localisation spécifique. Pour les villes de Vancouver et Toronto, la fourchette de salaire de départ pour ce poste est de 25 $/h à 35 $/h. »

About you

What is Required

  • Currently pursuing and/or recently completed Bachelor's, Master’s, or Doctoral degree program with an emphasis in a technical field such as Electrical, Power Systems, or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Mathematics/Physics, or other related degree is required
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
  • Strong written and verbal English language communication skills (The employee would be required to serve customers by email and by phone, both in Quebec, in the rest of Canada, and in the United States.)
  • We conduct pre-employment background screening

    “Considering that this position requires English proficiency, the recruitment process will be conducted in English. If you prefer the process to be conducted in French, please inform us immediately. In this case, you will still be assessed on your proficiency in English during the process.”.

What is Preferred

  • Educational focus on Renewable Energy Engineering preferred
  • Working knowledge of Python coding and Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Some concentration of experience in artificial intelligence (AI)

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

Ce qui est requis

· Un programme de licence, master ou doctorat récemment terminé, avec une spécialisation dans un domaine technique tel que l'électricité, les systèmes électriques, le génie mécanique, l'informatique, les sciences de l'environnement, la chimie, les mathématiques/physique ou tout autre diplôme connexe est requis

· Maîtrise de Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint et Word

· Solides compétences en communication écrite et orale en anglais (L'employé devra servir les clients par courriel et par téléphone, tant au Québec, que dans le reste du Canada et aux États-Unis.)

· Nous réalisons des vérifications préalables à l'embauche

« Étant donné que ce poste exige une maîtrise de l'anglais, le processus de recrutement se fera en anglais. Si vous préférez que le processus se déroule en français, veuillez nous en informer immédiatement. Dans ce cas, vous serez tout de même évalué sur votre maîtrise de l'anglais pendant le processus. »

Qu'est-ce qui est préféré

· Accent éducatif sur l'ingénierie des énergies renouvelables préféré

· Connaissances pratiques du codage Python et des grands modèles de langage (LLM)

· Une certaine concentration d'expérience en intelligence artificielle (IA)

*Les avantages liés à l'immigration, par exemple le parrainage de visa, ne sont pas disponibles pour ce poste*

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Benefits

Please note, benefits may depend on your contract type, please confirm with your recruiter.

Profit Share

You’ll be part of our global profit share scheme that means we all share in our success as a business. If we profit, so do you. This will be part of our Total Compensation approach each year and depends on our year-end results.

Insurance

Taking care of you with travel, life, and accident insurance.

Pension Schemes

We care about your long-term financial security and prioritize pension and retirement benefits to reflect our caring values.

Professional Development

We believe in the 70/20/10 learning model, where 70% of your learning comes from performing your everyday tasks and working on different projects, new areas and initiatives to gain new skills. 20% from working with others and mentoring and the rest from formal education.

Hybrid Working

Adapting to the changing world of work around the world.

Purpose-led organization

You become part of a world-leading company where we know and live our purpose; to safeguard life, property, and the environment, with the opportunity to tackle global change through your work.

Supportive and caring culture

We offer opportunities to connect through social and professional networks. Our largest community CONNECT, organizes after-work events and informal meetings throughout the year.

Attractive rewards

We focus on work/life balance and offer employees flexible working hours and workplace, annual vacation allowance, competitive pension, insurance, and a global profit share scheme.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At DNV, our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is not only an ethical choice, but also a business decision.

Diversity, fairness, and a sense of belonging are a source of strength for our people, our business, and our customers, and help us to deliver on our purpose, vision, and values.

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Working here

Since 1864 we’ve been dedicated to safeguarding life, property and the environment. Today we remain at the forefront of new technologies and techniques to help our customers transform for a more sustainable future.

At DNV you can expect to deliver career and industry defining work. You’ll be given the time to build your network, the resources to support your development, and the freedom to satisfy your curiosity and desire to learn.

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Application Process

FAQs

Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions page. We’ve put together answers to the questions we’re asked most often to help you find the information you need quickly and easily. Whether you're curious about our recruitment process, benefits or career growth and development, you should find the information below.

How can I find job openings that fit my skills and interests?

Explore our official job search page where you can use filters such as job type, location, and department to find roles that best match your qualifications and career aspirations.

What’s your application process like?

You can apply directly through our careers page by submitting your CV and any other documents we require (i.e. university diplomas/transcripts; visas; previous employment reference letters). Make sure your application is fully completed, and you tailor it to the specific job listing. 

Is your recruitment process designed to be inclusive and accessible?

Yes, it is. We're an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates. We’re happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Share the details of what you need within your application.

What types of interviews might I undergo?

Depending on your role, our interview process may include initial phone screenings, video conferences, and in-person interviews, focusing on both your technical abilities and our shared values. You can ask your recruiter specifically about the interview process for your role. 

How long does the hiring process typically take from application to decision?

The timeline can vary but we make every effort to reply to each candidate as soon as possible and keep everyone up-to-date with where they are in the recruitment process.

How do I know if a recruitment contact is legitimately from your company?

Official communication will come from our verified company email addresses. Carefully check any suspicious looking emails and if you have any doubts, don’t engage.

Are there any fees involved in your recruitment process?

No, we do not charge any fees at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications and interviews are free of charge, we will never ask you to pay any fees or make any payments – please be wary of any requests for payment as these are likely scams.

What should I do if I suspect a job scam?

If you encounter suspicious job postings or recruitment practices, do not provide personal information and contact your recruiter as soon as possible. We take these matters seriously. We will never ask you to pay any fees or make any payments part of our recruitment process.

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Disclaimer

Please beware of recruitment scams that pretend to be from DNV or its employees. We will never ask you to pay any fees or make any payments as part of our recruitment process.