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Date: Dec 11, 2024

Location: JACKSON, MI, US

Company: Consumers Energy

Join the diverse and dynamic team that powers Michigan's largest energy provider and one of the nation's largest gas and electric combination utilities.  Consumers Energy services 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents - caring for our friends and neighbors in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.  We embrace a cleaner and leaner utility vision focused on eliminating energy waste and adding renewable energy from sources such as wind and solar.

 

LOCATION: The successful candidate will be expected to work at One Energy Plaza in Jackson, Michigan every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday with home office flexibility on Wednesday and Friday.

 

GENERAL SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Data Scientist will support the data output process. The incumbent will work with the business to establish requirements and data requests for analytical strategic projects. Obtain an understanding of the business needs of organizations and the ability to generate actionable insights using various methods.
 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Other duties as assigned or may be necessary
  • Prioritize business initiatives and structure projects for optimum success taking into consideration budget, head count, and regulatory requirements
  • Communicate data science outputs and support the creation of models and solutions that provide insights for the business to interpret and execute successfully
  • Responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling resources/processes to achieve project/program objectives within scope, time, quality, and budget constraints
  • Conduct an analytics initiative from ideation through production and adoption and have an understanding of the life cycle of an analytics initiative and the common pitfalls

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

  • Strong acumen in quantitative analytics and structured problem solving
  • Ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
  • Knowledge and understanding of data modeling, machine learning algorithms, statistical analysis, data visualization, and data engineering
  • Project management knowledge, ability to identify the project/business requirements
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Ability to compile, organize, interpret, and communicate data and results concisely
  • Process management skills
  • Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor's degree in information technology, data analytics, or related field with two (2) or more years of applicable experience
    • [OR] Associate’s degree in information technology, data analytics, or related field with four (4) or more years of applicable experience
    • [OR] High School Diploma with six (6) or more years of applicable experience
       
  • In depth experience in data analyst, data modeling and understanding business needs.

Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

  • Competitive compensation packages
  • Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401k with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Up to 13 paid Holidays
  • Paid time off
  • Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: 

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women’s Advisory Panel (WAP), Women’s in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capable, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.


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