Summer Student - Data Science

A little about Capital Power

Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power. This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.

Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!

Your Opportunity

One Temporary Full-Time Position Commencing May 2027

As a Data Science Summer Student, you will support data-driven decision making across Capital Power by transforming complex data into meaningful insights that drive business outcomes. Working alongside analysts, data engineers, and business leaders, you will apply analytical, statistical, and visualization techniques to solve real business challenges across our operations.

This role offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with enterprise-scale data, modern cloud analytics platforms, and emerging data science practices within the energy industry.

What You'll Do

• Learn and work with our modern analytics and reporting ecosystem, including Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Power BI, and SQL-based data platforms.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations that support business planning, operational performance, and strategic decision-making.
• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, risks, and opportunities, and communicate insights to business stakeholders.
• Support predictive analytics, forecasting, statistical analysis, and data science initiatives that help improve business performance.
• Apply SQL, Python, and analytical tools to explore data, answer business questions, and develop practical solutions.
• Support ad hoc analysis, KPI development, executive reporting, and performance measurement activities.
• Contribute to enterprise data governance initiatives through data quality reviews, business rule documentation, and data definition management.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand operational processes and translate business needs into analytical solutions.
• Work with subject matter experts to develop accessible data models, visualizations, and insights that support informed decision-making.

What You'll Bring

Currently pursuing, or recently completed, a Bachelor's or Master's degree in:

• Data Science
• Business Analytics
• Analytics
• Statistics
• Mathematics
• Economics
• Finance
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• A related quantitative discipline

Coursework in data analysis, statistics, machine learning, predictive analytics, business intelligence, or data visualization is preferred.

Experience 

• Academic, internship, coop, or project experience in business analytics, reporting, data analysis, or decision support. 

• Experience using data to support business, operational, financial, or commercial decision-making is an asset. 

• Exposure to energy, power markets, commodities, finance, or regulated industries is considered an asset, but not required. 

Technical Skills 

• Experience or coursework using SQL for querying and analyzing data. 

• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or similar BI and visualization tools. 

• Comfort working with structured datasets and performing exploratory and descriptive analysis. 

• Interest in modern data platforms and cloud-based analytics environments. 

Professional Skills 

• Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking. 

• Ability to work with ambiguous problem statements and translate them into structured analysis. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain insights to nontechnical audiences. 

• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage competing deadlines. 

• Strong collaboration and relationship building skills. 

• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn in a business environment. 

What You'll Gain

• Hands-on experience working with enterprise-scale data in a leading North American power company.
• Exposure to modern cloud analytics and data platforms, including Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, and Power BI.
• Opportunities to apply data science, statistical analysis, and visualization techniques to real business challenges.
• Experience supporting operational, commercial, and strategic decision-making across the organization.
• Mentorship from experienced analytics, engineering, technology, and business professionals.
• Practical experience with data governance, data management, and enterprise reporting practices.
• Opportunities to present insights and recommendations to business stakeholders and leaders.
• Exposure to the energy industry and the critical role data plays in supporting reliable electricity generation, renewable energy development, and a lower-carbon energy future.
• The opportunity to build a portfolio of meaningful projects that create measurable business value and strengthen your technical and professional skills.

Additional Details

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.

How To Apply and Next Steps

Capital Power only accepts resumes via online application at www.capitalpower.com/careers. If you choose to submit your resume by any other means, we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered for vacancies.
Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting careers@capitalpower.com.
Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position.
Thank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power! We wish that we could personally respond to everyone who applies; however, it is our practice to contact only those individuals selected for interviews.