Summer 2026 - IT Operation Technology & Strategy (OT&S) - Student Internship

Title: Summer 2026 - IT Operation Technology & Strategy (OT&S) - Student Internship
Company: Tampa Electric Company
Location: Midtown East Tower
State and City: Florida - Tampa
Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days

Hiring Manager: Aaron D Almand

Recruiter: Mark E Koener

The TECO Energy Internship & Cooperative Education Program offers college degree-seeking students the opportunity for professional growth while meeting the business needs of the company. The program is an extension of the educational process, providing practical experience to complement formal classroom work. The co-op program recruits students from colleges to give them an opportunity to work in a professional environment related to their field of study.

Position Summary/Details:
The Operation Technology and Strategy (OT&S) group is responsible for several critical aspects related to grid edge operations, project management, and data standardization. In this role, you will delve into grid edge data, identifying trends and leveraging these insights to enhance our existing business processes. Specifically working in Power BI to develop functional tools for business units as well as working in Snowflake SQL to interact with our database and retrieve the necessary data to support business tools.

Accountabilities: As a successful candidate for our POSITION, you would:
* Perform actions typically associated with data analytics, including but not limited to gathering, cleaning, organizing, presenting, and interpreting data in Snowflake, Power BI and Microsoft office.
* Understand and document data lineage, flows and processes.
* Learn unfamiliar tools and concepts for various applications.

Physical Location of Co-op: Midtown (Headquarters), 3600 Midtown Dr. Tampa, FL 33607

Working Conditions: Mostly in a normal office environment

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
The successful applicant should be enrolled in an accredited university as a college undergraduate or a graduate level post-secondary educational program in a related discipline.

Co-Op Requirements:
* To qualify as a co-op student, enrollment in the university's co-op program (proof of enrollment required); if not eligible for co-op program (or program unavailable), the student will be considered an intern.
* A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required.

Degree: Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science or related Technology degree

Preferred/Related Discipline: Any standard Engineering or data related disciplines.

Year in School: Junior or Senior, or Graduate student.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* MS Office
* Programming experience in SQL, Python, C or similar
* Microsoft Power Platform

Preferred Availability: Part-time or Full time - up to 40 hours

Emera Leadership Competencies:
* Builds Strong, Collaborative Relationships
* Cultivates Innovation and Embraces Change
* Drives Operational Excellence for Customers
* Speaks Up on Safety, Health, and the Environment
* Takes Ownership & Acts with Integrity
* Thinks Strategically & Exercises Sound Judgment

A pre-employment drug screening, as well as a background check (including employment, criminal, and motor vehicle) will also be conducted as part of the pre-employment screening.

TECO Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.