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　　Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.

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　　Duke Energy Offers Student Employees:

　　On-the-job experience : Working independently as well as part of a high-performing team while having an end-to-end ownership of a distinct deliverable that has a direct impact on the business. You will begin to build a robust set of career-impacting interpersonal communication skills by actively participating in your team's day-to-day activities.

　　Engagement and social activities with other interns: We promote community involvement and networking with other summer interns and full-time employees. You will have the opportunity to create lasting professional relationships, build your network, and take advantage of a diverse and rapidly growing workforce.

　　Competitive Hourly Pay & 401K contributions

　　Meaningful work assignments that impact sustainability within the energy industry

　　Mentorships and networking opportunities with Duke Energy Leaders

　　Opportunity for full-time employment upon graduation

　　Opportunity to present to leadership and your peers your impactful contribution towards our path to net zero

　　Program Locations for 2024: Potential opportunities at locations across our footprint: North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Florida.

　　The physical work location will be dependent upon the selected student’s home and school location.

　　Duke Energy is seeking an energetic, hardworking student with an interest in the electric power industry currently pursuing a degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, Environmental Management, GIS, or a related field. This position is in the Customer Delivery Vegetation Management Effectiveness organization.

　　The CD VM Effectiveness organization is responsible for driving strategies that reduce vegetation costs, drive efficiencies in processes, operations, and interactions with other lines of business.

　　The successful candidate will primarily assist the Vegetation Management team by reviewing maps of upcoming work plans to identify and document potential environmentally sensitive interactions. The intern will work closely with the VM System Forester, VM Program Managers, and the Environmental and Natural Resource team. Other job functions may include but not limited to field assessments, protected bat roost surveys, and remote sensing field validations.

　　Responsibilities

　　With some supervision and increased latitude for unreviewed work, duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

　　Utilize the Environmental Checklist to perform detailed desktop reviews of VM work plan maps to identify and document potential environmentally sensitive interactions.

　　Develop positive working relationships.

　　Support the company's goals and represents the company positively and professionally.

　　Ensure accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning.

　　Willingness to make sufficient choices and decisions, with some guidance or direction from a mentor or supervisor.

　　Strive to continually improve job-related, technical, and professional knowledge as well as skills and performance.

　　Reviews mapping data for quality and accuracy

　　Required Qualifications

　　Enrolled in an accredited college or university pursing an associate degree or higher degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, GIS, Environmental Management, or a closely related technical discipline

　　Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher

　　Must not graduate prior to August 2024

　　Desired Qualifications

　　Good written and oral communication skills.

　　Openly receives coaching and mentoring.

　　Experience with ESRI ArcGIS software; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

　　Familiarity with reporting information from Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (Power BI)

　　Ability to gain basic knowledge and experience in Electric Transmission and Distribution mapping.

　　Willingness to learn new software tools that support Electric Transmission and Distribution connectivity models.

　　Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills with the ability and willingness to share information and transfer knowledge to others.

　　Demonstrated leadership skills.

　　Demonstrated strong customer-service attitude.

　　Understanding of basic principles of project management.

　　Experience with troubleshooting technical and process-based issues.

　　Working Conditions

　　Must be able to work full-time (40 hours/week) throughout the duration of the summer.

　　Office and field environment

　　Occasional travel to other work locations as needed

　　Hybrid mobility classification - work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations.

　　Why Duke Energy?

　　Duke Energy is one of America’s largest utilities, serving more than 9 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve our goal of net-zero methane emissions from our natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. Click here (http://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-details-clean-energy-transition-in-impact-report) to learn more.

　　Forbes names Duke Energy as a World’s Best Employer (https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-joins-billion-dollar-roundtable-continues-efforts-to-build-a-more-resilient-and-competitive-supply-chain)

　　Duke Energy donates over $70 million to communities in need

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　　Don't miss out on this incredible chance to jumpstart your career with us. Apply now and be part of a company that's shaping the future of energy.

　　Travel Requirements

　　5-15%

　　Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable) No

　　Represented/Union Position No

　　Visa Sponsored Position No

　　Posting Expiration Date

　　Monday, February 5, 2024

　　All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

　　Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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