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Substation Operations Intern

CompanyPacific Gas And Electric Company
LocationOakland
Work ModeOn Site
PostedApril 14, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will develop metrics and dashboards to monitor business performance while performing data analysis to support critical operational decisions. They will also assist in project planning, incident investigations, and the creation of tools to visualize data and streamline information management.
Internship Type
full time
Salary Range
$21 - $30
Company Size
23215
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California. Fast Facts * Service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east * 141,215 circuit miles of electric distribution lines and 18,616 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines * 42,141 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,438 miles of transportation pipelines * 5.1 million electric customer accounts * 4.3 million natural gas customer accounts
About the Role

Requisition ID # 171121 

Job Category: Internship / Rotation 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

 

 

Department Overview

Electric Operations is focused on ensuring the safe and reliable flow of electricity to our customers and is responsible for all aspects of PG&E's Electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, restoration and emergency response.

 

Position Summary

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business needs. The work location is Oakland, CA. The intern is expected to come into the work location at least 2-3 days a week.

 

PG&E is providing the hourly rate range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual hourly rate paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.

 

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $20.88 to $29.81.

 

Job Responsibilities

  • Develop key metrics and dashboards used to monitor business performance
  • Collate and pull together information from disparate data sources to support operations
  • Perform data analysis that support critical product and business decisions
  • Support the Workforce Planning and Strategists to develop project plans and a strategic road-map
  • Support PG&E Operations Tracking and Reporting
  • Support Incident Investigations
  • Support tracking, summarizing, and reporting of strategy work-streams
  • Facilitate coordination across internal subject-matter experts (SMEs)
  • Create tools to visualize data and other key concepts
  • Lead information management process
  • Provide strategic support for strategy meetings
  • Process Map Organizations and determine gaps between existing organization and future design
  • Develop Power Automate, Power Apps , SQL, Power BI applications

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Qualified candidates are pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Social Studies, Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Environmental Studies, Liberal Arts or related field at an accredited university 
  • Students must be continuing education toward their degree during and/or after the internship
  • Valid drivers license to drive around PG&E service territory as needed to visit field offices

 

Desired:

  • Advanced skills in PowerBI, R, and Python
  • Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics
  • Looking for an ambitious and results-oriented individual – an analytical wiz with outstanding communication skills, high initiative, and strong leadership potential.
  • Proven ability to solve problems in nonstandard and innovative ways
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Proficiency with tools and methods for project management and continuous improvement
  • Organizational Strategy or experience in setting up an organization
  • Business Strategy with a goal towards
  • Experience in operations, constructions or a similar environment
  • Good at formulation alternatives and articulating the benefits and drawbacks of each option

 

PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position.

Key Skills
Data analysisPower BISQLPower AutomatePower AppsProject managementStrategic planningInformation managementProcess mappingCommunication skillsProblem solvingRPythonData visualizationLeadership
Categories
EnergyData & AnalyticsEngineeringManagement & LeadershipTechnology