Intern - Power Marketing - Market Operations

JOB TITLE: Intern, Power Marketing – Market Operations
REQUISITION: FOS00CF
DEPARTMENT: Power Marketing – Topeka General Office
LOCATION:  Topeka, KS
PAY RANGE:  $17.00 - $22.00 / hour
        
Anticipated Start Date: Summer 2025

Scheduled Work Hours:  Summer: Monday – Friday, Full Time 7am – 4pm.  The role is hybrid and employees typically work three days in the office and two days from home.  Additional in-office days (up to 5 per week) may be required to support business needs.

It's never too early to start searching for your dream career. If you're ready to apply the principles you've been learning at school in the real world, Evergy is the place for you. Hands-on experience is what our internship programs are all about. Our programs offer students an opportunity to gain insight and meaningful experience while also allowing us to identify talented prospective employees. Many of our interns go on to develop successful careers at Evergy.

As an intern, you'll have real responsibilities, and you'll work on productive assignments with actual business interactions. We know that you work hard, so we help you play hard while you are here. We provide a number of intern events throughout the summer to burn some extra energy, including volunteer events, power plant tours, lunch and learns, and more.

Intern Description:
Evergy Energy Partners (EEP) is an innovative and exciting department to work for at Evergy.  EEP is responsible for the management of over 70 generating units across the eastern half of the United States generating over $1 billion in revenue per year.  Our team creates significant value for Evergy’s customers and shareholders by trading in the power and natural gas markets.  EEP also purchases annually 12 million tons of coal and over 40 billion cubic feet of natural gas and transports these commodities to generating units across the country.

Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Research opportunities to improve processes that will enhance and bring value to the team
• Learn and implement strategies and ideas for financial trading decisions in power and natural gas markets
• Develop tools in databases and spreadsheets that will enhance the team’s ability
• Gain knowledge of scheduling railcar sets from the coal mine to the power plant
• Learn how physical natural gas is procured and transported across the pipeline infrastructure
• Learn to maintain and build forecasting models for buy and sell strategies in the financial markets
• Collaborate on strategy developments to increase revenues and decrease our customers’ costs
• Assist with presentations and reports for our internal and external customers and executive management

Education and Experience Requirements:
Candidates must meet the Evergy intern program qualifications, are actively pursuing a degree in business, finance, mathematics, data analytics, economics or related field, and desire a career in a challenging and rewarding environment.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:
The candidate for this role will need to perform with a high degree of competence in the following areas:
• Communication – Share information and ideas up, down, and across; effectively foster relationships through dialogue; keep people informed
• Attention to detail – Detail oriented and thorough in completing work tasks
• Customer service – Add value and build productive relationships with customers; value each customer and treat them with respect and courtesy
• Dependability – Must be trustworthy, reliable, and accountable
• Execution – Achieve objectives and goals through tenacity, endurance, intelligence, and relationships
• Initiative – Actively seek opportunities to share knowledge and create value
• Stress tolerance – Learn to deal calmly and effectively with high stress 
• Spreadsheets –Proficient in spreadsheet applications and macros
• Programming (preferred, not necessary)– Python, R, SQL

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required:
Candidate must possess a valid driver’s license.

Working Conditions:
Normal office working conditions.  Ability to meet strict deadlines and work well under pressure required.

Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. So, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.