Energy Vantage Intern

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

We are looking for an intern available to work full-time (40 hours/week) for 6 months. We are seeking a strong candidate to support the Vantage and Consulting Teams to elaborate first class solutions for their clients. In this role you will assist the Renewable Energy & Power Markets analysts and experts in international assignments on a variety of topics including renewable energy, power generation, power markets and regulation.

More Specifically, Your Tasks And Responsibilities Include

• Contribution to the development of dynamic tools by conducting modelling and analysis and collaboration with cross-functional teams to define assumptions, set parameters, and develop scenarios that drive successful project outcomes
• Ownership of comprehensive research and analysis of a variety of topics
• Enhancement and maintenance of internal data models and benchmarking tools
• Assistance to the Renewable Energy & Power Markets Vantage Team in a variety of adhoc requests from international power and utilities clients and consulting team (incl. research, analysis, preparation of presentations)
• Support of internal projects and activities like database maintenance, newsletter process support, and filing of documents
• Contribution to an intense and fun work environment in a small, young, diverse, and dynamic group that truly values teamwork
  
  

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Developing solutions and driving new ideas, with limited guidance and often incomplete information
• Asking the right questions and paying close attention to detail
• Working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple tasks in parallel
• Listening to and looking for input from others
• Working and interacting in a global and virtual team
• Being creative, yet at the same time a structured problem solver
  
  

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's studies with high academic achievements – preferably in engineering, business or (energy) economics
• Deep interest in the energy sector and personal drive and enthusiasm to learn more about energy markets, generation and renewable energy
• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills, mathematical optimization knowledge is advantageous
• Strong Excel, Power BI/Tableau, and PowerPoint capabilities, Python knowledge is advantageous
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (add. German language skills are advantageous)
• Strong interpersonal credibility, reliability, and service mentality
• First practical experience through internships or working student positions are advantageous
  
  

Who You'll Work With

BCG's Energy Practice Area helps companies navigate an increasingly complex business climate. We cover the oil and power & gas sectors, including all "green energy" sectors. We work with the full range of players in the industry: integrated international oil companies (IOCs), national oil companies (NOCs), upstream players, oilfield service companies, refiners, petrochemical producers, and oil trading firms, integrated power and gas utilities, international power producers, renewable specialists, energy wholesalers and retailers, commodity traders, and infrastructure and industry service providers, water utilities and waste-management firms, governments, regulators, industry associations, NGOs, technology companies, OEMs and suppliers to the energy and environment industry, energy-intense heavy industry players.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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