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Digital Realty, Chicago, IL, United States


Digital Realty is a leader in environmental stewardship within the data center industry and is excited to offer a summer internship opportunity on our Energy and Water Management team.

Job Description
Position: Energy Efficiency Internship

Location: Chicago, IL

What You’ll Do

Assist with collecting and organizing data related to energy, water, and sustainability metrics

Help track and update key performance indicators (KPIs) for sustainability programs

Support data analysis efforts and help identify trends or insights

Assist with internal reports and presentations

Work with team members across departments to gather information

Support renewable energy and sustainability initiatives as needed

Help maintain data quality in internal systems and tools

Participate in meetings with internal teams and occasionally external partners

Contribute ideas for improving processes or data tracking

What You’ll Bring

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, sustainability, data analytics, or a related field

Rising junior, or senior status preferred

Available for the duration of the summer internship (10 weeks)

Curiosity and interest in energy, sustainability, or data centers

Basic skills in Microsoft Excel (formulas, organizing data, simple analysis)

Detail-oriented and organized

Comfortable working with data and numbers (no advanced experience required)

Able to communicate clearly in writing and verbally

Willing to ask questions and learn in a fast-paced environment

Team player with a positive, “can-do” attitude

Adaptable and open to taking on different types of tasks

Nice To Have (but Not Required)

Familiarity with sustainability concepts (energy, water, carbon, ESG)

Basic understanding of data analysis or visualization tools (Excel, Power BI, etc.)

Interest in real estate, infrastructure, or technology

What We Can Offer You
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Health and Safety
Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Compensation range: $27.00- $30.00 per hour. This compensation range represents the Company’s good faith belief as to what it will pay as an hourly rate for this position at the time of this posting.

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